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Old 11-28-03 | 12:15 PM
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Bikes: 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo; 1960 Capo Sieger (2); 1962 Carlton Franco Suisse; 1970 Peugeot UO-8; 1982 Bianchi Campione d'Italia; 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10;

Thanks for responding, Puchultima. I have always been impressed by the craftsmanship and durability of the better Austrian frames. Three of us in San Diego County, two northern Californians, and a guy in Montana have formed a loosely-knit vintage Capo owners' club. (There are not too many of us here in the U.S., since the marque was imported for only a few years around 1960.) I have also exchanged emails and photos with Werner, a Vienna-based gentleman who has owned several vintage Capos and who had a couple of photos of Adolph Christian riding a Capo in the 1958 Tour de France.

I have emailed with Harald "Hary Capo" Cap about marketing his computer-designed racing frames at few of the high-end shops in southern California; I hope he decides to pursue this.
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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

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