Help id this bike frame

[Old Iron Bob]

I picked this up at an estate sale yesterday and need help with brand. It has mostly campy components on it and some newer campy wheels. I found a D stamped on the inside of rear dropout . Maybe a 1972 from looking at serial number on bottom bracket. It’s been repainted so id . By lugs and fork detail.. Thank you for your help

 

[Old Iron Bob]

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[GTs58]

@juvela

 

[juvela]

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thank you for sharing this interesting find!

and a good job with the pictures.

definitely french; yes to LXXII as a date

appears it may be a Gitane Super Corsa model; top-of-the-line road machine

there is a wonderful resource here for Gitane bicycle information - and it is in english -

Gitane USA Home Page

www.gitaneusa.com

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regarding the D marking on the dropout:

it is fairly common to see a D or G marking on the dropout of a french produced cycle

the letters usually stand for droit and for gauche; right and left respectively

however, the D in this case is on the left dropout; on the other hand it is on the right side of the left dropout

it may indicate the name of the frame maker...or it could be the mark of an inspector (pure conjecture on me part)

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fittings note -

wheels, pedals, brake levers, shift levers and bar add-ons are the most obvious non-original bits

the water bottle mount is a post-factory feature and was placed higher than anyone in the trade would make it; may have been accomplished with rivnuts

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safety tip -

stem looks to be mounted too high for safety; there should be at least seven cm's engaged down inside the steerer. suggest you not permit anyone to operate the bicycle until it is lowered.

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[Old Iron Bob]

Thank you.