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Hello ODK History Lovers

The second most successful lawnmower company in Australia � by the end of the 1950s �
was Pace Mowers. They held an increasing market share, and were embracing the new
range of Villiers engines specifically designed for rotary lawnmowers.

History records that Victa�s Mervyn Richardson �secretly� purchased Pace mowers
from John Longhurst (the founder of Pace Mowers) in order to control the market
in 1959. Pace was given leeway to develop lawnmowers separately from Victa for
the first few years. Credit to Victa for this.

This Parts Manual dates from about 1963, a couple of years before Pace � as a
distinct lawnmower maker - would lose its engineering autonomy and be subsumed
under the Victa umbrella � when �Pace� would become just another Victa brand name.

I hope this manual will be helpful to collectors.

The rest is history.
----------------------------
Jack



TO BE CONTINUED ...

PART TWO � Introduction

The introduction is most revealing. It shows Pace had offices in Five States
by the early 1960s, and � in its history � was now using the Pace (Victa),
Lauson and Kirby engines, but had used Villiers, Simplex, Hurricane, and
Vinco engines in the past. The Introduction Section covers the range
(up to Model 6).

PART THREE - Miscellaneous
Section A is an interesting one in that it covers �Miscellaneous Components� �
spark plugs, spanners, Impulse Starters, and fuel filters. It is a curious
thing that this would appear at the start of a manual � Perhaps it shows the
important features of the day. The Impulse Starter was certainly making its
presence known in the early 1960s�

PART FOUR - The Pace 125cc Engine
Section B covers the Pace 125cc 2-stroke engines (aka Tiger; aka Victa)
in Mark 1 and Mark 2 guises. I have also included the price list, separate
from the main list.

PART FIVE � Section C � Villiers
Section C covers Villiers 2-stroke engines, primarily the 7F engine in both
Hand Throttle and Automatic Control engines.

PART SIX � Section D � Other 2-Stroke Engines
Section D covers other engines that had been used by Pace Mowers �
the Simplex 85cc; The Hurricane 125cc; and the Vinco 125cc.
Unfortunately, this is not an illustrated list.

PART SEVEN � Section E � Chassis
Section E is the Pace chassis list, covering models from the Model 1 through Model 6,
covering the 1956-57 season until the 1961-62 season.

PART EIGHT - Section F - Lauson & Kirby Engines
Section F � the final section - comprises the Lauson and Kirby parts lists.
Whilst I have devided this section up, I am curious about the Pace designations:
they have described the engines as follows:

� Lauson LV22 120cc 4-stroke
� Kirby Lauson 125cc LV30 4-stroke
� Kirby GEB25 135cc 4-stroke

LV22 ENGINE


LV30 ENGINE


GEB25 ENGINE

Links pending.


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