So was Mario Confente. Why don't you hold him in the same regard?
Longevity?
That's surely one reason we're on page five and still discussing the mystique rather than the ride. Short production period, small numbers, exquisite results. But the first two, plus a dash of 'mojo', are what makes these frames what they are to so many people, owners and non-owners alike. Other American builders were about to match, then surpass, MC's attention to detail. The bar had been set, apparently at the 1977 NY show.
And I still bet it rides like my Medici, which is my favorite rider of all.
DD