Over the years, pure dumb luck has, often times, played a roll in acquiring bicycles. And Lady Luck showed up, again, in the past week, or so.

Last weekend I was lucky enough to get an all chrome plated, all polished chrome plated, Torpado frame set, with a few pieces still attached...



In the middle of last week, I came close to buying a Torpado headbadge off of Ebay, the first one I have ever seen offered. But I didn't, thinking that I would make the Buy It Now purchase when I got back from the city, later that day. I had to go to the city to help with a small project for Bicycles for Humanity. Lucky I did...

While there, I spied and purchased a lovely old Torpado Step Through, complete with headbadge, embossed headset, pantographed crank set, Ambrosia stem/bars and some unusual brakes, all for twenty bucks. The badge, crank and headset are bound for the all chrome Torpado that I am working on now...





When I went to get the Torpado Step Through this morning (could not take it last visit as I had a boxed bike in the Honda and no room for the Torpado), a few hours ago, I dropped another twenty bucks, at a local used stuff shop, for an early to mid seventies Falcon, complete with Campy transmission, Campy high flange hubs, Cinelli old logo bars, leather saddle and other less important odds and ends...



My wife was just thrilled:-( And so am eye!-) N+some seems to be the trend, even though I don't seek out old bicycles anymore.