My acquaintance with this Blackstone Spirit engine actually began several years ago. I had heard about this engine being for sale from a few different sources but, at that time, there was no point in travelling to see it as it was out of my price range. Between running a business, having a young family and, of course, being a collector of too many things, I couldn’t justify the asking price. 

I told several other friends/collectors about it, but they were also not in