Wow hasn't this topic changed over the last day.
The interesting thing about the original Corvettes is that they
never had recoil 'zip' starters. they were always impulse with
trip-release. Any 1960s or '70s Corvette (with recoil) will be incorrect.
Wow not sure where you get your information from but it's not totally correct There was a Corvette 2 released in 1973-74 Victacode V147 of which did (I'll repeat DID) have a recoil starter.Of which is the exact model that we are talking about.The one I added the picture of.I myself have seen far too many over my 20 years of collecting and talking to others about them to believe what you are saying is true.Yes there was a time the Corvette were dropped as the Cortina took over that line,and they were basically the same mower.
The interesting thing about the original Corvettes
What do you mean by original.Where they all not original?
Victa continued to fit the Series 70 Mark 1 to the Corvette (meaning it could not
take a recoil starter). This was pure marketing strategy
Ya What?? The Mark I engine never even scene the the light of day by 1973 mowing season the Mark II was on the scene and the Mark III wasn't far off.Actually I think it was even earlier in 73.By the end of 1972 that was if for Mark I.I know there isn't much difference between the Mark I and Mark II,just the head with a decompression value.It's simply a matter of Ready...Zip...Mow!
The name has been revived - from time to time - but with no real prestige.
You got that right those dumb things they make now are all just exactly the same they just paint the base a different colour,Hey let's call it something else.At least in the 50's,60's,70's and 80's they made them look different.
Sorry Jack there is just some things you put up (hey I've done the same)that just isn't quite right.I guess unless you are 100% correct,then like me I just don't post it anymore.In saying that there wasn't one with a zip starter is completely wrong there was.I didn't even look that hard to find it either.
