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Nomondo!!
The catchers won't fit. I'm "gaina" try and get the motor on the Vantage (just visible in front of it) going with any parts of the Rover, and then transfer that onto another Victor chassis. Plans don't always go to plan.
I may just strip for bits.

I shall call you Verbal Kint, "THE Man With The Plan" and you dubed me Red "THE Guy Who Can Get Things".

So the guy who I'm getting my impala 2 has told me he has found the cream/white petrol tank cap. He still hasn't had a chance to look for the catcher due to covid but thinks its there too. No one on Facebook has seen one and most haven't heard about 1. I've seen the post on here from an ex member who found one. Besides the one I've got, it's the only one I've ever seen

You're also the bone collector (another1990s film reference) the man who can get the bone white top, plastic fuel cap and tap in one very coveted mower!

I should be called a typical politician mower man as I have plans I don't follow through often!

I'll have to "catch" The Usual Suspects when I can now.
There's no actor quite like Kevin Spacey!

Remember Verbal was "Keyser Soze" so really you secretly have a ruthless side to you that means you will get what your after in the end!!!

"And like that. Poof, and he's gone" 🤣🤣🤣

Oh Lord now I really want to see that film.

So this is a list of the scientific publications and later called gregorys guides/manuals to do with any thing mowers and small engines that I have put together as I go.

Mowers:
Scott Bonnar series (to 1977) number 97
Rover series (1960-78) number 99 ⭐
Rotary mowers series (1971) number 100 ⭐
Rover series (1978) number 101 ⭐
Victa series (1974) number 102 ⭐
Victa series (1977) number 103 ⭐
Victa twin and lightweight series (1977) number 161
Victa rotary mowers series (1955-81) number 200 ⭐
Victa rotary mowers series (1955-84) number 220 ⭐
Victa rotary mowers series (1955-87) number 403 ⭐
Victa rotary mowers series (1955-91) number 424 ⭐

Small engines:
Small Engines (1974) number 112 ⭐
Small Engines (1982) number 199 ⭐
Small Engines (1990) number 199
Small Engines (1992) number 426 ⭐

Any with a star I have or have on its way in the mail. I have my ones in the order above in the pictures.

I don't know what the 1990 Small Engines number 199 looks like and the same with the Scott Bonnar 97, I can't even find a picture on google. But there is one picture of an above manual I'm waiting for, the twin and lightweight. I'll have to post it in a reply.

Cheers

The victa twin and lightweight manual. I'm waiting for lockdown to end to get mine!!!

Here is the evidence of the Scott Bonnar number 97. If you also see how many models they show on the back of this manual? The only reason I have been able to add on to the original list of these manuals, that I got off ODK, is because I had a list of these to start with that was provided to me by ODK. I have spent quite a few $$$ and a lot of time putting this together the best I can. So thanks and I hope my above information helps others who collect manuals as well as mowers!!!

To 1977 for Scott Bonnar? Yet it's still such a well known brand. Shame on Rover for taking it over and effectively shutting it down as for Victa with Pace and Masport with Morrison, robbing consumers of choice with anti competitive conduct such as this.
Companies should be banned from buying out a competitor offering an alternative to their products, unless it's proven beyond a doubt the said company is about to collapse on it's own.

Companies claim competition is good only when it suits their ends but really are against it behind closed doors.

Yes this elusive Scott Bonnar, Scientific Publications number 97. I can't even find a picture.

I also need to change the date of the Rover SP number:101 to 1973 as the release date.

Here are a bunch of manuals I have organised to collect after the closing of a dealership. All for free, I have offered money but they have flat out refunds.

The ones I'm really really looks forward to are the metal work instructions and guides. They are close ups of them in 2 of the last 3 pictures. The other of the last 3 pictures is a ? Over a big folder believed to have all of the 70's and earlier model information. But won't know for sure until tomorrow.

So I got a delivery of manuals today for free. I'm only posting a few.

But the big one is the twin and lightweight manual in excellent condition!!!!

Just picked this up off ebay. An original magazine advertisement for the Victa Rotomo. I love it!!! This one is getting framed straight away!!!

I've picked up quite a few nice pieces recently to add to my collectables here are just a couple of my favourites.

A very nice original manual and envelope it came in for the Model 8 or standard.

Another very nice manual, guarantee card and accessorie kit with 1 original replacement fuel tank decal. Also it came with an original receipt/invoice for 6 Victa special mowers.

I found a toe guard in excellent condition and with some original paint on it in places still.

And finally the Rofo ignition coil in the original box.

Sorry to disappoint you, Seanoss; but wrt the ROFO box, I'd speculate that that Victa branded coil may be a failed unit, that was replaced by a ROFO one.

ROFO was an independent aftermarket manufacturer, back in the day, whose products were branded with their own logo.

Ahh all good I bought it for the box anyway. I have 2 brand new ones but victa branded and still in their pack.

Hi Gadge, I hadn't looked at the unit that came in the Rofo box since I took the original pictures. Now I'm under no illusion that the unit itself is most likely a failed unit. But I decided to take a closer look at it today and it's definitely got the RO⚡FO branding on the unit. It's very small but it's definitely there. I have a zoomed in image of it and a couple of Images of my NOS victa branded one.