Great post Gman. I've also seen mention of this in other newspaper articles, but I've not seen that particular photo before. If it wouldn't be too much to ask, would you be able to scan the picture and caption and post it in the Automatic Specification thread? Also, just to confirm, is the date Feb 8, 1958?

I've thought about that particular mower before, and as Blue said, I feel It would be unlikely that that particular mower had the serial #150,000. Exports and models prior to the Model 1 would easily amount to a good many mowers. A clearer image of the starter on that mower would also give a good idea of its serial number, but one thing I can see is that it has unpainted axle housings, so it's certainly after 118,000.

February 28, 1958

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Once again, great post cheers2

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