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    Does anyone know anything about the Delco motorcycle prototype that was built for WWII? I'm wondering if Delco built their own engine or borrowed one from a BMW. Is there any info out there on it?

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    Kojak!

    It seems unlikely that a German motor would be used during WW2.
    Perhaps it was an XA? After all, HD and Delco were linked as tight as Indian and Autolite.

    The attached pic is all I know of it.

    ...Cotten
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    • #3
      Cotton, I was reading about the Delco in an old magazine article and the author was the one who suggested that they used an R71 engine. I don't know. It seems unlikely but it also seems unlikely that Harley would have provided a competitor for a government contract with an engine that they were just developing themselves.

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      • #4
        Here's Kojak's version attached:
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        • #5
          Thanks Cotton, I even tried a smaller size than that but kept shooting blanks. Maybe more info on these machines will turn up someday.

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