1959 Victa acquires Pace Mowers,
1965 Pace Mowers was shut down.
To maintain its strong position in the Australian market, Victa took over one of its major competitors, Pace Mowers in 1959. Pace Mowers began in much the same way as Victa, in the garage of the owner, John Longhurst, and it later moved to a factory in Burwood, NSW.
The takeover was kept under the radar and Pace Mowers continued to grow, at one point producing a mower a minute. Victa closed down the operation of Pace Mowers in 1965.
http://trademags.com.au/index.php/victa-celebrates-its-60th-anniversary/Ive not seen this one before,pretty much the same as most of the info with a few little things extra,id not seen.Note The EXPORT of 143,000 mowers per to to 28 countries.Thats 1958.Not a bad effort,knew they went over seas although its still hotly debated,but ive seen examples in NZ and South Africa:)just never thought of a figure this high.
Pace mowers brand name has been continued on more than one occasion,ill see if i can find dates of who held the PACE name after 1965...Maybee the info of 1966 to 68 is accurate,(although the V preffix doesnt sound right)just owned by another company who still sourced and used victa engines,just like HG Palmer and others?
