Originally Posted by writerwomen
Since we deal in vintage machines I'd buy with the right price. It looks a bit rough and will take some care. Before buying run the machine with the handwheel disengaged and engaged to check for drag on the motor or weak motor. See what they can do about the price being you will have to do the work. Use a mild degreaser soap on the decals to keep from destroying them Clean and oil before soing any real sewing
In my haste to get to one our kids concerts I failed to answer part of the question. The 99 is not a featherweight. It is a scaled down version of the very popular 66 ( notice the numbers are inverted) It is not as heavy as many made in it's time and is a nice machine with more portability then many heavier models.