Manufactured by McCrae & Pascoe, 242 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
The Pasco, another Australian-built Machine, following American lines but embodying British components.
The second machine is a J.A.P.-engined model known as the Pasco, and is manufactured by Messrs. McCrae and Pasco, 242, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
The frame, it will be observed, has a curved top tube, and possesses graceful lines, while Druid forks are fitted. The mudguards are wide and have deep valances. The lubrication is by a force feed pump combined with a drip feed attached to the lubricating oil tank fitted to the rear, behind the saddle tube, while the transmission is chain-cum-belt through a Sturmey-Archer gear.
Several patents have been incorporated in the Pasco, namely, a patent toolcase underneath the carrier, and a locking device consisting of two lugs brazed to the stand and joined to the stays so that a padlock can be passed through without there being any necessity to use a chain.
The frame is enamelled in black, and the tank black with gold lines, while the wheels are white with gold lines.
Source: The Motor Cycle, July 29th, 1920
Leon Mitchel writes, "The illustration above was published in The Motor Cycle in July 1920, and is reproduced from a scrapbook in the VVMCCSA library. The machine is essentially the A.G. Healing 'kit' common to many local manufacturers (my Blue Bird is an example), with a 6 HP (770 cc) JAP motor and Sturmey Archer CS gearbox."
He also give the following model information:
An article on the Melbourne Motor Show of 1924 says that McCrae & Pascoe displayed 39 solo models, but makes no mention of the Pasco. See McCrae & Pascoe.
Other sources: Tragatsch p247.
