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| This engine was manufactured around 1880 in
Cologne, Germany and is rated at 2 HP. In 1985 Greg Johnson purchased
it from the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. It still has original
paint and pin striping and is in overall very good condition. The
engine originally used coal (town) gas as the fuel but is now operated
on propane. The ignition is called a "carrier flame" system utilizing
a slide valve in the head to admit a flame into the combustion chamber
at the right time. This flame and its pilot light is fueled with
hydrogen gas. There is no electrical ignition system. Some
of the details can be seen in the pictures.
I took this series of pictures in the summer of 2006 at a private automobile/engine show in southern California where Greg was kind enough to display this very rare engine. |
If you want to see more detail, clicking on the pictures will double their size.
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Updated 10/23/06