If you wanted lots of chrome on an entry level model in the early 1970s, Italian was the way to go. Typically, the 2nd from the bottom of the line models had chrome fork and stay ends, chrome fork crown and chrome head lugs. Very stunning cosmetics, but generally with mediocre cottered cranks, steel rims and Valentino derailleurs. The Atala Grand Prix and Bottechia Special fit this mold, along with similar models from Chiorda and Torpado. The Torpado in fact, was all chrome underneath a translucent paint. So, the Italians had their cookie cutter models too, but with a little more "bling" than the French.