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The Northern Tool-listed Vanguard is the same engine. Tulsa Engine Warehouse also sells them, which is where I bought mine, significantly cheaper. Good service, also spare parts, manuals, etc. I wasn't able to track down the engineering interface drawings, which has complicated making the adapter pl...

Thanks Locomotive, for the correction. Anyone have any ideas what other applications the Briggs/Daihastu engine is used in?

Here in the states they're sold by Briggs and Stratton as lawn mower engines. I bought mine from Tulsa Engine Supply. 26hp is plenty of power for a small European car.

I picked the Daihatsu 3-cylinder, 1.0 liter engine for my Guzzi conversion. It's going into a 1976 convert, chosen for easy chassis modification and tallest final drive ratio. I've conversed with two BMW riders who used the same engine, and have learned from their experience. 26.5 hp/3600rpm = 72 mp...