Devon,
I think your friend got quite lucky. The one he found sounds like the Ultima, which was their top of the line frame with 531 tubing and Campy SR. I've got a soft spot for those, especially the art deco style typeface. Here's a little info from the CR pages:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
and from Sheldon Brown:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
Convince him not to convert it ;-)
Collin Olan Brooklyn, NY
> Hi guys,
> a friend has found a purple A-D with chrome lugs, sew-ups and campy groupo
> in the dump! i have not seen the thing yet myself, but was wondering if any
> of you care to venture a guess as to the model just based on that bit of
> info? he is talking (foolishly, imho) of single speed conversion and i
> would love to talk him out of it. i have a hunch it is worth more just
> cleaned up. who has amo for me?
> devon warner
> san francisco, USA