Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
Wow! Looks great. Those dropouts are classic, and suggest a 50s or 60s frame.
Yes, with the chrome dropouts, that is probably the real deal. The decals look like early 1970s to me. If you want to build it up as a proper derailleur-geared road bike, as I would, make sure the integral derailleur hanger is in decent shape. Some misguided folks hacked these off either to fall for the fixie fad or because they could not figure out how to hang a Campagnolo or SunTour derailleur on the Simplex dropout.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069