A friend of mine in Italy has a bike with cambio corsa up for sale on Italian ebay that is ending in a few hours and is still without bids. The frame is built by Paglianti of Modena, who is better known for their mopeds than bikes. Overall the bike is similarly equipped to the Benotto that Kevin Moran posted photos of yesterday. The handlebars are newer than the bike, the frame repainted and the saddle an Ideale instead of a Brooks or Italian.made one. It would also appear that the brake calipers are perhaps a slightly newer version of Universal. The harder to come by parts like hubs, cambio corsa levers, cranks and pedals do all seem correct. Check it out here:
http://cgi.ebay.it/
Aldo is more than capable of shipping the bike in a safe and cost effective way to the US. He is also set up for paypal, so there shouldn't be any difficulties.
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ