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Old 11-24-2014, 03:17 PM
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landy95
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Originally Posted by coriolan
The twin shaft engine for tether cars was very popular and used in the "Tiger two-five' and many cars of the period!
"http://www.onthewire.co.uk/images/Oliver.jpg
http://www.henribaigent.org/Round%20...Pole%20era.htm
From Onthewire:http://www.onthewire.co.uk/firms.htm
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J.A. OLIVER (engineering). John Oliver senior ran a cycle car and motorcycle repair business in Nottingham. During the war he used his workshop facilities for precision work on Government contracts. With the war over and little work for his original business he turned to the manufacture of small capacity model diesel engines. The original Battleaxe and Jaguar engines were made as twinshafts for car use along with a folded aluminium chassis sold as the Two-Five. In 1949 the engine that was to bring fame to the Oliver name was designed. This was the first of the 2.5cc RV Tiger engines. In twinshaft form it became the standard unit for virtually all C class cars. In the early 50s Oliver, started to produce a range of cast aluminium pans from the scale Alfa Romeo and semi scale Tiger Two-Five to the purely functional Tiger Bomb and Bottoms Up. Oliver probably produced more tethered cars and engines than any other manufacturer. So successful and powerful was the Tiger that it found fame the world over as an aero engine for team racing, combat and free flight]
Very interesting, so it used to be called round the pole racing? I think all the noisy smelly hobbies are the best, also interesting to read how well regarded the Olivers were and that goes for John Oliver as an engineer not just the engines. Cheers Coriolan I can see I might have to keep some of these engines I'm getting interested.