Thanks Jack
There's not to many of them out there with the Kirby engines, wide tires and hand leaver the majority are the later Briggs series which most people are picking up and not many have restored them. I think if you going to have a model 38 edger and your going to spend the dollars to restore it your wanting to get your hands on the early white handle Kirby series as in my opinion it's the unicorn of Scott Bonnar edgers. It's a great looking machine when done properly and that Kirby engine gives it that vintage look which I love. I'm going to keep this one as a museum piece as I know there's a few of those obsessed Scott Bonnar lunatics with dozens of machines in there shed but don't have an edger let alone the earlier series.
There's no way I will sell it as I'm an edger person and maybe I can pass it down to some grand kids one day and show them what quality Australian engineering is and how I restored it to its former glory. Who knows at the way prices are with these things now it may be a little investment in another 50 years.
Cheers
B_S
