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Old 08-29-20, 07:26 PM
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OldTryGuy
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Wife's name and my name were hand painted in script on our *Anything You Want* "Elite" Paramounts

https://waterfordbikes.com/w/culture...ord-1980-1994/

" ... Marc was put in charge of re-building Paramount – almost from scratch. He started out by retooling the department including a new brazing fixture and alignment table. In June of ’80, the company decided it needed the Paramount back but that they would have to move out of the Chicago factory. Marc’s first bikes were built for Eric Heiden and the 7/11 team in 1980.

That year, Schwinn brought back the Paramount as a super-custom bike – “anything you want” for the then outrageous sum of $3,000. These became known as the “Elite” Paramounts... "
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