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Australia was an important market for Villiers engines. In 1951 the Australian Government introduced import restrictions on engines. Following negotiations with the Australian Government, Villiers chairman Frank Farrer set up Villiers Australia Pty. Ltd. to manufacture Villiers engines in Australia.
This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past ... Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation — Australia; Compact Radial Engines – Canada; CNA ... Villiers-Hay ...
As this is clearly a 4-stroke engine and the later Villiers and V.T.S. machines were 2-strokes, this is most likely another early model, presumably with a Fafnir engine since they used on some engines overhead inlet and side exhaust valves. 1915: A model with a Villiers two-stroke engine was offered. [11] [12]
1920 Coventry-Eagle with 2.75 hp JAP four-stroke engine Rider on a Coventry-Eagle in, Australia, circa 1935. The machine has a pressed steel frame; Villiers two-stroke engine; and twin exhausts. Coventry-Eagle was a British bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer.
In 1947 the small Villiers engines were introduced and proved successful so were used until 1964. Ambassador motorcycles were costly and did not sell well, but exports to Australia and New Zealand were successful.
Such was the demand that a profitable Dot Company was able to re-enter the motorcycle market in 1949 with a utilitarian two-stroke machine with a 200 cc Villiers engine which sold well in the export market. Many exist today in Scandinavia, Canada, and Australia. Dot trials model
There was a choice of three ohv engine makes, a side valve, and a two stroke. For 1933 the range included 250s, in two-stroke Villiers, side-valve JAP, ohv JAP, and ohv Python. There were now 17 Cotton models. For 1934 150 and 250 cc ohv Blackburne engines were added, and ohv JAP engines of 245 cc and 596 cc. This increased the range to 19 models.
Aircraft engine manufacturers of Australia (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Engine manufacturers of Australia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.