Automotive Engines
During the 1920s there was rapid development in the design of diesel engines. In 1929 a Gardner "4L2" marine engine was fitted into a Lancia bus. This conversion was successful and prompted Gardner to introduce the "LW" series of diesel engines, designed especially for road vehicles but later modified and supplied as a marine engines with factory-fitted bilge pumps.
During World War II (1939–1945) Gardner's war work consisted mainly of building diesel engines of their own design. Their bus engines were also used as the main powerplant in the Royal Navy's X class and XE class midget submarines.
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