Originally Posted by John E
The components are nothing special, but the frame alone should be well worth the price of admission. Although I have a passion for Austrian bikes made from Reynolds 531 tubing, I concur that a full repaint might be overkill -- see how it cleans up first. Capo used English/ISO BB threading, but I have heard conflicting reports regarding the BB shreading of various Steyr-Daimler-Puch models. Perhaps PuchUltima can help us out ...
There is so much surface rust, and the chrome is so badly damaged, I'd need to at least sand it down and primer it. But with the work that would take, an inexpensive professional strip and paint seems more practical to me. That is, of course, if the fork checks out and the rust in the BB isn't bad. The stem and seatpost removed easily...so that's a good sign.
I found the posts by you and Puchultima to be very helpful prior to picking this up. In fact, it was the posts on BF that persuaded me to get it despite the poor condition (that and the near perfect geometry)! I've also looked at Mark Bulgier's website, but this specific model does not appear to be there. Looks close to the 1976 model on his posted brochures.