Think Nashman's G/F is right, in more ways than one. That was one special bike but it hardly looks like it was used, like, maybe it was too heavy and too nice to mess up. Most of scratches and chips, looks like,' are from storage, even the seat. From so long ago, sat and sat until until it's turned into a butterfly again.
Don't see bikes at this age very often, that could fit into ,, Not a mint category but, because it seems to have very little actual use: Near mint. like on scale of 1-10 where 10 is perfect in every way, not even a tiny manufacturing flaw, or hard to find tiny chip or drip in paint 10 would be impossible. . The primo of all, made
absolutely prefect, the manufactures' show case. ,.. And at its age, prob. next to impossible, 9.0 too; never used yet storage Knicks and stuff, and 8.5 Mid range, Near mint. Basically, Hardly used, has got to be, given time and ease of wear on paint in any bike this old, pretty darned ([{I don't use this word lightly} rare at 8.5. . .
