I see the Guzzi Fbook posts, and the frankenbikes people get all (rightfully so) excited about acquiring.
Counting my lucky stars - Circa 1979 when I was asked if I'd be interested in a not-currently-running Moto Guzzi I responded that I didn't know what that was, but I got off work in a few hours and we could go look at it.
'72 Eldo with 15K miles on it, under a tarp in a storage yard, left crashbar had given it's all, but no other damages, and the only things missing were the ignition key, the saddle bags, and the side covers.
