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THE GIRLS

By Pam Allenworth

3313 48th Avenue Moline, Illinois 61265

This is a story about two Continental Military twin engines. My nightmare began in the winter of 1993, and did not end until the spring of 1994. During this six-month period I felt like a widow! If my husband was not at work, he was out in the garage building that thing of a tractor which he so lovingly called "THE GIRLS," because the twin engines fight like two teenage girls.

This is a 1958 Simplicity Wonder Boy 700, extended 28 inches for a full length of seven feet. The back half as well as the front axle are original. This was extended for the purpose of placing two twin cylinder overhead valve engines, sitting side by side. The engines are belted together to the drive shaft. They are both started with one starter generator.

The engines were built by Continental Motors and are dated back in the mid-'60s ...

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