I'll jump on board and sing my praises for my sweet Singer 99. And she's a year older than I. I'll second the fact that they're easy to maintain and repair. Right now, hubby is getting ready to rewire her so while I wait for that to be done I will continue to use my Elan 500 electronic. Fanny is not as old as my Singer but she is going on 42 years and also easy to maintain.