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Old 06-12-21, 01:10 PM
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John E
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

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Originally Posted by Mike_Kelly
It may have cost only $20 but it is a pretty rare beastie.
I had a bit of an advantage there, because I knew the marque, having owned a similar bike in the early 1970s.

This one was sitting at the yard sale with an ugly dull red paint job and a $25 price tag, and they jumped at my offer of $20.

I paid extra for the white head tube and panels to make those great lugs stand out. This is historically accurate -- I copied a friend's red-and-white Capo.

I subsequently picked up the two Siegers, which were the top of the Capo line.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069

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