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Picchio Special
The decal under the TT simply refers to the World Championships held in San Cristobal in '77. So the bike is post-1977. My best guess would be somewhere 1978-82 or so. From what I understand, some 3000's were made in Mexico and others in Italy. I'm not sure how to tell the difference. In any case, its a nice and iconic bike, though if it was made in Mexico it could have some durability issues.
Correct on the decals and age of the frames. I owned several Model 3000s back then The first was a 1979 or so, and had cable guides brazed on TOP of the BB shell. The 1981 3000 had the cable guides cast into the BOTTOM of the BB. I had no problems with my three frames other than the paint was not durable nor the chrome. Nice frames with good Crit geometry. Enjoy.