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So i gave the seller a call and asked what happened to the top tube.
She told me the frame was never crashed and just spent a decade or so in the basement when a few years ago she decided to saw the top tube off because she needed the aluminium tube for purposes I can't comprehend- blasphemy. Also, inquired if they have a matching 650 fork and was told they (the cycle club) threw all of them out a couple of years ago, probable with some other "useless junk", I honestly want to punch them. Anyhow, I'm going to pick the frame up tomorrow and in the meantime have found a shop in LA who used to restore Vitus/Alan/Guerciotti frames. They told me they still have some top tubes in stock, however all of them have internal cable routing, so I asked if I could use a seat tube as a replacement, waiting for the response at the moment. I also mailed Guerciotti, but I doubt they'll write back: