Joe asked about his Motobecane Grand Jubile:
<<I have been trying to determine the year of my Motobecane Grand
Jubile', A quick rundown of it's components are: Campagnolo rear dropouts, silver with red trim paint sceme.....
........The headbadge and rear dropouts are what has me stumped, all others that I have seen have Huret dropouts front and rear, no chrome forks, and the a brass headbadge
either like the black Grand Record here on CR or the round one that is
pictured as a 70's - 80's headbadge on the same page. The Normandy hubs
have matching date codes that look like November of 1973. I was told
that it was a '74, but the dropouts are not consitant with the other
bikes I've seen, one of which is supposed to be original, and still in
the hands of it's original owner.>>
The Motobecane catalogs did not list a Grand Jubile until 1974 and they were spec'd with Huret dropouts (front and rear). Your color scheme matches what was offered by the factory in 1974. The forks were 1/2 chromed.......
I have had three Grand Jubiles, and they were all pretty much to the catalog specifications. I suppose it is possible someone paid to have Campagnolo dropouts installed to replace the Huret DO's? It is also possible the fork is a replacement fork? The catalogs indicate that Michelin Elans were supplied in 1976. Sounds like you have a 1974-1976 Grand Jubile with some "modifications".
Cheers,
Chuck Brooks
Malta, NY