I could be mistaken, after all I've read 4,736 bicycle magazines from 1972 till about 1987 when I quite wasting money on what turned into the latest clothes and sun shades to make you a serious rider. About 1977-78 there was a pale green Le Champion with dark slashes on the down tube, and a flat fork crown. It was one of Bicycling's full page ads.
Dickey Greer
West Monroe,LA ~ USA