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From: "Kris Koller" <krcomet3@sbcglobal.net>
> One thing I can tell you is that Mondonico frames are of very high
quality,
> especially for a semi production shop. This I know first hand since I own
a
> 1997 Torelli Countach OS which was made by Mondonico, which I verified
when
> I built the bike up.
>
Are you sure about that? I also have a 1997 Countach OS, and I believe that model was the highest of their "2nd-tier" frames, made in Padova. The "private reserve" frames were (still are?) the ones supposedly made by Mondonico. That's the way the description is now on their website, and I think it said similar in '99 when I purchased mine, though the geometries have changed. And I think the Countach is TIG'd now.
Do you have a catalog, or something specific to that production year? Maybe the model quality "split" was at a different point in '97.
Jon Schaer
Columbus, OH