Masi Bits - Seat Tube Decals BACK
1954 Speciale Corsa Note badge, not decal |
1962 Special with fade seat tube panel. | 1968 Special | 1969 Special Palmares bands: "Champione del Mondo 1967-1968 * 1968-1969, (Professionalisti su strada)" |
1970 Gran Crit This beautiful crest was only used for a year or so. |
1972-1975 Gran Criterium
(Itlay) 1973-1974 Gran Criterium (USA) (boxes face left) |
Word Championship Bands Top: 1974 Italian GC Bottom: 1972 Italian GC Both styles also appeared on USA GC's: On Carlsbad bikes (up to about #400), the box was on the left side. On Rancho Santa Fe and San Marcos bikes, the box was in front . |
Stars & Stripes Bands Top: Carlsbad, #400-0200 (1200) Bottom: Carlsbad #550-0800+ (1800+) There was quite a bit of overlap in the use of these bands but in general the top ones are on earlier frames. A few frames had one of each. On the Masi Registry, the top bands are "VF" and the bottom bands are "HF" |
1975-1977 Prestige | 1975 "Faliero Masi" | Italy, date unknown Unusual decal, typeface matches neither early 70's or late 70's. Two variants, as above and without Faliero signature. |
1977-1979 Prestige | 1978-1987 Gran Criterium, Rancho Santa Fe and San Marcos (boxes face front) |
Date unknown. Seen on 1980's repaints of 70's (Italian) GC's | 1979-1984 Prestige
This decal appears on an early trade show 3V, not sure if it ever appeared on production 3V's. |
1984-1990's Prestige and
3V (Italian for Europe) |
1984-1988 3V (Italian for USA) |
1987-1990's(?) 3V USA built |
1988-1990's Gran Criterium, USA |
1990 "Russian" 3V USA |
1990s Italian 3V |