Steve & Bob,
I think that it's may be a repaint.
The first decals we had printed in the late 70's/early 80's were printed in Los Angeles by Colortone. They were water slide decals and the yellow in the decals was a bit lighter as was the blue.
From the picture it appears that the decals are those, can't be sure of course.
Jim Allen the CycleSmiths Ranchita, CA 760 782 2737
Bob Hovey wrote:
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> Silver with blue-panel decals was a standard Masi offering. The paint is pr
> obably original. Yes, the DT decal seems a bit high, but it has the correct
> seat tube bands. The real tipoff is that the word "Milano" has been razore
> d out of the HT and ST crests... this was standard practice at the time and
> it is a detail that many repainters overlook.
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> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA USA
> http://bhovey.com/
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> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:54:56 -0500
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> is on Ebay.? Item number 320183826488.? No relation to seller.
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> This is listed as a 1975.? 51cm.? It is a silver bike with blue cutouts and
> blue decals.? I've not seen this paint scheme before on a 70s Cali Masi, and
> the downtube GC sticker looks a bit high to my eyes.
> Is this a repaint?
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> Steve Shaw