I have just been to Proietti. There appears to be a jump in the number of people restoring their 500. Thier shop is full of them, all undergoing FULL restoration. Hear this, there is also a 126 undergoing full restoration. When I joked about the 126 being out of place, he responded by saying that there is a growing interest in the 126, even for the later models like mine. He also noticed that the prices for 126s are slowly rising. Basically, they confirmed what we are all observing!! It is terrific news for all 126 owners.