Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[powerabout]

BGB....lol

[T2x]

Hi T2x
What is that?

It is not one of these......

[RogerH]

There's someone who brings these motors to the Buffalo Launch Club V&H event. Here's a picture of one of the motors from 2007. He actually ran both of them on the motor stands.

[FUJIMO]

Hi T2x
What is that?

Its a terribly over-restored Chris*Craft engine, completely designed & manufactured by Chris Smith. It weighs 1500 pounds & only produced 225 horsepower initially, when they were first produced in 1926. All this, from 826 cubic inches. The A-70 model was only produced(at the Algonac Michigan plant) for a few short years, before much more horsepower was re-engineered from the same engine & thus rebadged the model A-120, up to...and as much as, 400 horsepower. Both model engines were the same bore & stroke, with a 5" bore...and a 5 1/4" stroke. The Chris*Craft Model A-120 was built up to the beginning of World War ll.

[FUJIMO]

...Those other engines look to be Allison or Rolls-Royce V-12's...its difficult to tell from the photo's. People nowadays restore these engines any way they deem to do so, cosmetically, and mechanically, in such a way, that it is sometimes difficult to tell what the hell they are.

[GENE LANHAM]

Gar Wood was the first over 100 mph with four of these--

[jackiewilson]

...Those other engines look to be Allison or Rolls-Royce V-12's...its difficult to tell from the photo's. People nowadays restore these engines any way they deem to do so, cosmetically, and mechanically, in such a way, that it is sometimes difficult to tell what the hell they are.

Hey, FUJIMO, if you take a peek on this old site tomorrow, you'll see I totally agree with you------don't do restorations, but I do like to "CONCEPTERCISE" which means I've got "Artists Licence" to virtually do what the hell I like-------Stavros is either going to laugh his socks off or Have a stroke when he sees the way I mutilated his beloved Pratt & Whitney R 23800-------even gave it eight blades of push-n-pull duo props---------how 'bout that for some lateral, longtitudal thinking ???

Strange to think I was there------- by that I mean looking at those piccies the first time around-------when most of those pictures on the Mercury thread were taken.

Still waiting for the famous Cypress Gardens skiing pyramid picture with Dick Pope junior--------Billy's wife Lynne is somewhere in that set up. ( I think) ----it's just a question of time before you get around to showing it.

I was around in the days of Bill Steele, Joe Swift, Kabasta, Dave Biers, Dick Schneider, , Willabee and Pruett, Alex ----Charlie and Anne Strang------Rolla, Cary, Radici, Wayne Vickers and Bill Sirois, not a lot of us left!

Time to pack the iPad, I'm rambling again----watch out for the bugs, MYGGWY.J.

[jackiewilson]

Rent day again-------always seems to be Thursday-----always seems to be raining----just have to finish off the prop blades and then take a piccie or two.
Time to crack on------talk later.

[jackiewilson]

Kinda slowed things down a tad when I put a four inch flap wheel through my left thumb, made me say "Oh Heck, Bother" and a few other choice expletives, was finishing the last of the eight blades, concentration went for a hike and the bastard bit me !!
Thats going to put Fifty Bucks on top of the asking price-------so I the piece is not together yet------could be late afternoon before I post a piccie, but I will, promise!

[jackiewilson]

Well, there it is Stavros, for richer or poorer is it shed or Tavares bound ?
12 days and 50 hours------plus a very sore thumb (actually ground it back to the bone------did you know, bone is white?). .
The "THANG" is actually on the conservertoire table, along with the last couple of months work.
Jag concept and the Lembke project are Florida bound next week, so they're not going to make the shed .

Next few days is tidy up and clean up and unfinished concept days------have to leave the workshop looking shipshape and Bristol fashion--------reminds me of the reasons my sainted mother gave for having clean vest, shorts and pocket kerchief, IN CASE YOU GET RUN OVER BY A BUS !!!!!

[powerabout]

WoW!!

[jackiewilson]

Oh yes, I almost forgot --------12 CYLINDERS ARE LACKING SOMETHING-------' sorry 'bout that, it's the devil that gets into me! Ho-Ho-Ho!

[seeroy]

It is official, you can do anything. Can you make a pig fly?
NO, NO, NO!!! Do not take that on as a challenge.

[jackiewilson]

All the pressures gone, nothing urgent left to do. I know, it's self inflicted but like I said before------it keeps the little grey cells active and the Athritis at bay.
Anyway, you have to admit Fugimo's Mercury thread is top reading at the minute since Willabee hibernated his "Hot Singles" thread.

Found a Christmas card from Ted Boyd this morning----postman must have put it on the bench when I was out--------somehow it fell behind the South Bend, shows I haven't kept the shop clean for a while--------many thanks for the card Ted.

Not rambling tonight so have a goodnight and a great day tomorrow. MYGGWY. J.

[GENE LANHAM]

wow!!

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