Hi Kym,
I'll chime in here if that's OK as Darryl is probably a tad busy this morning.
I'll just clarify what DeeJay has previously posted as he is correct.
The colours used on the frames are all Hammertones, but the Engines themselves were sourced from the various engine manufacturers and they painted them at there own factories in there own colours, thus the Briggs Engines were International Orange, Grey and Black, while the Kirby's were also Orange and White as is yours.
Where this changes is in some of the earlier machines such as the "Supercut" which had it's engines repainted in the frame colour as they were a different green from the Villiers Factory in Ballarat and it would've looked silly with two shades of green being used on the same machine. Normally you would want a deliberate contrast between the engine and frame colours. Also I think you'll find that a deal would've been struck between SB and the engine supplier to supply engines a tad cheaper if the engine builders colour scheme was left, thus advertising the engine brand more predominantly and creating awareness, something along the lines of "Scott Bonnar Powered by Briggs & Stratton".
I hope I've clarified paint finishes for you thus giving you a better insight as it can be somewhat confusing.
Also just about every SB chain / Belt cover has been slightly to massively dented at the front corner due to hitting concrete path edges etc. They were never dented from the factory that's for sure.
Cheers,
BB
PS, I've just written this post while Darryl must've been doing the same and as such it seems a bit out of sync.
Last edited by bonnar_bloke; 05/12/14 05:16 PM.
