I have a Team3V. It's great! My read on it is that Mondonico and Billato both built Nuova Strada at various times but only Mondonico built the Team3V, never built in California. 3V's were only built by Masi and Masi California. Easy to tell cos the Mondonico builds will have the "M" in the serial number.

I openly admit that is only JMO based on Bob Hovey's fantastic research and the few Masi USA bikes that I've seen. Nobody seems to write much about the Italian contract frames and so I could certainly be misguided.....

Of the three that I have I can certainly say that they have exceptional build quality and I have absolutely no problem keeping them. As good a ride as would be expected from an Italian bike AFAIC