Eddy Merckx Professional – 198?

I've removed paint on some places, and there's white underneath the gold/black. No idea if that was the original color or just the base color for the gold/black respray.

Please don't hate me. I went there with the intention to buy a bicycle with regular stuff and a Merckx panto stem. I really didn't know I would end up with all this..

Oh and a question:
Anyone got a tip on how to remove the 2 headset cups that are inside the frame? I don't want to use too much force and damage something.

looks like they didn't remove the headset cups before spraying so make sure you soak them for 24hrs in WD40 or similar. Worth getting a shop to pop them out if you're having trouble, better than ruining the headtube or cups.

I'd try removing paint mid seat tube to see if the merckx logo is there... would be awesome if it was.

I don't really hate you.