The Schwinn Project KOM-10 is my go-to choice for neighborhood parades on patriotic holidays, and it often gets comments something like, "Cool -- a red, white, and blue bike!"
The owner of one of my local bike shops liked my Bianchi, partly because I told him I had gotten it from a neighbor who had bought it there in 1982, and partly because I was splurging on new tires and handlebar tape.
The 1959 Capo, my one big splurge on a professional paint job, regularly gets admiring glances and comments, including my "mug shot" at the local commuter rail station.
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"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069