I've got an '86 Benotto dealer price list. They list complete bicycles as well as framesets. Here is what they list under framesets:
5000SL Turbo (Italy) 3000SLX Aquila del Tachira (Italy) 3000SL Aquila del Tachira (Mexico) 2700 Campione del Mondo (Mexico) 2000 America (Mexico)
Marc Boral Long Beach
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From: Marc Boral Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:18:56 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Benotto questions
I don't know the answers about when the Mexico facility was opened, or when the Italian facility was closed. However, a least during the mid '80s, the high-end Benotto frames were still made in Italy, while the rest of their line was made in Mexico.
Marc Boral Long Beach, CA
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From: Aldo Ross Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 7:32:46 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Benotto questions
When did Benotto move production from Torino to Mexico? Did they build bikes in both places concurrently? When did the Torino plant close?
Aldo Ross Middletown, Ohio
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