I like old Kenmores too. I am still kicking myself for getting rid of my 1650 after I bought my Elna 6004. Thought that I did not need two machines, boy was I wrong. I had purchased my Kenmore 1650 in 1969 when I worked at Sears and it sewed like a champ. So now after all this time I am looking for another one. I found two old used Kenmores at 2nd had shops cleaned them up and donated them to our Guild and that made me decide to find my old machine. Nothing runs like an old Kenmore, heavy but tough and ment to sew just about anything.