Steven- While I can not verify your comments about chrome banding, I feel very confident in describing the 1960s and 1970s Specialissimas I have seen. ALL were Celeste in color. ALL were chromed beneath the paint. whether the chrome was visiable in the form of "bands" around the seat-tube or not, I can not say with any certainty. However, Most but not all, Specialissimas I have seen had Chromed Head lugs Cheers, Dave Anderson Cut Bank MT
In message 4/19/2003 9:02:00 AM PST, NortonMarg@aol.com writes:
Has anyone ever seen an old (50s 60s) Bianchi Specialissima that had
original Celeste paint. I've seen a picture of one that had the chrome fork
ends typical of all the Specialissimas I've ever seen, but it didn't have any
chrome bands on the seat tube. I certainly haven't seen everything but I've
never seen a Specialissima without either 2 or 5 chrome bands on the seat
tube, nor have I ever seen Celeste (that I knew was original) on anything but
a Team Issue.