"Bingham, Wayne" wrote:
>
> Hey Chuck -
>
> You're confusing me. What's the Masi Prestige and 3V got to do with dating
> the DeRosa frame?
>
> And I also thought Prestige was the name Masi gave to the Grand Crit when
> that name went to Masi CA in the early 70's. That was a '75 Masi Prestige I
> was hauling around the Cirque this Spring!
>
> What's up, buddy?
>
> Wayne Bingham
> Falls Church, VA
Chalk it up to trying to do too many things at once and a late night last night ::::sigh::::
I didn't see if your frame had bridges and fork crown like a Prestige or 3V from when they were intro'd in 1982 or your's was a 1975 (Gran Criterium) with 80's decals (signed Alberto Masi?). The 80s Alberto Masi decal graphics are very "of the period"... kind of "disco dollies" look to them if you remember disco and bellbottoms and shirt collar-outside-the-suit-coat look (picture Sat. Night Fever).
The first Prestige Masis I saw in SoCal were made in Italy and dated to 1983? and were signed Alberto Masi.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, Campagnolo Timeline, and T-shirts)