Hi Heady
Many thanks to you for asking the question!
I think we try and be 'myth-busters' here.

The Model 45 is, as the lawyer might say, sui generis ... in a class by itself.
It has been bought in volume over a long period of time. It has been reproduced
in copy forms over the world today. It has been well documented.

It is a collector machine and a modern lawnmower (in original or copy variants).

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Then another commentor said he has one in an identical colour, but a solid deck with a B&S engine date stamped October 1978.
Two wrongs do not make a right...
I feel you have nipped myth in the bud here, and everyone benefits.

Cheers
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Jack