Old 10-23-23 | 02:53 AM
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It's definitely a Torpado.
They started to use that style of stay caps around mid-70s, and it seems to coincide with the use of the mysterious (at least to me) "Templar" tubing, as well as the "Modello serie elegant - A Torresini" decals (not sure what those were about, either). That style can be seen on most of Torpado's range (with slight variations), from almost entry level to the top (even on the Superlight).
That fork crown was used quite a bit, starting even before the mid-70s.

While I think that the mystery frame had the top tube cable guides, shifter and water bottle bosses added later, there were Torpados that looked like this and had both, originally:





Both of these below were sold by Baggio:









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