well, I for one LOVE my old Singers.... and wouldn't sell or give away any of them...
I use the 301(s) -- I have two -- for piecing and meandering..
My machines range over about a hundred years... and they all work.
I just fixed up an old 1928(@) Majestic (a Franklin/White badged machine... identical to a White 127) for my handicapped adult daughter. I took off the (dead) motor and put a knob handle on the wheel and she runs it by hand. She doesn't want to use an electric machine - too fast for her - and she's not co-ordinated enough for a treadle...
She's working on her first quilt - 4 square squares with another row of 'sashing' on each block.... making a lap quilt... she's VERY pleased with herself and her progress.
I cut the squares and pin them for her - she does the sewing, I then press and pin again for her, etc. It's not something she can do all by herself but she sure can take credit for the sewing part.
If that's a 66 or 201 hang on to it - the area under the harp is HUGE and great for quilting...