I bought this saw in 1964. It was very used and abused but what can you expect for $75. The saw had several problems including the blade was not straight with the table and the rip fence was tilted and the bar it was on was not straight. It has a 1HP capacitor start motor with 4 small/short belts to drive the blade. I don't know when it was built so any info would be interesting. Thanks G Passmore Bozeman MT