Group, I neglected to mention in my original post regarding the restored Paramount and the squashed chainstays that the previous owner actually paid a good deal of money to have his bike restored with beautiful paint and THEN put the kickstand on, squashing the chainstays and ruining the paint on the underside of the bike. Thanks to B Frietas for alerting me to the fact that black is not easy to match. By the way, it is possible that the previous owner removed the Cycle Art decal, but I doubt this. Does Cycle Art ever paint a bike without applying their signature decal? Thanks.
Daniel Dahlquist
Galena, Illinois