I just stumbled across this old Italian track bike on some forum. That head tube angle is insane, as is front tire clearance! There is nothing special about this bike in particular, besides being a beautiful vintage track bike. It just brings to light the geometric differences between vintage Japanese and Italian (and some French for that matter) frames. It seems as though the Italians had a different concept of track geometry than the Japs, as I have seen many Italian tracks with geometry similar to this. It also starts the debate as to which one you prefer.
Here's an NJS equivalent for comparison purposes.
+1 for the Italians IMO.
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