It's the chrome. The chromed Paramounts are the ultimate bragging rights, the frames had to come out of the bath perfectly.

Plus, it is so very cherry.

Get em' while you can. Because once all the secretly stashed, collecting dust in a basement, bikes are cataloged by collectors, the price will forever be regulated, and no collector or speculator wants to eat it.

Why do you think cased sets of duelling pistols cost so much? Because the entire market is basically cataloged and accounted for. They just swap hands, over and over again.

I cannot believe how inexpensive these vintage bikes are, if you do a collectors comparison of high end articles, bike prices will shock you. My 2 cents.

Lesson of the day? DO NOT SELL YOUR SH%T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!