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Hi All,
I recently came across this forum while searching information on victa 2-stroke mowers. I have had a keen intrest in these since i was bout 13, so here i am, I thought i might introduce myself, and some of my collection, i currently have over 20 mowers, some of the most recent additions are quite interesting;

The Collection:
7 Victa VC-160's (4 Up and Rumming, 3 under progress)
1 Victa Vc-160 Auto Drive MKI (Running, and reguarly used)
2 Victa 18" Specials (1 Working, and used, the other needs major work)
2 Victa 18" Standards (1 Very close to done, the other a while to go)
1 Victa Monaro (Poor shape, May just use as parts)
1 Victa Vortex (Almost Done)
1 Victa VC-Mustang (Lots of work to go)
1 Victa Utility (a bit of a miss-match scrap heap, but nearly running)
1 Victa 500 Twin (a Recent Addition, runs, but needs work)
1 Rover 2-stroke (Suzuki Engine, not running)
1 Victa Charger (Newer, Briggs 4-stroke, dead)
1 Sunbeam Lawnkeeper (Getting there, Series 70 MKIII)
1 Victa Cortina (1971, close to finnished)

Here are a few pictures of some of them.

VC-160 Auto Drive, VC-160 (Was my dads, got me started), 500 Twin, 18" Special

VC-160, 500 Twin, 18" Special

500 Twin

VC-160 Auto Drive, VC-160, 500 Twin, 18" Special, Toby (Occasinaly eats a little grass, so why not)

VC-160 Auto Drive MKI

VC-160 (Dads one again), vc-160 (Early one, pre-zip), VC-160 (Met my Fiance while buliding this for the sharehose she once lived in, needles to say, she brought it with her when she moved in)

(From top) The VC-160 Auto Drive again (Same One), Victa Cortina, Sunbeam Lawnkeeper

Victa Special, & Victa Standard During repairs

The Shel of the VC-Mustang, Cowl Cleaned up, ready for re-paint (Engine was very dead)

(From Top) Rover 2-stroke XL, Victa 18" Standard

VC-160, 500 Twin, Zara, Toby

Hope somone finds these photo's interesting, i will put some more pic's up in the gallery once i take them, any questions, thought, comments, etc, go right ahead!

Cheers
Ty

Hi there and a big warm welsome to the outdoorking forum, I also have a rather large collection of older mowers.

Thankyou Joe,
It�s nice to have found somewhere to discuss it, as most of my friends and family don�t hold much of an interest in them at all.
I also have quite an intense memory for Victa 2-stroke specs, so if i can help anyone i would like to, and with most other engines, and even the Victa�s sometimes, I too, could use the advice!

To add to the collection, i have recently pulled:

-2X late 70's Victa Commodores
-Late 70 Victa Mayfair Delux
-Early 80's Masport (briggs)
-1980 Jupiter by Jet-Fast (Briggs)
-90's or newer Rover (Techumseh 3.5)
-90's or newer Rover (Briggs)
-early 90's Rover (Suzuki 2-stroke)
-newer Gardeners Choice 4-sroke (To be disposed of or destroyed)
-1/2 a rover-brigs mower
-Incomplete victa commando (Powertorque, 1980's)
-and possibly another rover from the late 70's with a silver briggs.

There was so much good stuff in this thread that I've just moved the whole thread to Victa Mower Frames. That means it is fine for people to keep posting to it on the same topic (details of collectible 2 stroke Victas)

Thank you! seems a good idea to me.