Originally Posted by
unworthy1
I think the dropouts were swapped: Campy Portacatena shorties for the original Campy longboys...no idea why this would have been necessary (and could have been for "fashion" I suppose) but the rest of the frame does not look like a match to the "early '80s" DOs, more like this frame/fork is vintage 1972 as suspected EXCEPT there were also WB bosses added, maybe when the DOs were replaced. Do the shifter bosses seem OEM?
Also note the nutted brakes and "whale-tail" Nervex Pro headlugs, plus what I think are the OEM top-of-BB cable guides but NOW the cables are running UNDER the BB, this has been "updated" sometime after about 1978.
Agreed. Once I saw all that brass in the subsequent DO pics, I was sure it was a 70s Paramount. But it should have the 1010 dropouts, not 1010Bs. Upon closer inspection, I can make out what appear to be partial shorelines of the old brass that remained after removing the original dropouts. The guides on the bottom of the shell also point to frame upgrades at some point in addition to a repaint.
Since it's no longer original, I'd sell it as-is and allow someone to buy it and let the new owner take the decision to ride/restore.
DD