Wolseley Stationary Engine & Crompton Generator
Hi folks, Having recently fitted some new piston rings in my 1946 Wolseley WD2, it was time to get them bedding in. The engine is a standard rotation 1.5hp at 700rpm model and has been mechanically overhauled. It is driving a c.1920 Crompton DC motor which I converted to run as a generator - their factory build dynamos look identical to the DC motors, at that time known as Continuous Current. The neon sign is thought to have come from Abingdon in the 50's/60's and is for Wolseley motor cars, but still a nice thing to have on the shed wall. Apologies for the wind noise, the weather turned as soon as the camera was switched on....
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A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat 1-8 people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are over 1.6 billion cars in use worldwide as of 2025. The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The mode...
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