33132,
Series O,
11" x 3-1/2 foot bed,
Catalog No. 563-ZB

wswells note: By catalog number, originally a Simplex Motor Drive lathe 

I inherited an old South Bend lathe from my late father a while back that I think is quite rare,
I think it's rare cause I have not been able to find any information on its specific model anywhere,
The lathe is an 11" by 3 1/2 foot bed,
It is similar to the horizontal drive or silent V drive lathes but not exactly,
It has all the bells and whistles like quick change gears,
collet draw bar and chuck, milling attachment, 3-jaw, 4-jaw,
lots of tooling and it still works very well!
The catalog number is: 563-ZB and the serial no. is: 33132,
by your table that puts it being made in or around the fall of 1926,
Everything on it does look used but not terribly worn,
It makes good, clean cuts and I can mostly  get a good finish on everything I have tried,
The ways don't look too beat up but do show some wear,
I was wondering if you have seen a lathe like this?,
Have you ever heard of this type of lathe?,
I can't find that catalog number anywhere and I have searched for quite a while,
I did pay the 25.00 fee at Grizzly to get the serial lookup but I haven't heard anything back from them yet,
I am attaching a couple of pics, tell me what you think, if and when you have time of course,
Thanks!,
Greg
P.S.  It doesn't look like this anymore!
I spent days with a wire wheel and scotchbrite pads polishing it up(not the ways of course)!
My father would have killed me if he saw his lathe in that condition!