Victa Mowers (It's Summer Down Under!)

Here's a video of a very futuristic looking mower that actually launched in 1983. :cool2:

It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie -- as if it doesn't require anybody to operate it and even knows when the grass needs to be cut.

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Yeah... and it's a two-stroke. :thumbsup:
 
The first Victa mower was built in 1952 by Mervyn Victor Richardson who wanted to help his son who had a lawn mowing business. It's now called the "Peach Tin Prototype" since he used an old peach can as a makeshift fuel tank. :laughing:

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It was powered by a Villiers (a British small-engine manufacturer, founded in 1898) two-stroke engine that was probably intended for small motorbikes. I think it's 75cc -- but I'm not sure about that.

Here are some detail photos of the engine. If anybody can ID this engine, I'd appreciate it.

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An interesting summary of the company's history can be found here.
 
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