Austin Seven Heads

Ricardo - early design

Ricardo, designed by Sir Harry Ricardo.

The early head shown here was manufactured by Thompson and Taylor at Brooklands in the 1920’s.

Features a deep combustion area around the spark plugs. Spark plugs are located over the inlet valves.

Reference The Austin Seven Clubs’ Association Magazine, publication No. 1989A, pages 14-20. Article by Robin Boyce and Andrew Lowe

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