When I started getting into C&V, I found that I was more interested in "off the beaten path" bikes, rather than the much more popular Italian frames with Campy. So one of my first acquisitions was a 1982 Lotus Supreme. Lotus was an American importer, who had Tsunoda braze their frames and then kitted them out with Shimano, Ukai, Kashimax, SR, and other high quality Japanese components.