Sweet score. if it ends up to big and 60 cm pm me

One wingnut on the rear. Funny thing is none of them matched! All different makes or styles. This becomes Mixte #3 for me. Neat bikes to have in the fleet.

NICE FIND!!! I would venture to say it was made around 1972 give or take a year. I would try to find the original equipment specs and restore it, that's a sweet ride. I think the original equipment was Campy Nuovo Record derailleurs, Record SL pedals and side pull brakes, stem, bar, seat, and seat post were all Cinelli, can't recall the wheels maybe Campy rims?

A distant relative who I had dinner with about 8 weeks ago call s me and tells me he pulls this Schwinn Tandem outta the trash of his neigbor it is in peices and a little rought but most of it is there,,so I am figuring a Twinn, i hate the Schwinn twin it has a week frame and is no fun to ride. But then I am thinking what if it is a Town And country lol,,so I went and got it,,it was a Town and Country,,they gave it to me. Looks like most of it is there,,the paint is rough I am trying to see if I can save the original paint on the frame. I think I will just clean it up the best I can and put it back together,,the handle bars are real rusty so I will probably replace those.

Not a bike, but officially vintage, and cheap. New top with glass rear window was installed May of last year, and I got it for the cost of the new top plus installation. $1000 bucks took it home. Friend of a friend deal. Runs like a top, and more fun to drive than anything I've driven since my first gen. RX-7 was sold a few years ago. Already planning on repainting/replacing the wheels, and getting a roll bar.,,,,BD

Yup, the rear derailleur has a 74 stamp on it so that puts it in that range. It is a Speciale Corsa and yes, all of the parts are as you say they are except that the seat post is Campagnolo. The only part of the bike that is not salvageable is the Unicantor saddle and the brake hoods. Luckily everything was well greased and I even think the chain might be workable after a good soak in degreaser. The rims are Araya clinchers so are likely much newer and would have been replaced so as to make changing tires easier. I intend to track down some tubulars that would have been period correct, any suggestions? Nisi? Mavic?

I have taken the chrome lugs to task and I already see an improvement however, I think the chrome where the down tube connects to the head tube is too far gone. Oh well.

Last Thursday I was cruising through CL and came across a Pinarello for $300. Not having good pictures, I was curios as this is one of my "grail" bikes without model preference (now I do). I set a meet at night and used the headlights to view the bike. It was in sad shape and about one size too small (57) of my range. None of the parts looked original. Even the paint looked like it was a rattle can over the decals. After much hesitation and discussion, I purchased the bike at a 50% discount. I think I came out ahead. Here is a list of the equipment:

Pinarello Tre Cime

Equipment:
Hubs – Dura Ace 7 speed.
Front Rim – Araya (? – no label)
Rear Rim – Mavic Open Pro
Freewheel/Cassette – Dura Ace
RD – Shimano TriColor
FD – Suntour Superbe Pro
Chain – Sachs
Tires – Specialized Roubaix
Bottom Bracket – Shimano 600
Cranks – Shimano RX100
Peddles – Look Keo
Brakes and Levers - 105 single pivot.
Head Set – Mavic 315
Stem – Dimension quill
Handlebar – Scott Drop bar
Shifters – Shimano RX100
Seat Post – American Classic
Seat Post pinch bolt - Sugino
Saddle – Forma
Pedd

Weight: 22lbs+
Pics:

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Given the size, I will likely build it for my daughter who is graduating from college next spring. Repaint is going to happend! Anyone have a suggestion for restoring the head badge......

^Someone will come along to state it...the fork looks bent. Hope it's just the lens distortion, but the downtube looks to be kinked, and the fork and front wheel is a bit close to the down tube.

Easy enough to check the fork to see if it is bent. Just run a straight edge from the center of the stem bolt, down through the center of the head tube, and down the fork. Fork should follow that straight line, and at the bottom, eventually angle outward.

I looked at the original image and the main frame looks ok but the fork does look a little askew... could be the photo angle but I am batting .999 on these kinds of things.

Would be best to have someone who knows what they are doing to check the frame for alignment / damage and checking the fork is not that hard (great image on that).

I noticed the bent issues today. Not bad enought to be concerned and may be repairable. I will check it out soon. Enough extra value that it may not be much of a concern. Most of the parts will fit on the other acquisition from this week end.

After checking the other pictures, I don't believe the frame, either tt or DT, is bent (paper straight edge against side views shows straight tubes). The cable may distort the view slightly in the upper picture. The fork I am not sure about (of course its bent!). but at least it doesn't look like another one I have:
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I recant the downtube suspicion...looked at the big size photo of the suspect area, and saw it was just chipped paint from brake arm contact.

It's a shame you can't repair that blue fork. That's a really nice vintage one...

Congrats on getting one of the original chick sports cars! They are fun drivers. You got a great deal. How many miles?

Discount tire seemed to think it has 210k, but I find that hard to believe. I believe it's probably 110. Runs nicely, but will not kick the idle up when you turn on the a/c. Probably the IAC, and I haven't tried flushing it out yet. The a/c blasts nice and cold, It now has four new tires, new windshield, new top, etc. There is a folder of repair receipts over an inch thick. I gave the engine a good cleaning, and it's pretty clean. It needs a little more scrubbing for the engine to look spotless. I put tires on today, and the ride smoothed out, so probably not as stiff in the sidewalls. I don't plan to race it so that's fine. The interior is a little dated looking, and I kind of prefer it that way. A nice classic look, but it needs a wood kit, at least in the center console/dash area. Chick sport car eh? Doesn't feel like one when you drive it.,,,,BD

The only rims for those bikes that I can recall was either Campy, Nisi, Martano, Fiamme

There is a frame that goes with that:
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Checked the DT, TT and fork. All are straignt. Removed the stuck seat post with heat on the post. 6 inches inserted took a lot to pull it out. Frame weight is 4.1 lbs. Lighter than the Masi by 2 oz. with the fixed cup.

It never ceases to amaze me what you can find in a thrift store.

picked up the retro MTB with a park stand included. Needs a new saddle, however ready to ride. Will post up more picks in the MTB thread.

Literally pulled this out of my Uncle's scrap pile. I was a bit irate as he has been asked to inform me of all bikes he finds without delay. Glad I found it though, those are legit Webco mags on there. Very cool(and not cheap either).

Some nice bits on the bmx there.

That is SCREAMING 1994! NICE find!,,,,BD

And on second glance. the Miata DOES have 210k on it. Runs damn good though! Might have been rebuilt. I will have to look through the 1.5 inches of receipts.

Wankel news
https://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...NEWS/131119763

Well, if they hadn't built such a hideous 4 DOOR body on the RX-8, it might have made a better go of it. They shot themselves in the foot. If they would reissue the RX-7 in a modern but retro body that didn't resemble a melted jelly bean like the last one, THEN they might be successful with the rotary again. That's beside the point however. The Miata's of 92 were 16 valve inline 4 cylinders.,,,,BD

I also just found out that the Miata engine was originally meant for a front wheel drive car. In the process the back half of the engine doesn't get full coolant flow, because the thermostat was moved to the front, when it was supposed to exit from the rear of the head. Search "Miata coolant reroute" if you want some useless non Miata owner trivia reading. I am looking into doing mine pretty soon, as it gets dang hot around here in Summer, and I like to drive spiritedly. Many people who complete the mod report going from overheating regularly, to never overheating again. Thankfully they built the cars with built in air conditioning, so most people never have the a/c on during the hot and sunny months.

Snappy handling, 16 more HP than my first gen. RX-7, and no top? I will not be falling out of love with this little car anytime soon, even though while driving it I am at eye level with a Corvette door handle. Whatever faults it may have, the enjoyability factor trumps them all.