Well, an interesting update for the VC-160, as we have recently discovered, there is indeed another model of VC-160, the VC-160 'S'.

Pictured below is one belonging to Jay from Scotland.

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Now, I have not seen one of these over here before, however the model is not listed as an export model in my records, in fact the code for the mower (V137) refers to the first series of Victa sports.

Looking at the images, this seems to be confirmed, it's running the Series 70 MKIII engine, as did the sports, and has the same cowl set up, base and wheels.

I'm yet to check the 108 from the start of the serial number against my records, to see if it is a match to the sports serials, however the 74 (1974) shows that the date is correct as well.

It’s quite possible that the VC-160 'S' was not released in Australia, but instead a re-badge of the sports that happened for export to some countries, but for the collector who is interested in adding one to their collection, it would seem to me that the only modification needed to adapt a VC-Sports MKI would be to reproduce the VC-160 'S' label.

Once I have details for the serial, I will add those, hopefully it will be a match, so that those who want to reproduce this machine have access to the correct series of crank case.

ADDITIONAL: I have noticed the decompression valve is a sealed type, which is unusual for the era, I'll have a look into this further as well, further there is the spark plug boot, which I will be finding more about the originality of.

Cheers
Ty

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