Singer 132K6

I haven't posted for ages, and a lot has happened.
One of my older adventures was buying this little (?) beauty a couple of months ago.

It was made in 1938 and is a walking foot industrial machine intended to sew multiple layers of heavy fabric (leather, canvas). It works really nicely on modern vinyl too. It's a little noisy but powers through just about anything. Previous owners oiled it when they knew I was on my way bless 'em, but they didn't care much about how the machine looked. The table is terrible and I'm on the look out for a replacement, and it took ages to clean the head and motor. I checked all the wiring and added an original Singer industrial machine light (not the clip-on 1950s thing in the picture).
The motor was full of insect casings and must have been left outside (but under cover, as it wasn't completed rusted).

It was miraculous the motor worked at all

Later ones have a reverse, but not mine. The picture doesn't really show the size of this baby. She's large and very heavy.
Seriously thinking about re-making my car's rear seat. Previous effort was nothing short of horrible, due to not having one of these. This is still the number one choice of upholsterers in Australia and consequently these usually sell for $1,600 - $2,200.
Needles are much longer and larger than regular industrial needles and start from size 21.
If you want a walking foot machine to sew vinyl or leather, here it is. They're usually called just 'K6' by upholsterers.