You are spot on regarding how all the black chain case examples appear nowadays.
It's strange how they all rusted up so much and the only good part left on them was the surface inside the case. This tells me that whatever black paint they used in Holland street was some really cheap and nasty non resistant stuff.
This colour scheme lasted for the small part of a year before the release of Scott Bonnar's all new "Apple Green" colour being released across the full range of mowers.
In saying all of the above this will be the first time I have ever seen an attempt to faithfully reproduce this limited release colour scheme as all the mowers that sported this look have always been returned to the former all over Alpine Green appearance in the restoration process. I do feel that most restorers of the Model 45 never did like the Green and Wrinkle Black look, but in saying that this is only because of how bad the existing examples looked at the time prior to restoration and also how different it made the 45 look from the original Series 1 appearance which most folk are trying to replicate.
Cheers, BB.
I live a 24 Hour lifestyle, but every now and again I seem to fall asleep, well at least that's what my wife tells me.
