Hi Jack, an interesting point you make about mower collecting being in decline, I always thought it was only something a few people ever did, have they collected the majority of the old mowers scattered around Aus. I can't see any of the current mowers ever being collectible in the future. I don't think restoring anything has ever made money, except somebody like Ricks Restorations where people bring stuff to him they want restored and are prepared to pay big money for it to be restored. If they then wanted to sell that item, would they get their money back, probably not, that is the way it goes with restorations, as you say it is done for the love of it and the sense of achievement when it is completed. I guess future generations will want to restore things but it is hard to think what they will bother with as everything is being so mass produced cheaply that it doesn't instill any sense of pride in a new purchase now so why would somebody want to restore it in 50 years time? I guess they will find something to do with their time.
