PART FIVE � An Anomaly
The newsprint advertising records show something odd. . .
The Loyd Motor Sickle appears to have been offered with two different engine
configurations � the vertical shaft (as previously shown), and a horizontal
shaft Villiers. No print records shed light on the reason.

Photographic evidence (see next part) suggests both had the same Midget MK3
shrouded engine: one vertical; the other horizontally mounted. I can speculate
a couple of reasons:

[1] Buyer or Seller preference � the horizontal shaft was well-established in
commercial and agricultural applications. Their fitment to the Loyd enabled
users to remove the engine for multiple tasks. Vertical crankshaft engines
were not common at all at this time.

[2] Availability � all manufacturers were subject to post-war limitations.
There was a shortage of engines in general, and it may be that Loyd adapted
to availability from Villiers.

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