Re: [CR]Scarfacci--Who is the masked man?

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From: "Wspokes" <wspokes@penn.com>
To: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <8b.1e8ca546.2f16c981@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Scarfacci--Who is the masked man?
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:08:09 -0500
reply-type=original

Fictitious?

I have a Scarfacci in my basement right now. It hangs gently beside my Egarim model.

Walter Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa


----- Original Message -----
From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
To: LouDeeter@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Scarfacci--Who is the masked man?



> In a message dated 1/12/2005 10:50:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> LouDeeter@aol.com writes:
>
> << tell us anything about this elaborate "hoax". >>
>
> I am certainly not the best informed of the folks on the list, but this
> was a
> serious attempt at marketing & selling a frameset that just pooped out.
> True,
> "Scarfacci" was a mythical person created for the brand so I guess that
> bit
> of bologna was lamentable, but I am pretty certain the creators intended
> to
> have frames made and sell them. It just didn't go over....
>
>
> Dale Brown
> cycles de ORO, Inc.
> 1410 Mill Street
> Greensboro, North Carolina 27408
> 336-274-5959
> fax 336-274-6360
> <A HREF="http://www.cyclesdeoro.com">cyclesdeORO.com</A>
> <A
> HREF="http://www.classicrendezvous.com./main.htm">ClassicRendezvous.com</A>