Hi All,

For a while now I have been looking for one of these, I don�t know how common they are in Australia nowadays but I cant recall seeing any for sale here in the UK for the last few years... anyway, I found one..!! (sorry I cant figure out how to link pics to the post)

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It has the original green catcher but it is going brittle and has cracked in a couple of places. Is there anything that can be done to repair/treat them or is it just a case of shutting it away in the dark for the rest of its days?

It�s obviously had a few parts replaced over the years, the throttle lever and engine cowl are not original. The air filter snorkel is split in several places where it joins the filter housing and the filter housing itself is broken off its mountings but I have the cap with the "V109" code on it. I really like the retro �Auto Drive� lettering on the base; it would be great to find these parts including that original lime green engine cowl and get it back to somewhere near how it should be.

The engines piston, rings and barrel look fine through the exhaust port, it has good compression and no signs of scoring. The engine number is: 20720 71 92 (does that make it 1971 or 1972?)

I am starting to wonder if this will be too expensive to restore back to near factory condition? I found what I think is a 1982 Victa Power Plus last year that needed a bit of work, mainly a good clean up, new handle bars, carby overhaul some paint and a new drive cable. I love it and use this mower regularly now. I don�t think I will put this one back into service though, maybe just start it up now and again. Is there an alternative catcher I can get for it? Also, does anyone have that lime green engine cowl for sale?

Thanks

Alan.

Last edited by Bruce; 17/04/17 04:49 PM. Reason: Corrected image