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Originally Posted by MICRider
I see there were some old hit and miss engines present as well! They are my all time favorite engine, I can watch and listen to them for hours, mesmerizing!  |
No argument there. I had about 14 when I was in high school. Maytags to a 3hp Gray. I gave the collection to my Dad and he has continued to show them until this year. His shoulders are so racked with arthritis that he can't start the big ones anymore. So I told Dad to sell the big stuff off. He made a pretty good penny, too. There was an 1913 air cooled Ideal Model R (3/4hp), on it's original frame, in the collection. The buyer handed Dad a blank check and told him to write in the amount. Let's just say that the $5 investment I made in 1968 paid off in spades.
Now the collection is down to several oddball small engines, many that are also hit n miss, mounted on a 5 x 8 trailer.