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Quote from: Swift Fox

It would be nice if you could get a Bodkin No1 and a Little Wizz to add to that lineup Nick and it is interesting to hear Ben might start producing engines again.

Thanks Philip, I don't know that I have even seen a Bodkin No1 in any collections... and was the Little Wizz more of a one-off than a production piece?

I remember when Ben was releasing these engines you had to check the forum hourly as once they were listed, they were gone fast!

It was the Bodkin No 1E and Ben only made 14 of them if memory serves me right. Yes the Little Wizz was a one off but i think he did make several including an improved version. I'm pretty certain Ben made other one-offs that we will probably never know about or even see.

Yes i remember he was very good at building up interest/marketing for his products and they did sell fast, the only one i never bought was the No 5 as i couldn't afford the high asking price at the time.