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Compressor Engine

Missouri Collector Breathes New Life into Au - To Air Compressor

By Robert Best

Looking at the finished product, it's easy to see why some old iron collectors mistake Robert Best's converted Au-To compressor for an original, vintage stationary engine.

I wonder how many collectors have ever seen -much less owned - an Au-To flywheel air compressor? Better yet, how many collectors have seen an Au-To air compressor converted to an engine?

After seeing a few engines made from air compressors some 15 years ago, I decided to make my own. I attended numerous auctions looking for a compressor that would make a good engine, and for $5 I picked up an Au-To compressor. The old compressor sat around my shop for a while, and then I moved it to my storage building, where I forgot about it until 2002.

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