by starcain » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:10 pm
There were no additional polish options ever mentioned in either the 1953 Enthusiast new model announcement issue or in the 1953 season order blank. Every original picture from back in the day that I have ever seen, of a 1953 K Model, had the natural cast finish with the polished horizontal stripe on the primary, cam and sprocket covers. In 1954 the Ks came with polished primary, cam and sprocket covers. In 1955 as well as 1956 they polished all the covers and the heads.