I first thought is was a old one which had been restored, but after close inspection, I found it was the real deal. There is some surface rust from sitting in a garage with a towel over it. It had oil put in it when it was sold originally, but never any fuel. The guy got it originally from an insurance claim when his reel mower was stolen. But he brought a second hand one to use and stored the new one. He passed away a few years ago, but never got to use it. I got hold of the mower to up date my well used rover 45 with it, but I can't bring myself to use it.