If it's a Victa Electric base I wonder if the Victa Electric went the way of the Automatic- the bases either got remanufactured into another (petrol) mower or they were sold off/kept as spare parts? The spare parts idea may explain the good condition of the base, but so would a recycled non-used or dead electric!
I do think Victa missed out on something here, a 4-stroke utility would've been good. I've even looked at the new ones online (and decided the old one's better).
The test I have is I ask myself: "given my experience, would I buy it/ buy it again?" If the answer is "yes" (and it is here) then it's good!
Cheers,
