A Corrado frame?

I wonder if anybody could share some info regarding this frame called: CORRADO. Its made of Columbus tubing, but as you can see in the pic the Columbus decal so shredded that I cant discern which type of Columbus tubing. It also has a BB with an Italian thread. The BB is however quite ordinary with NO cut outs or brazed cable guides. No embossing on the stays or crown. Fork and chain stay chromed.
Has anybody come across one?
Does anybody know who made it?

Did you steel it from a friend?
http://corradobikes.smartweb.tw/

First hit on Google BTW.

Hi,

Just finished building a corrado bike up, mine is deda tubes though and mint condition, came from a bike builder in Liverpool but they sadly aren't around any more. Apperently they ran a serious team in the 80s? The mechanic in Mosquito bikes had one too.
It rides like a dream to be fair.

Hi, my name is dave rimmer i set up corrado with dave lloyd and ste webster in 96 or 97 we were the frame builders for cougar cycles.
If you have any questions, i'll do my best to answer them.
thanks

can you get me one?

Can I send you a mail about this one?

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/258300

Hi I don't have anything to do with bike building anymore, but you can e-mail me personally at dave_rimmer11@btinternet.com regarding anything and I will try to help.
regards

hi what frame type are you after, I might be selling the one I have its just frame, forks & head set.

Thanks! Sent you all my questions

Bought this Corrado Bike in Vienna. Its full chrome, and for columbus Aelle its actually quite nice riding.
Is it one of yours? Or those Liverpool-made? Or Italian?

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Hello, I know this is an old post. But I would like to help.
This frame was ordered by the German company IKO, they the owners of the south German brand Corratec. Mauro Sannino the frame builder used to make those to IKO in the early 90s. But the car maker Volkswagen had a car model called Corrado and notified IKO to do not use their car name in their products, as it was a registered trademark.
So they changed their name to Corratec. They are one of the 8 bigger German bike makers. They have one of the biggest stands in the Eurobike every year. And they sell their bikes in more the 12 countries.
So the Corrado frames were offered with SL tubing and Shimano 105 components, it was a sportive, and entry level competition bike. If you look for Sannino bikes they were the same maker but they used SLX in the majority of their frames.

If you want to know the German brand:
Http://www.corratec.com
If you want to know the Sannino bikes:
https://www.steel-vintage.com/sannino-excel-team-detail

It's hard to find more about the IKO Corrado bikes, and many people mistakes the Italian Corrado brand with the German brand that used to be made in Italy.
By the way the brand Sannino is still alive he is one of the staff designers of Corratec and they have a custom made model branded as Sannino Corratec, the lightest model in their line.

I imagine that you don't have the bike anymore. But responding your question can help other in the future...

Best regards