Good morning
Jeffrey,
I hope you had a good day yesterday for your birthday, mate.
With this machine, I feel that it all depends on the amount of time you wish to spend on it. It may be that this machine will be an important part of the Victa Mustang timeline at some time in the future, but this
particular machine, may not be worth your valuable time fixing it.
My advice is, if you don't feel like repairing it, why not reduce it to serviceable parts..(eg. all the good bits) dress cowl, cylinder head, etc, and build up your spares cache....in the hope you may find one in future in better condition, that may be a future restore project.
