Labile - you are correct that it is not "original" ... it is "restored". I also know where Frank Duesenberg's Bianchi Track bike is that he raced in the late 20's. And "no it doesn't have forward facing dropouts" as you suggest > note all 6-Day TRACK bikes had "rear facing dropouts" for a reason and they figured that out in TOC ..... unless the Italians didn't actually figure that out ... uh until the 1950's you say! But I never really followed Bianchi Italian bikes anyway for a reason.
It was very difficult to research during my restoration. I did research for several years before deciding on the livery it has now. Is it 100% correct? Probably not but the Italian I worked with in Italy who knew 1930's era Bianchi's helped me decide on this old 1930's "original varnish" decal set that came straight from an Italian collector. I wasn't too worried about it because it was fine with me how it was going to look. The decal set I used is an "original set" and not a reproduction. I was never really a fan of this Bianchi anyway so I sold this bike as soon as I finished it ( 15 - 20 yrs ago now ).
Note: All my research on these early Bianchi's regarding the Celeste green states they were really painted a blue color and over time the blue faded out to create the shade of green they now call Celeste. They were never painted this green originally back in the day. It was a blue that faded to the green that was created. This is what my research turned up when I tried to find out how Celeste green originally came to be ( hopefully you can advise us with some catalogue information showing the color names and when it started etc ). I can't really remember the first time they started painting these Bianchi bikes light green and calling them Celeste color ( again I hope you can advise us some more on this as it's always nice to learn more ). I'm sure the color I created on mine is not 100% accurate but then again I wasn't very intrigued by Bianchi's. If I was to restore this bike again then I would probably change the color slightly but use the same livery.
I think out of the 135 or more Track bikes I've collected that this was the only Italian Track bike I ever owned. I really prefer the Track bikes that dominated the 6-Day races throughout history.
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