PART TWO - The Chassis
The alloy base had a narrow skirt that was an improvement in safety when compared to the 'plough disc'
or 'toe cutter' bases used on many Australian rotaries of the time.

It had 'instant' 4-wheel height adjustment. The automotive-style 'grill front' in the casting resembled
Pace, Supa-Swift and Turner bases of the era. The rear wheels were larger than the front and all wheels
were 'tubeless'.

Here is an advertisement I own, taken from Australian Home Beautiful, December, 1958.

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PART THREE - The Bombshell
I've saved the best for last and it is new information.
The thing that intrigued me the most is that all the records I found did not identify a manufacturer.
The only clue was that the Carter was 'Marketed throughout Australia by James N. Kirby Sales Pty. Ltd.'

So, Kirby was marketing a lawnmower in 1957 and it was supplying the engines for them.
But who made this mysterious Carter? The answer I present is speculative and, given the passage
of time, we're not likely to know the full story. But here's my best guess ...

In reading the biography of James N. Kirby I came across a short entry on page 33.
It confirmed that the Kirby Hi-Torque 2-stroke was made in Sydney's inner-east, but the entry
went on to tell us where the engine castings were produced.

They 'were supplied by a Kirby-owned company, Carter Tooling Pty. Ltd.'
Hmm ...

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