Douglas R. Brooks wrote:
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> I mean, was there a non-official color
> like "Herse blue" or "Colnago Molteni orange"?
> Was it the white bike with the black decals?
> If this is all redundant, then apologies in advance.
I would have to say that the non-official color of a Confente would be Imron white with the yellow head tube and yellow and black decals. This was the color Mario painted his personal bikes.
I always thought white was kind of an unexciting color for a bike and once asked Mario why he like it for his bike. His answer was very interesting; he said white made the bike frame look soft like the curves of a Ferrari automobile body.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, California
http://www.velo-retro.com (Confente brochure listed)