The chrome is gone on my unbuilt '73 as well. I just checked. The only chrome remaining is on the front fork that cudaK traded to me. So...I'm thinkin' that should give me a little more liberty in the way of a build (if I get to it this winter). I'm imagining sky blue with Ivory headtube and maybe panels behind the decals (I have a set of originals that I've been hoarding). Too, um, nonoriginal?