PART FOUR � The Engine
So far, there appears to have been three versions of the Model A Lark Parkes Lawnmower:
the original machine had a Lark Parkes engine with magneto mounted under the engine;
the second version [c1926] moved an external magnet from underneath to above and behind
the engine (probably for better access to the points).

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The final version of the Model A adopted the then new flywheel magneto in about 1928.
I understand that Villiers invented the flywheel magneto in about 1920. Lark Parke were
already using Villiers carburettors, and a flywheel magneto would have been enticingly
cheaper than an external one.

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Mark J sent me a great image of his engine to compare with a know 1925 magazine image
(sent to me by Eric Schultz, the leading authority on AUS-made engines).
They�re pretty close aren�t they?

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TO BE CONTINUED ...