Matt,
Ten Speed Drive folded in '89, I think....I was painting bikes for them in San Marcos at the time. Very few Rossins, though, and no Ghibli's.
Ten Speed Drive closed their San Marcos operation and shipped everything to Florida before also closing that facility.
Someone in Florida remembered me fondly, apparently. A bunch of boxes of decals and braze-ons appeared on my doorstep the next year. I know there are some incomplete sets of Ghibli decals in that box, if I can find it.
Guess I better get my a** in gear and take some pictures for the decal project also!
Later,
Jim Allen
Matt Ruiz wrote:
> Hi - this is my first post to the list. I am restoring
> a hideously repainted '80s Rossin Ghibli (with the
> "groovy" top and downtubes), and am searching for any
> info on correct paint schemes beyond the couple of
> pics on the classicrendezvous site, which are so far
> the only ones I've seen.
>
> Also, does anyone know what happened to Ten Speed
> Drive Imports in Florida, the Rossin importers (I
> think) at the time? If they were still around in some
> form maybe they'd have some info. Thanks a lot.
>
> Matt Ruiz
> Fullerton, CA
>
>
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