Yes! They made them but Mercury outboard was threatening to sue them so they sold to Oliver Farm Machinery of Michigan. Oliver continued using the same powerhead. I have a few Olivers on here too! Thanks for watching 👀!
Then Oliver attempted to start a deal with Perkins of England 🇬🇧 to make them for Oliver overseas and somehow that was supposed to be a cost cutting measure? In the end, Perkins took over completely. I have a Perkins 6.5hp that looks exactly like my Oliver made Wizard Powermatic 5.5hp but the Perkins is rated at 6.5hp. Same exact powerhead as the Wizard. I can't put pictures here as I don't think you can or if you can I don't know how. If you want to look me up on Facebook and add me I can show you a better explanation and pictures of the Perkins and the Oliver's and the Wizards it's kind of a jumbled story here. You can find me on Facebook as Doug Parker and I also have American Legion vintage Outboards on Facebook page
