Absolutely agree there Norm. My general rule of thumb is anything after the introduction of plastic will struggle to become collectible long into the future. A good case in point is the Victa Special - Plastic wheels are their weak point. Cant be repaired or refurbished to any great degree, leaving unconvincing reproductions as the only hope for restoration. Whenever you replace a part like that a machine tends to lose a bit of its personality, I reckon. The old steel/brass/alloy combo makes earlier machines that much tougher and repairable...and desirable.

Anyways, with the ongoing topic of Early Victa dealerships, here we have a couple of foreign examples that do well to demonstrate the global reach Victa were achieving in the early to mid 60's:


February, 1963 - Willie Lawson's store, Tullynestle, Scotland

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August, 1964 - Tiger Williams, Union Implement Company, Durban, South Africa

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