This bike is a nice find, although when I sold them the parts were all European.
They were imported by a family out of New York who also owned a large store in
the City.
Atala is a name that goes back into the anals of cycling history in manufacturing
and sponsorship.
In the mid-eighties my daughter was sponsored by Mr. Corso riding the stripes of
Atala taking it to a bronze metal at the nationals.
A lot of Atalas were sold during the early seventies during the bike boom along with
the Peugeots, Raleighs and Paris Sports. In all the varius levels. et al.
By the time Aelle tubing was papular it reached the "sport level" bikes which pretty
fits todays 105> level bikes.
Have fun making this into any kind of toy.