I had been eyeing this on Ebay for a while and was impressed with it's condition, despite having been "gelded" of it's auto drive system.
When someone gave me a nos black catcher that goes on this body (non auto drive) I figured I may be able to adapt it by further removal of the green gearbox cover. Upon getting the mower, however, I realised it wasn't that simple after all because by removing this guard, you leave a gap in the chassis that would allow the escape of clippings through the belt drive area!
It also lacks throttle control and the ability to stop ,which is why I'm in the process of removing the carburettor to take to a mate's for a look. It looks nice though and works okay as long as you don't mind mulching your grass (it is fitted with utility blades!) and don't need to rev it high to tackle thicker stuff.

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Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!