G'day Cobba

As you know I have been following that one with interest on the
Vintage Mowers website.

It is a great topic in that the posting covers a complete restoration
done to high standards, and with expert commentary from others, with
clever and interesting asides from Max.

It has also steeled my resolve that restored mowers can increase
their value when restorations are carefully considered - even when some
aspects may not suit 'the purists'.

For me, it is the story that a mower tells - and your careful recording
goes to the provenance of this particular machine - your Model 2.

I also hear your concern about paying sensible prices for components,
rather than the extortionate prices asked on auction sites for some stuff.
Wheels are a particular issue - it's not as though the new ones are genuine!

All the best for the restoration, mate.

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Jack

p.s. I'm not a collector and do not really have the skills for restoration.
I do own a Model 1, but I don't think the carby is original.
Here is my 'arty photo' I took whilst wearing a french beret and scarf,
[and other clothes] whilst sipping on a Chardonnay, and smoking a cheroot.

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