The bike on offer as Item 290195086734 , as outed by Michael Schmidt, is quite an eyecatcher but it's pity it isn't built up with top-end French components. With its long-point Prugnat lugs - what a long life that pattern had ! - and curiously 50s style fork crown - it is really difficult to date let alone identify. I don't think that it is a CNC, as this company tended to pay much more attention, on its top frames, to such things as seat-stay top-eyes, and the style of finishing chain, seat-stay and fork ends. This frame's top-eyes appear ro be finished straight from the torch and the straight-out-of-the-box chainstays and forks with their domed and slotted ends are more than a bit of a let down.
I have quite a few quality frames from that era by CNC, Rene Andre (who also built at CNC), Carre etc but none have the same features as this one. Nevertheless the package is very attractive..as black enamel, gold lining and chrome always are.
Norris Lockley...Settle UK
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