I finally found a genuine Ugo DeRosa frame for a reasonable price. Ironically it was in Asheville where I live. So close and a nice local find. This beauty is a 59cm Primato. It's purple, just like the other DeRosa I rode, but a slightly darker shade. It needs some touch up paint but I'm not quite sure how to do that and keep it looking good. It will be my obsession for the foreseeable future. The question is: do I use the modern Shimano or vintage shimano 600 parts I now have or wait and cobble together a Campagnolo group. I know the answer but can't wait to ride it!
UPDATE: Already switched up a few things. Swapped the threadless stem with black Cinelli bars, 1R stem and seatpost. Keeps the black and white theme going well I think. Much more comfortable with a little height on the bars. Score! I finally found a Basso Fior di Loto. I've been searching for this color variant and model for a while now and this one popped up on Ebay from Brownsville Texas. Super excited to build this up with the Campagnolo parts from the Pegoretti upgrade that's in the works. From what I have gathered so far, this frame is most likely from 1990. Its a 55cm Columbus SLX steel frame and fork, Basso Fior di Loto model in the Caribe colorway. It has a few fandom stickers on it that removed fairly easily and with a little elbow grease. The paint polished up nicely afterward and there are only a few nicks and scratches. This 1990 Catalogue cut shows the color variants available for this...