Originally Posted by
T-Mar
FWIW, the 1949 Bianchi team bicycles were fitted with Model 39, based on extant race photos. There was a Folgorissima for sale on Ebay a few months ago and , IIRC, it had Model 39. If you do an "Advanced Search" of closed auctions, the listing should be viewable.
My thanks appreciate the information. Could not find the one on ebay you mentioned as would have been worth checking. I notice the one with appears on web searches all the time has Mod 50. Quick question if I may, was the 1949 Bianchi team on Folgorissima or the predecessors to this frame? I thought the team road the Folgorissima in the 1950. If they also used in 1940 that certainly confirms the bike came with both Mod 39 and then Mod 50. Thanks for you help so far and for anything further you can provide.