Hi CyberJack, speedy and Midwestern,
what a character that Noel guy was! They don't make them that way anymore, much like the mowers!
What a unique window of time that was. Those mowers remain desirable to this day.

I noticed what looks to be an AEC truck blasting the water at him on the nature strip. That period was probably when the last trucks from that make were being used commercially. That shot showing 1973 suburbia is beautiful! Look at the standard of upkeep in the gardens then! Something that has all but disappeared.

Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!