Re: [CR] ebay outing: masi

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From: "John Autry" <john@juanboy.com>
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:12:08 -0500
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To: Rendezvous Classic <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] ebay outing: masi


DRAT! That is my size. Arrrhhhh.

JA John Autry Charlotte, NC USA

On Jan 21, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Charles Andrews wrote:
> Here's a rare beast...so rare, in fact, that you'd probably see only a very few in your lifetime:
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
>
> Masi Special with Nervex lugs and an unusual crown that I've seen only on one other Special of this sort. Too bad the bike was repainted Gran Criterium style, but, in a 50 year old bike ya can't have everything.
>
> Very cool, imho. Almost certainly came in through Berkeley Velosport. I'm deeply thankful it's nowhere near my size.
>
> Charles Andrews
> Los Angeles
>
>
> Q: "Why do people spoil everything for
> themselves?
>
> A: "In big ways, and little ways too,
> people do that all the time to themselves.
> We can't stand prosperity.
> We have to tinker with the machinery."
>
> --John D. MacDonald