Re: [CR]Ever encounter a Campagnolo mistake like this?

(Example: Books)

From: <scapin-dmk@comcast.net>
To: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>, "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Ever encounter a Campagnolo mistake like this?
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:20:30 +0000

Are you being satyrical?

-- Don Keenan Boulder, CO 303-530-4033

-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "ternst" <ternst1@cox.net>
> I remember back in the '60's talking to one of the Campy guys and was told
> that the pile of aluminum rejects in the back yard was greater than the
> stuff that passed and was sold. Or so he claimed.
> That's when Campy reigned and probably 90% of racers used it. and
> alledgedly the US market took about 70-80% of Campy production.
> They were also supposed to have had about 8-10 different price schedules and
> the stupido rich americans payed the most to allow the fatcats to wander
> around Harry's Bar in Venezia sporting Camel hair coats and fat cigars.
> Ahh, those were the days.
> Ted Ernst
> Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donald Gillies" <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 9:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [CR]Ever encounter a Campagnolo mistake like this?
>
>
> > You've found one of the rarest of all items from Campagnolo. Much
> > like the super-famous 1955 double-struck lincoln penny (which last
> > sold for $46,000 at auction in 2002):
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_double_die
> >
> > i would imagine that this double-struck seatpost would be worth at
> > least as much - but only if you can find the matching pieces to put
> > together the rest of the ultra rare "double struck" grouppo from which
> > it came ...
> >
> > - Don (grin) Gillies
> > San Diego, CA