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    Ollie's ODD JOBES

    Jan 02, 2021 4 minutes
    Photos by Ollie Hulme

    ‘It all happened because I took the magneto off a Panther engine and saw ' the "shelf" below it and thought it could be just the place for a second cylinder. I discussed it with members of the Panther Owners' Club. It turned out a few people had thought about that, but couldn't work it out, partly because there was nowhere to put the second camshaft as the oil pump would be in the way. It was one of those impossible jobs, so I thought I'd try it .. .'

    Geoff Stray's Panther M240 V-twin has been five years in the making and has appeared at the Bristol Classic Show for the last three years in various stages

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