G'day Nath ,Mf and Jack,
I was thinking that brochure had to be older, the Hd8 was phased out by 1976, 1971 was the companies change to yellow with the redesign of the frame and the introduction of the Fuji Engine (pictured).
Yes I did notice the Yellow Hd8 and I know that exact mower was advertised in newspapers in 1971 ,that
was why I initially was thinking the brochure could be 1972 .
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/79893/2.htmlThe thing is I don't believe all pictures used in advertising are correct ,new models are tested many months
before the new model is released and images are taken at that time.
The brochure dated 1971 ,I believe they have used an old image ,happens all the time as why would you
wast time and money getting updated images when most people are not going to notice the difference ,
granted the images should be a close match to the mower being sold when using older images .
The Yellow Hd8 image for 1970 possibly released earlier than was thought.
If you look at the 1971 SupaSwift Brochure where it says space age they are showing last years model with
the villiers 2 stroke that is not being sold in this 1971 brochure.
The price of the Galaxy with Villiers 2 stroke for the 1970 model is $169. and the 1971 Galaxy with Villiers 2 stroke is $175.
The equivalent model for 1967 is $144. so I would think the dating of these brochures are now correct.
Glad to hear anything that I have missed in trying to get the dates right .
Cheers
Max.
