Attached are a couple of photos of an "Elite Series" Paramount along with the decal set used:
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According to the history on the Waterford site, the Elite Series was built from 1980 through 1983, thus fitting just within the CR timeline. This was the first Paramount series built under the supervision of Marc Muller, after production shifted from Chicago to Waterford.
The history says "Marc got approval to begin using Columbus SL and SP tubing." But this bike shows what looks like a Reynolds 531 decal on the seattube. Perhaps only some Elite Paramounts used Columbus.
Anyone have a 1980-1983 "Elite Series" Paramount? What is the tubing? Where is the decal placed? I have a frame like this (except blue) with only some decals present. BTW, the seattube panel decal is, AFAIK, much older than the decal set typically used on this model. Perhaps this was a custom order or someone just obtained and applied the older single decal.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
big Spring, Texas, USA