So it definitely is not Victa, wonder why owner assured me that it was.
I knew it was not an '18" toecutter, and I have posted the close-up of what is left of the front decal residue and imprint, which definitely to me is not the right outline for the Victa logo.
Only markings I have found so far is the 'Hurricane" on front of engine alloy casts, the wheels actually look same to me as the ones on the Ezycut mower that featured on the Google image page that led me here.
I was already signed up to this forum previously, for some reason, I did not even recall signing up here.
So someone else had one of these?