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Another Interesting Engine; The Chamberlain "8"

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There have been a couple of recent threads on interesting engines (R-R Merlin and BRM V-16); this Australian design from the 1930s might be of interest.

The car/engine was referred-to as the Chamberlain 8; it did indeed have eight pistons but one set operated as valves, albeit with some contribution to compression;



There is a good story, including a short sound recording, here;

Chamberlain 8: by John Medley and Mark Bisset? | Primotipo...
 








 
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