Thanks for the input guys.... I had an American 'gentleman' slate my eBay listing because i said the 280 was a rare/rarer frameset than the 280X. He also said my frameset was well overpriced because it was not the original colour
I dont think he liked it when i informed him that Torkers from that era were only chrome and not colours. Only the ProX was available in a colour and that was White i believe.
I bought my 280 in 1983 as a complete bike and also remember Action Bike thrash testing the 280X complete bike. I was waiting for someone to mention the LPX(280X f+f) cheers Bob