Thank you for your input, Laurenz and Uwe. You are possibly correct regarding it being a repaint. The funny thing is I bought it from an elderly couple that said they are the original owners and bought it new in Germany in 1967. The paint job is quite good -- like a factory job. Strange. If I list it for sale, I will mention that it may be repainted.

Speaking of repainting, I painted the body of the Smith Corona shown below to match the keys. 

When my sister purchased a red Royal Quiet Deluxe for my collection, it was a repaint and I had to send it back to the seller. I am aware that the color code is part of the serial number, but my sister did not know that. The seller apologized for trying to pull a fast one, and I purchased a replacement as shown in the photo.

Possibly the link works for me, even though it does not have the .jpg ending because it is from my IP address. I have some more photos to post (one is a neat, mint green Olympia SM9 with universal keyboard), so I think I get it now. Thank you again!

Hmmm -- well I added the URLs from Imgur but they do not seem viewable on my end. Maybe the pics have to be reviewed by admin first?
Thank you for any assistance

I have restored and sold many typewriters, but my Torpedo 18 types so well ("fluid" is the word that comes to mind) that I could not get myself to sell it!

I am new to the forum so I can not post an image until I have 3 forum postings. This is one down! When I am able I will upload a couple pics of my trusty SG1!