Updated 12.9.2008                           Click on images to see larger version.

   Gipiemme is still involved in the bicycle trade but has realigned it's product offering. In the 1970s it offered, among other levels, the Special series components that rivaled Campagnolo.
    "Gipiemme a world-renowned brand synonymous with top-end cycle components for race and MTB was acquired by Isca SpA group in 1989."  
                                                 http://www.iscaselle.com

The top model line was the "Crono  Special"  and then "Special" 
with various "Sprint" models a notch lower...