I was driving along Empire Bay Road, Empire Bay on the NSW central coast when I came across these about a kilometre apart. The first one was the Powertorque Victa. I had a load of bottles in my car, so grabbed the catcher and engine cover with the intention to grab the mower on the way back home. Then lo and behold I see a Celestial 160 on the side of the same road a further kilo away! Again couldn't fit that in the car, so got out and folded the handles and stashed it behind a barrier in the hope it would still be there. I took the picture where I stashed it. It had been sitting as plain as day right by the roadway. I managed to load both mowers into the car and then home afterwards about an hour later. The PT appears to have a good rust free deck but the motor is seized. Should be able to make a good mower form a donor motor. It still be a good source of parts. The Celestial has a G3 carburettor and everything appears complete, though badly sun stroked. Time will tell if out will start. It looks like it's had a hard life going by the trashed wheels and worn deck.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
