G'day Jack, g'day folks,

Yes, it's my contention that this is an example of the first greenfield. I've been personally pursuing a desire to own an example of the first model ever built. I'd assumed for a long time that all red greenies were the same and that was the end of the matter. Interest was raised based on a comment by Gadge (I think) in another thread that the very earliest machines were 'slightly different'.

An insomniac has much quiet time to trawl gumtree, this forum and other places looking at photos trying to pick slight differences in what appear to be similar machines. This I did.

All of a sudden, an ad appeared that advertised an old Greenie that I felt I had to get. When I arrived (5 and a half hour one way trip) the eccentric chap selling it said he had another but it was in poor shape. Bingo! I felt I'd hit the jackpot. Another trip and that's where we are now.

I've been meaning to put together a bit of a thing for these pages on the find but hadn't got to it yet.

Let me get some photos over the weekend and I'll put together my thesis with the hope that it's of some use to y'all.

In response to your initial questions Jack:

yes 25" cut. Was there anything else available when the very first ones were built? My guess is no - but that's not proven by any stretch.

I've stepped away from the idea of a green Greenie:) Options were red or red, I think.

Model number? Again, I'm working on the theory that there wasn't one because ther was only one model!:)

Research has been purely physical and no written documents have been referred to. I've tried to find written information but can't. I'd love to get a hold of sales material, an IPC for these earliest machines and even newspaper ads etc. ( we've discussed before the lack of Trove post 1954). Written data would be wonderful but alas, I've got none.

What I have done is constantly tried to imagine "What would a bloke who is starting a business from scratch, with a new product (also from scratch) do? How would he develop the business and the product? How would the product evolve in this situation.

More to come.

Cheers,






Last edited by prd; 08/10/16 05:21 AM.