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Found another little piece of ephemera here, from Popular Mechanics Dec. 1978.

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Nice find, Jan!

I do like the 1978 prices.

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Jan .... I truly look forward to the day when you have all of your SEoPA ephemera up on your website!

On another note, the later version of the Sun Motor, called the Sun Runner, that was black, had only a single flywheel and an enclosed crankcase, was also first made by Solar Engines of Phoenix Arizona, so there was a point in time when you could buy both or either of these potentially solar powered engines. When PM Research bought up the earlier company, they chose to only produce the later model Sun Runner, so the Sun Motor would appear to be exclusively a product of Solar Engines of Phoenix Az. as far as I know.
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Dang, where have I seen that nifty engine before...escapes me  ;D

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Hi, Jan.

As you may remember, I, too, have a Sun Motor, and, like Nick, I do not have the owner's manual.

I do now, though. Thank you.
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Dang, where have I seen that nifty engine before...escapes me  ;D

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You are correct Rog ..... that one did escape from you!  ;c)
"Information is not knowledge, Knowledge is not wisdom, Wisdom is not truth, Truth is not beauty, Beauty is not love, Love is not music: Music is THE BEST...   
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