G'day everyone,
Hi Bonnar_Bloke yes I also hope they have recorded and saved some footage of the last aussie made Victa 2 stroke going down the production line at Victa (Briggs and Stratton). I don't know if they are still assembling the 2 stroke engine though, the only thing I can go one was the dealer that has listed 10 new Victa 2 strokes for sale on Gumtree from Queensland has a picture of the sticker on the boxes. One sticker is dated 4/9/18. If this was the production date then they were still assembling them about 6 months ago. Maybe I should contact B&S and see if they have any footage that they might make available to the public one day. Or if not maybe if they are still assembling them (which I doubt) they can save something from the factory.
As for banning of new sales of 2 strokes I am only going by news articles and also from some information from other members on this forum. Here's a news article:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06...-slashed-under-new-emission-laws/9885250"From July 1, 2019, only products that meet emissions standards or have an exemption will be allowed to be supplied in Australia.
Here is also a news link to a more blunt and straight to the point bad news report for 2 stroke outboard engines from the 1st July 2019:
https://www.boatsales.com.au/editor...ckpiling-old-two-stroke-outboards-58526/So yes it seems that any new 2 stroke engine that isn't exempt will be outlawed as of 1st July 2019.
Hi NormK, ok so you have seen these funny handles coming together at the middle with the throttle control in the middle, I thought that was just a design sketch that never made it into production. Can't say i've ever seen them before I saw that video clip.
Hey Maxwestern, gees mate where was that good old Victa Corvette ad hiding on youtube? I never saw that ad before, it's great! Good old Holden HR stationwagon with the Victa being unloaded from the back. My dad used to have a white HR Holden sedan when I was a kid.
Cheers!
