Vintage Automobile Racing Engines

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Midget Engines

Offenhauser 98 cu. in. in-line 4-cylinder.  This engine dominated midget racing wherever it was allowed to compete in the 1930s – Offenhauser Engineering photo

Evinrude-Elto Outboard This water-cooled 59.4-cubic-inch 2-cycle rotary valve opposed 4-cylinder engine could put out 85 H.P. at 8,500 r.p.m. on a mixture of 82% methanol, 10% toluene (or Benzol), and 8% caster oil - Al Isselhart photo

Cragar This in line 4-cyllinder Waukesha industrial engine was fitted with a Cragar head and used in George Wright’s midget for driver Jimmy Wilburn – Motor Racing News

Hercules In line 4-cyllinder with a “L” head - The Mighty Midgets by Jack C. Fox

Jensen – Healey Dual overhead cam in line 4-cylinder - The Mighty Midgets by Jack C. Fox

Marmon Overhead valve in line 4-cylinder that was actually an 8-cylinder Marmon passenger car engine that had been cut in half - The Mighty Midgets by Jack C. Fox

Popp Overhead valve in line 4-cylinder - The Mighty Midgets by Jack C. Fox

Ford V8-60 This 136 cubic-inch, 60 H.P. engine was manufactured from 1937 to 1940 and was a very popular midget engine even though it was notorious for running very hot when gasoline was used for fuel - Tom Teixeira photo

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