Up front, I haven't sat down to take photos, but I finally snagged an example after almost 40 years. Just wanted to start a thread to see if there are any other owners on the forum. The one I got is a bit of a train wreck, it has all of the major external components, but at least half of the internals have relocated themselves to parts unknown. I have found some sources of info, but my goal will be locate a fellow owner with the bits I need so that I can get measurements to make the missing items. This project will not start until after the first of the year because my daughter will be having major surgery next week and my attention will be on her for the next couple of weeks until she is released from the hospital.
I'm hoping that there will be a few owners willing to join in to start a discussion about what makes these tick. I can always hope that someone has a basket case with what I need. I have wanted to own an example since I was younger and this was the first one I ever saw in the flesh and the guy was willing to sell it. The story was that the company he worked for in the 1970's had four of them and when the company closed in 1974 they had this one in parts and the gent wound up with it. Now it's in my clutches. It'll be interesting to see if anyone pipes in as a fellow owner, or if there will be crickets chirping.
Mark
I'm hoping that there will be a few owners willing to join in to start a discussion about what makes these tick. I can always hope that someone has a basket case with what I need. I have wanted to own an example since I was younger and this was the first one I ever saw in the flesh and the guy was willing to sell it. The story was that the company he worked for in the 1970's had four of them and when the company closed in 1974 they had this one in parts and the gent wound up with it. Now it's in my clutches. It'll be interesting to see if anyone pipes in as a fellow owner, or if there will be crickets chirping.
Mark
