I think Cinelli made those plastic saddles in colors, too, and I've seen them go for a lot on ebay. It is more comfortble than I thought it would be.

I'm not sure if it is interesting but the story is that I bought it from a really nice, older guy in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He posted it on Craigslist and a friend of mine out there tipped me off to it. I called him and asked if he'd be willing to ship it and he was a bit reluctant at first but I talked him into it. I don't think his Craigslist posting got any response because he didn't have any photos and didn't mention that it was chrome, and although I think it was a great bargain, he wasn't giving it away either. And I bought the bike sight unseen, which was nerve-wracking, but I instinctively trusted the guy. The fellow had owned the bike since the mid-70s, and he'd gotten it from the original owner. Not exactly sure how he wound up with it. He didn't race it, I think he just rode around town with it (so maybe Ann Arbor is where track bikes on the street started!). The bike had been sitting for many years and it looked a bit rough, but it was totally original and cleaned up beautifully. The bike shop in Ann Arbor that packed and shipped it to me was the same shop where the bike was originally purchased in 1971 -- the shop's sticker is still on the back of the seat tube. The guys at the bike shop thought that was pretty cool.