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Old 08-15-19, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by qcpmsame
I had a 1972 Special, that was my first thought on seeing this frame set. Not the original componentry if it is a special though. Mine had Campy Valentino dress, and a cottered steel crank set. @randyjawa has a blue one featured in his website. Beautifully done bike, I wish I still had mine, it was my gateway drug for cycling.

Bill
I'm with Bill. I think this is an earlier lower end frame than the parts would suggest. Seeing the bare frame gives me no reason to think high end, sorry. Boom bikes sometimes had chrome to add appeal. Don't get me wrong, I loved my UO8.
Eric

Similar perhaps to 1972 Gran Turismo, link: http://campybike.com/pdf/1972Bottecchia.pdf

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