1972 Motobecane Grand Record - part-out, or...
Just picked up a 1972-ish Motobecane Grand Record, 52cm. It was in rather rough shape, paint-wise, looks like a clear-coat had turned to powder on the paint, and removing it or even getting down to something I could polish would involve completely re-sanding the frame, which would mostly destroy the graphics. It had a mish-mash of non-OEM parts, the only OEM parts were one Universal Mod-61 front caliper, Universal levers with destroyed hoods, Stronglight 49D crankset w/52-40, Stronglight Competition headset, Stronglight BB, and the cable-hanger quick-release levers.
Being that I almost never part-out anything, just mulling over whether to separate the F & F from the Stronglight headset and BB. They're in excellent condition, and seem to be somewhat scarce. But, would the frame then have any value without a headset and BB, or would it be better to attempt to sell the frame with the headset and BB?