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British Polar Engines is a manufacturer of diesel engines based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company has over seventy years' experience in the manufacture and supply of spare parts for diesel engines. The engine and company take their name from the engine supplied to Roald Amundsen's Fram, from which he conquered the South Pole.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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British Polar Engines is a manufacturer of diesel engines based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company has over seventy years' experience in the manufacture and supply of spare parts for diesel engines. The engine and company take their name from the engine supplied to Roald Amundsen's Fram, from which he conquered the South Pole.2
The company was founded in 1927 as Fiat British Auxiliaries, Ltd. In 1931 it was reconstructed as British Auxiliaries Ltd and in August 1944 it changed its name to British Polar Engines Limited.
From Wikipedia’s article on British Polar Engines, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
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