I love all the bikes--- both the "creme de la creme" and the mutts which ride far better than they should.
My two favorite bikes at the moment are a humble Peugeot PFN10, which was Peugeot's entry-level race bike in the early 80's, made of Vitus 172...
And this one, which was considerably above entry-level:
Motobecane TeamChampion
They are both just delightful to ride, but I worry a lot less about scratching the Peugeot....