Re: [CR]What is the difference between these two Masi's on eBay

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From: <"brianbaylis@juno.com">
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:54:03 GMT
To: raydobbins2003@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [CR]What is the difference between these two Masi's on eBay
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Ray,

The M56 is not a CA Masi. Haven't looked at the auctions, but it sounds like it's Italian. CA Masis were not produced before late 1973. The 58cm is a later Carlsbad Masi. Probably has IC lugs. Not bad, but not the more revered eaelier Carlsbad Masi with Dubois lugs.

Brian Baylis
La Mesa, CA


-- Raymond Dobbins wrote:


good morning, there are two masis on ebay that i'm watching, one is m56 7045 (too small for me really), and the other is mc58 0211 (just right). is the former a calimasi built in 1970? or is it calimasi number 7045? surely it isn't italian. so far m56 has garnered relatively little activity, while mc58 has 26 bids and is fetching a high bid of almost double. then there is the alberto masi prestige which ends in less than 2 hours and hasn't been able to generate a starting bid of $950. what, alberto has no mojo?

i guess the hunt is on for me. your advice is welcome.

ray dobbins
miami, florida