None of the Monzas I have seen were from the 70s. All were late 50s, early 60s. Was vintage bikes a thing in the 70s to make counterfeits? Also, I don't know anyone who has seen more than 5 examples of these things. How could anyone possibly tell the difference between "real" and "fake"?
That is my thought too, but the person who messaged me on Ebay made it sound like it was common knowledge. “I’m sure I’m not the first to tell you this…” I don’t want to quote them directly , since I don’t have their permission as of yet, but that’s how the story started. And just to clarify, He was saying that they took 10+ year old cinellis and made them look like “Monzas” in the 70’s, not using 70’s cinelli frames. They also said that the “fake” ones were all red with a white headtube like this one, but they made it sound like there were a lot of them, which obviously there aren’t. I don’t necessarily believe them, but it was an interesting story so wanted to ask around, since it’s common knowledge and all.