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Hello ODK History Lovers
This is a sensational brochure that sums up Victa for 1968 and 1969.
This was a mature residential mower maker with a wide range of rear and side
discharge models, and the early Imperials with their 4-stroke Kirby engines.

This is a great multi-fold brochure that I have dated to 1968-69 because of
the early G2 carby, the first Victa carby to be governed.

Second, we have the Imperial range of roller mowers - all with the early
'cross-handles' and 4-stroke engines.

Best of all, we have Victa's 'Key-Start' machine fitted to a Kirby 4-stroke.
This was the 'must-have' gadget for the late 1960s. The reference to the Key-
Start as being, "the one you start like a Jag" would probably have been
directed at Merv Richardson (who owned Jaguar cars).




TO BE CONTINUED ...

PART TWO - Safety
This is a most interesting brochure because it collates and voices the
increasing public and Governmental concern for lawnmower safety -
with a Draft Code ...the Draft Australian Standard Safety Specifications
for Power Lawn Mowers. 1968 is the year Australian lawnmower makers
finally addressed the tragic accidents involving power lawnmowers.

For Victa, this meant a safety cut-out switch on the carby, and the abandonment
of the removable side- edging-flap. The Victa lost its vestiges as a ... 'toe-cutter'.
Victa introduced its 'Safety Seal':-




TO BE CONTINUED ...

PART THREE - The Range
This is a modest range compared to what we would see just a few years' later.



The other side of the multi-fold presents a sensational panorama of the
Victa range.



There were five rear discharge machines: Key Electric, Self-Propelled,
the Corvettes and the Cortina. Note the new Victa Special and the New
Utilities. I note that the 4-stroke Key Electric has a Victa recoil
starter ... on a 4-stroke! The only other recoil is fitted to the 125cc
New Utility.

The Imperials were all 4-stroke, and available in 16", 20" and 24"
[the 14" would only become available with the Victa 2-stroke in 1972].

PART FOUR - The Brochure
As always, I offer this brochure for personal download.

VICTA MODELS


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