Re: [CR]Ishiwata 022 - Celeste color?

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From: "Jon Schaer" <jschaer@columbus.rr.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Ishiwata 022 - Celeste color?
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 09:11:08 -0500


----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryon Wright" <Starstryke25@netscape.net>


> ....does anyone out there know if the early 80's japanese Bianchi's came in Celeste? Mine is in a unappealing brown and I'd rather have it painted in a color showing some characteristic to it being a Bianchi.
>

I believe it was just the opposite. I think Bianchi reserved the Celeste for Italian bikes only, though there were also non-Celeste Italian models. I think I've seen Japanese models with Celeste decaling contrasting the frame color.

Jon Schaer
Columbus, OH