Sorry for the poor quality pic. It's the only one I have right now.
1966 Frejus TDF #108025 size 60cm.
Bought at Wastyn's in Chicago 6.16.66 by my wife's great uncle ($130.00 w/tax).
Gran Sport Der.'s
Balilla centerpull brakes - no hoods. Can't find 'em. Gave up looking.
Cottered crank marked Frejus but probably Magistroni.
TTT stem and bars (38 - way to small).
Ideale saddle.
Paint is almost OK. It's a nice metallic red with silver (gray) head tube, panels and stripes. There's a lot of little scratches (a lot) down to bare metal.
Decals are fairly worn through, at least the main ones.
If anybody here had this bike, would you be willing to spend the money to restore it?
What ceiling should I put on the paint and decal resto? Or is the sky the limit?
According to Wastyn's when I stopped in there this summer, the bike isn't worth the time or effort since they tried to sell me a new comfort bike "for less than you'd spend fixing that up" and then recommended an auto refinisher that might be able to do it for $50. I'm not interested in either option.
So would I be wasting my money/time/effort or should I just enjoy it as is?
If anybody thinks it's worth it I can try for some real pic's later on.
Thanks in advance.