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I recently purchased another frame from ebay Italy.
2 questions that came into my mind.
1. Did I really need another frame? And
2. No Funds.
Hence the name Justified.
Too many interesting parts not to buy it. And of cause it was listed as a Vintage Americano Bike.
First thing that caught my eye were the 2 racks,the mousetrap in the front and the rear with 2 reflectors. Identical to the schwinn starlets,not to mention the frame shape.
![s-l1600 (1).jpg s-l1600 (1).jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/68/68750-s-l1600-1-.jpg)
Frame fits 26" balloon tires,only thing is someone painted it all black...
So was it a Americano starlet? Nope. The design copies everything of a american bike from the 60's. I started to strip some paint in hopes of finding a brand,all I was getting was the original red+ white.
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The most interesting thing was the space/winged guard. I removed some paint to find the word TUDER.
![s-l1600 (7).jpg s-l1600 (7).jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/68/68752-s-l1600-7-.jpg)
So a little more online research and found that this style was common in the 50's-60's,made by Legnano,Atalas,Olympia and Wander. The seller took the badge off to sell seperate. And it is a Wander badge. The other 3 companies badges dont fit the space that is outlined.
Here is what the bike would have looked like before it went black
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![s-l1600.jpg s-l1600.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attachments/68/68753-06355096b996dc11d44682db80a2ee73.jpg)
Have no clue yet on color,style or any ideas yet.
My thought was to make a tank and convert it to a boys.
The bike cost $60 with shipping,so certainly worth it. or should I say Justified.