Somewhere I recall seeing a Seiber track bike with a similar finish.
Marc St. Martin Livermore, California USA
-----Original Message-----
>From: Sarah Gibson <sadiejane9@hotmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 20, 2009 6:33 AM
>To: otis@otisrecords.com, classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR] Photos of your gold bikes
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>you cant tell a single thing
>about the colors from this site
>but the champagne that torelli uses
>is one of the best looking "goldish' paint
>that ive ever seen
>wish you could get a sense
>http://www.torelli.com/tech/paint.html
>it just dont do it
>peace
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>sarahgibson
>acmebicyclecompanydotcom
>kansascitymissouri
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>well behaved women rarely make history
>_ride yr friggin bicycle_
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>> From: otis@otisrecords.com
>> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:41:56 -0700
>> Subject: [CR] Photos of your gold bikes
>>
>> Looking for good clear photos of 1950's-60's bikes with gold, bronze,
> and
>> copper colored painted (not plated) finishes, as I'm looking for a colo
>r to
>> refinish my 60's Italian mystery frame in.
>>
>> My first thought was to go with the Masi "Champagne" finish as it is pret
>ty
>> classic and always looks good, but I've seen bikes with a darker more b
>ronze
>> translucent finish that really looks good for that period bike as well.
>>
>> The vision I have in my head is the gold version of Legnano green.
>>
>> All suggestions appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks, Jon Williams
>> Grants Pass OR USA