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The engine initially used by the Servi-Car was the 45 cubic inch flathead used in the 1932-36 R model.<ref name=Chronicle68 /> It was changed in 1937 to the engine used in the W model, which differed mainly in having a recirculating oil system instead of the constant-loss system of the R.<ref name=VINcheckServiCar /><ref name=Chronicle94>Mitchel, D. "Harley-Davidson Chronicle - An American Original" p. 94-95 Publications International Limited, 1997 ISBN 0-7853-2514-X</ref> The "W" flathead engine continued until the end of production in 1973, despite the "W" solo series being replaced by the [[Harley-Davidson | The engine initially used by the Servi-Car was the 45 cubic inch flathead used in the 1932-36 R model.<ref name=Chronicle68 /> It was changed in 1937 to the engine used in the W model, which differed mainly in having a recirculating oil system instead of the constant-loss system of the R.<ref name=VINcheckServiCar /><ref name=Chronicle94>Mitchel, D. "Harley-Davidson Chronicle - An American Original" p. 94-95 Publications International Limited, 1997 ISBN 0-7853-2514-X</ref> The "W" flathead engine continued until the end of production in 1973, despite the "W" solo series being replaced by the [[Harley-Davidson K|"K" series]] in 1952.<ref name=VINcheckServiCar /><ref name=Chronicle150>Mitchel, D. "Harley-Davidson Chronicle - An American Original" p. 150 Publications International Limited, 1997 ISBN 0-7853-2514-X</ref> | ||
An electric starter became available on the Servi-Car in 1964, making it the first civilian Harley with an electric starter, one year before the debut of the [[Harley-Davidson FL#Electra Glide|Electra Glide]].<ref name=VINcheckServiCar /><ref name=AmericanVTimeline>[http://www.american-v.co.uk/heritage/timeline/index.htm American V History: Timeline]</ref><ref name=XAHistory>[http://www.conansclassics.com/harxahis.html Harley-Davidson XA History]</ref> | An electric starter became available on the Servi-Car in 1964, making it the first civilian Harley with an electric starter, one year before the debut of the [[Harley-Davidson FL#Electra Glide|Electra Glide]].<ref name=VINcheckServiCar /><ref name=AmericanVTimeline>[http://www.american-v.co.uk/heritage/timeline/index.htm American V History: Timeline]</ref><ref name=XAHistory>[http://www.conansclassics.com/harxahis.html Harley-Davidson XA History]</ref> | ||