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That's cool - didn't realise that shot in stays were around in the 70s. I think that the 110mm spacing was phased out in the 50s so the retroness would still not necessarily be period correct. I reckon shot in stays look awesome and would look great on a new frame.
You should be able to find various record parts quite easily (although pista stuff is getting more and more expensive as the fixed trend increases) and some of these (e.g. hubs I think) are the same as super record. The super record group is harder to find cos it wasn't made for that long and attracts higher prices. I saw the other day that benscycles in the US has a NOS super record cranbkset in the box for $900! C-record took over from super record and it is fairly hard to find and always expensive cos it looks so nice (e.g. the famous "sheriff star" hubs). A good condition 170mm crankset just went for about £150 on ebay.
None of this stuff is easy to find in 110m spacing so I reckon your task will be easier if you go for 120mm - respacing a new custom frame would be a shame!