Gidday Jack

Your information about Pope taking over SupaSwift would mean Pope started with an alloy base mower
and ended production with a Pope alloy base.

This ad for SupaSwift in September 1974 makes more sense now because it advertises SupaSwift and Pope together.

I was hoping the Pope name on the base would be a casting instead of a decal.

With the Vulcan SupaSwift the name is cast on the base.

I have yet to see a surviving Whirlwind SupaSwift , the model with the rear catcher,this advert below is from vintagemowers.net.

Another one for the records is this first model Vulcan SupaSwift (first model Big Bob early 1960 s)
it's mostly still in one piece.

Cheers
Max.

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