Originally Posted by
bikemig
If you're looking to sell (which you are, right?), it likely isn't worth your investment in money to try to get this all original. Do it if that makes you happy but if you want to maximize your return, I'd just clean it up and move it on. Luckily for you, NYC is a good market to sell quality vintage bikes and this is a good one.
Yes ultimately I will sell it but I’m not so governed by profit more by the fun of restoring it.
And you are spot on that the NYC vintage market is a fantastic place to buy and sell.