>Regarding the Mafacs the craze for gold anodised parts was in the late 70's and early 80's. Preceding this the fad was for black anodised parts in the early 70's.<
First time I recall seeing gold components was on Bernard Thevenet's 1975 TDF bike (a silver Peugeot). The group included front & rear ders, brakes, brake levers, and shift levers.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA