Originally Posted by FrancoSuisse

That's "Verde Met." with envy. It was amazing how easily the bike came apart, even the seatpost was free. I had to replace the left cotter pin, the original was in backwards and way over-filed. But ebay came to the rescue. I saved the red brake housings, which I believe are original to the bike. The original tape was also green.

It came with a very ugly Wrights saddle, which I was told by the owner was not original. Everyone I knew rode a Mod. 50 Nitor so I put a new one on the bike. Also the original Balilla hoods had been replaced with ill fitting rotted Universal rubber. Looking for replacement hoods for this rare lever is hopeless, so I just taped them.