Thanks Chuck! You're right about the sign-off, too. A proper sign-off will make me happy, Dale happy and even you happy! George Hollenberg, MD Westport, CT, USA (There we are!)
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\r?\n> On Jun 2, 2007, at 1:49 PM, gholl@optonline.net wrote:
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\r?\n> > Thanks for this image reference, but I suspect it's not of the
\r?\n>
\r?\n> > 1983-4 Turbo. I may well be wrong, but I think that the Turbo
\r?\n> in
\r?\n> > the 1983-4 time frame had a fine gold colored metal nose band
\r?\n> and
\r?\n> > two rear metal plates.
\r?\n> > George Hollenberg MD
\r?\n> > CT, USA
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\r?\n> That would be the "Turbo Special"... I have one on an early
\r?\n> Italian-
\r?\n> made Masi Volumetrica.
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\r?\n> Verbal description:
\r?\n> Black, textured leather (sort of wood grain pattern), gold(?)
\r?\n> plated
\r?\n> nose band with stamped lettering "Turbo Special" filled with red
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\r?\n> paint and two separate gold(?) plated plates in back with
\r?\n> stamped
\r?\n> lettering "Turbo" filled with red paint. The saddle rails are
\r?\n> also
\r?\n> gold(?) plated. The "Turbo" is a copy of the Porsche Turbo logotype.
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\r?\n> I'm pretty sure there is a manufacturing date code device (wheel
\r?\n>
\r?\n> shape with months and years segments) on the bottom of the shell
\r?\n> but
\r?\n> I'd have to remove the saddle to check the date. I installed
\r?\n> the
\r?\n> saddle on the bike in the middle 1980s (1984/5).
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\r?\n> (George you should include your city in your sign-off to make
\r?\n> Dale
\r?\n> happy.)
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\r?\n> Chuck Schmidt
\r?\n> South Pasadena, CA USA
\r?\n> http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)