Hello ODK History Lovers
This History Record is a personal one ...

The Simpson-Pope 82-203 was Pope's last hurrah at lawnmower making, combining modern
styling features with old-fashioned quality in a De-luxe version. For a few more years, Pope
would continue making lawnmowers, but the 203 was their most stylish.

This was our family's second power lawnmower; the first being an earlier side-discharge Pope.
My dear Father bought the 203 for me when I was a teenager (upon my recommendation) for me
to earn 'pocket-money' after school. I did that - and I loved the Pope to death.

The Pope had a quality I didn't see in other lawnmowers of the day. It was anachronistic in
retaining an all-steel catcher and steel dress-cowling; when other mower makers were turning
to the more modern plastics.

And it had the teenager-demanded GT stripes, bright Pope Persimmon Orange baked paint,
and a wicked space-age dress cowling. I was the coolest nerd-kid on the block; and other
close-by blocks, if you wanted your lawn mown. Many did ... I was quite the lawnmower gigolo!

To give you an idea, here is a 2013 auction image of a largely original 203.
You know you want one ...

[Linked Image]

TO BE CONTINUED ...