What colour bar tape?

[speedster356]

It did have black originally but it also had a black saddle back then.
IMG_20171018_120353 by peter mcleod, on Flickr

[Derny Driver]

Magnificent bike Peter. Anquetil as well as being the world's best Time Trialler of his era also rode track ...as in his famous Six-Day win in 1957 and 1958 at the the six days of Paris. Perhaps this was the bike he rode?
I would probably go a brown leather same colour as the Brooks Swallow ... that would be period correct as well as looking good in my opinion.

[P!N20]

Red, white and blue harlequin tape is the only sensible option.

[rodneycc]

This stuff.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cinelli-Vega ... f_AviF0t0w

Its awesome. I've got in on my XACD Ti Bike. Looks like leather but half the price and a really nice feel.
(In the brown of course!)

[speedster356]

Yip that worked. Cheers
IMG_20171019_160839[1] by peter mcleod, on Flickr

[singlespeedscott]

I prefer shellacked cotton tape over leather.

I use shellacked white cotton tape on my bikes. 3-4 coats and it comes out the same colour as my honey Brooks Pro and B17 barrow.

Shellacked purple cotton tape perfectly matches the darker antique brown of my B17 narrow.