Villiers Midget queryīut John Marston was dissatisfied with the pedals on his machines, which he bought in. From the start they had relied on high quality of production and finish.

In the s John Marston's Sunbeam bicycles became extremely successful. Hi All, My knowledge of the serial codes for the midget engines is limited to those that I have seen.The Villiers Engineering Co.Ī short history of the company. Hi ' I'm not a lawnmower man I'm a vintage motorcyclist but we share a common interest of early Villiers engines.Ĭan you help. Sometimes these engine numbers are not that well stamped and also get battered around over the years. Has anyone seen a higher number? That's a smart little engine with an interesting list of possible applications in the text of the advertisement.

Unfortunately I do not know of a master list of codes and corresponding specifications. What I do know is that this engine is one that is mounted upright and has a straight inlet, no decompression valve and a centrally mounted spark plug looking from the top. My knowledge of the serial codes for the midget engines is limited to those that I have seen. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is there some all embracing lawnmowere book that tells all? Member Sir Chook knows a lot about Atcos, which used the midget, so he may be able to add some info. The one that came out in Has anyone any knowledge about these versions? I've also seen photos of lawnmowers with the Midget engine mounted up right rather than the usual forward slope.Īre these exactly the same? You see my confusion. At present I am researching the original Midget engine.

They diverged wildly after WWII but up to were very much brothers under the skin. I'm not a lawnmower man I'm a vintage motorcyclist but we share a common interest of early Villiers engines.

Villiers engine serial numbers