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Sadly my other two pictures won't load and there's no time now to re edit them.
I'll report how I get on with riding up the Mur de Bretagne when I return.
Just to answer a couple of the points above:
This Gillot is lugless throughout. It has a slightly oversized top tube - don't know why, but I'd guess it was just what they had to hand.
The JUY 51 gear: I've only seen these in pictures, never in the flesh. One of those JUY mechs, probably the 51, was more expensive than the Campag which was daft since it was obvious the Gran Sport was superior. I believe Monsieur Juy was the designer or possibly the owner of the Simplex company.
Riding kit: I'm going to Italy with a clubmate and our 'three ring' Hounslow racing jerseys are pretty retro as they are. My other half has promised to 'antique' mine a bit more by removing the modern neck and replacing it with a shirt style collar. However, I'm not sure this is worth doing unless both our jerseys can be done to match.