Hans.......
First, thank you for the timely manor in which you answered my request for assistance. Thank you too for the pictures. If I could impose on you in the near future (when I'm not working 14-16 hours a day)... I'm a thinkin' a four hour trip to North Carolina might be in order. I need to bring you some things anyway!
In the mean time a question...is the top of that cover angled back toward the metal plate? It appears so in the pictures. Also yours appears gold in color, the one (most complete) that I have is silver. I have to see that machine!!! There must have been different series or model/year changes.
Thanks, and what a fine looking machine.
Rick