Glow Chief 36

 

Name Glow Chief 36 Designer Gordon Burford
Bore 0.800" Stroke 0.715"
Type Cross flow glow Capacity 0.36 cuin
Production run unknown Country of Origin Australia
Photo by Ron C of Roger Adams' engine Year of manufacture 1965

Notes:

This is a somewhat disreputable example of the Glow Chief 36 made by Taipan designer, Gordon Burford in the mid 60's. It is expecially note worthy as it is the last of the Glow Chiefs. Gordon's company, then based in Adelaide, South Australia, was extremely prolific although not all his engines reached the market (a run of over 1000 crankcases with the desaxé on the wrong side is reputed to have been cemented into the workshop floor). This engine, showing a certain Fox influence, was not considered amongst his most powerful. Note that the sand-blasted case bears the capacity, but no name. The reason for this is not known [1]. The example shown in the pictures, while original, is, in the politest ozzie vernacular, "clapped".

References:

[1] Dislers, M: Gordon Burford's Model Engines, Digital Print, Australia, 2009, ISBN 978-0-646-52498-6. p65.

 

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