Ummm ... given that it's not stock, worn, has some rust - I would say it's safe to say it has zero collector value at this point. For whatever it's worth, I've owned two Gitane TdFs now, and have never paid more than $75 for one.
A footnote about Gitane's nicer bikes of that era - they can be a tad spooky as fixies, I think. The BB height tends to be kinda low, both on the older TdF and the slightly nicer Professionnal Super Corsa models. I know I was always a bit apprehensive even when using 165mm cranks on my PSC fixie.
Final odd note - yeah, I may have been identified with Peugeots - but in all brutal honesty, I think the comparable Gitanes handle better.
Russ Fitzgerald velocio@meta-net.net
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