Just as it appears on Craigslist:
"1971 MASI Gran Criterium Never Ridden - $4500 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to: rivermanattahoe@charter.net Date: 2004-12-04, 8:23PM PST
1971 MASI Gran Criterium for sale. This is what I thought I would never do, I am selling my 62cm MASI Gran Criterium (never ridden)with original Pirelli tires and Martano rims. All components are Campy Nuovo. Comes with original water bottle (still in plastic wrapper) and never worh MASI cap!! This is a very rare and unique opportunity to own a museum piece of cycling history!! I have all the original wrapping. Bike is silver grey in color.THIS BIKE HAS NEVER BEEN RIDDEN 100% GUARANTEED!! a truely rare Italian slice of cycling history!! This bike should be displayed in a museum or shop window. All paint and chrome is in like new condition, bike looks like it was made yesterday. $4500 firm!! No offers please as it only insults the bike!! Cheers and happy riding!! Cash sale only."
I'm not the seller, don't know the seller, never ridden any Masi let alone this never ridden Masi, and I've been known to happily buy drainpipe bikes at the local Salvation Army for $25, so this is clearly out of my league. Then again, I think the first three grand is for the cap, so maybe $1500 for the bike is actually cool.
Dan Kehew Davis CA (where the riding is still nice, but fenders went on a couple weeks ago)