I'm all for clean it up and restore it, it's a very hard machine to find, and personally, a favorite.
As Blumbly has said, this is the First Auto Drive, The 1972-1973 Victa VC-160 Auto Drive, V109. It marks a big shift for Victa with self propelled machines too.
Prior to the release of this model, the victa's self propelled models had retained the same principals since they begain, in which the rear wheels were driven by friction rollers resting on top of them on a low arch base.
With this machine the Self Propelled concept was able to be bestowed all the top end features of the premier model of the day, the VC-160, as it utilised the same sesign, and did so by driving the rear wheels internally, allowing the drive system to go through the base rather than over it.
It indeed looks to be very complete, and a great candidate for restore, even having the original black throttle control, and an unbroken catch lever. and provided it is all there, getting the drive system working is often not too tricky. further, if the engine is beyond repair, a replacement can be sourced from any machine with a Series 70 MKII Engine.
