Part of why that particular bike brought so much money was condition - pretty durn near box stock, and pretty and clean. Also - most Peugeots came in well after this one was built. If I had to guess, I'd say that 98 percent or more of the Peugeots found in the U.S. came in after 1967 - and probably 85 to 90 percent of all Peugeot bikes in the U.S. came in between 1968 and 1975, for that matter.
This one is early, clean - and later on, when PX-10s and similar were commonplace and routinely redone and modified - "Oh, they're common as candy floss - no need to restore it, why bother?" - I suspect the large majority of them were ridden into the ground, or repainted, or whatever.
This is a pre-Tom Simpson era bike, and not necessarily a PX-10, more like its ancestor. There is a big difference here in terms of collectability. It's sort of like (guitar-wise) how there are zillions of Martin D-28s out there, but the super valuable ones were built before the Second World War. There weren't many of them and not all have survived. You could argue the modern ones are nicer (I'm sure they play better), but they're not as old or as rare ...
Russ Fitzgerald rfitzger@emeraldis.com
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