1921 Lanz Hot Bulb In Action

Off again with this beautifully restored 1921 Heinrich Lanz 12hp road engine. This tractor is essentially a Lanz stationary, hot bulb, two stroke, single cylinder oil engine mounted on a specially built chassis that allowed it to move under it’s own power. Along with a few earlier models by various manufacturers, these where among the first compression ignition road vehicle ever made, though they are technically a crude oil engine that uses a heated combustion chamber bulb to achieve ignition as the compres