Originally Posted by Schreck83

Your frame still has the brazed on bracket for the rear brake cable stop, whereas my 1973 TdF was shipped withe MAFAC hanger on the seat binder bolt, so pre-1973.
You also have the long-point lugs rather than the short-point Bocama the latest foil-era TdF's had.
My 1973:


Overdue for a refresh...


Member Hummer posted a thread to decode the Gitane serial number on the NDS RDO:
Gitane serial numbers