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Following In His Grandfather’s Footsteps

Q How many engines do you currently have in your collection?

A In my collection there are approximately 17 engines. Of those engines, 10 engines are mine (four of which came from a longtime friend of my grandfather’s), six once belonged to my grandfather, and one engine is a friend’s that I am working on.

Q What’s your favorite engine in your collection?

A It’s hard for me to pin down a specific favorite engine in the collection. I definitely have more than one. If I had to choose, it would be the engines I got from my grandfather, along with the engines I got from a long-time friend of my grandfather. In addition, my recently acquired Edwards 2-cylinder that has been on the top of my wish list for a long time.

Q Are you working on any restoration projects?

There are a couple of projects that I am currently working on: the Edwards 2-cylinder, the 3hp

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