I love the green machines, I should take a pic of my 1950s Phoenix. My Elna Supermatic is the beige and tan version, pretty much identiacal to the green. I am the average amateur when it comes to DIY fix, and I managed fine with my Supermatic; I was very lucky and someone made me a metal pulley replacement for the motor. It's a nice machine, runs fine and low noise, except for when I floor the pedal. It get's nosier, but still within reason. For a domestic model it's speedy, much more so than many current computerized models.