PART FOUR - The 4-Stroke Imperials

The main visual difference in the 4-stroke Imperials was the change to
the handle design, introduced for the 1970-71 season. The first, criss-cross
handle, was of a Ransomes design - and a good one - but it suffered from one
obvious defect: it could not be folded. The new handle permitted easy folding.

The only other significant change was to the Kirby-Tecumseh engine specification.
In the Victa Green Book (reproduced below) the carburettor is shown to have
changed 4 times! One can only speculate as to why ...

These first Imperials were finished in a most handsome two-tone green with
decals of white font on black and black font on orange.

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TO BE CONTINUED ...