motor has a healthy throaty rumble to it. You can tell it's been rebuilt just by hearing it, no undue noises and clear exhaust, even at tickover. I never expected it to have the older type wheels. The later builds had wheels with the larger orange covers with the spokes on the edges, like the ball bearing wheels have, except they are still pure nylon bearings, which you can tell by the plain tyre tread without the moulded splines. It's nice to know this has been in your family since 82, a year with some great film releases such as Blade Runner, ET The Extra Terrestrial, John Carpenter's The Thing and many others.
Ahh, if only victa had kept producing the thumblatch catcher series, they would be in better shape today!
