Originally posted by Ray Bell
.....How about I throw one in to keep the topic going?
The Repco-Holden engine, the darling of the midget racer set here in Australia from the late fifties through the early seventies.
Based on the Holden 'sideplate' six that came out in 1948, it was rather like a scaled down Chevy, 4 mains, originally 3 1/8" stroke, 3" bore and capable of delivering an effortless 75bhp. Standard, that is, before Repco started work on them
The 'Repco' part of the equation was an aftermarket head cast in iron but formed with care... looked great with a rocker cover similar to the early 'Spitfire' Poly Dodge engines, but most of all it sounded fantastic!
Found a picture of a Repco Hi-Power head at last... only external, but something to show:
