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Old 09-12-2021, 10:06 AM   #1
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Went to the Redmond, Oregon swap meet yesterday and found this diamond-in-the-rough. I may have over paid a bit as the guy needed $1.00 for it. What say you? The vender is from Eastern Oregon and said he was out walking behind his house and found what he thought was a 2 1/2 yard dump box setting under a tree. He looked it over and then started home when he saw the end of one of the wires sticking up out of the dirt. When he pulled this up he decided to take it home. A little oil, clean and set the points and add a condenser and it should run perfectly. After all (it ran when parked).
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Old 09-12-2021, 10:41 AM   #2
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$1 sounds about right.
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Old 09-12-2021, 12:18 PM   #3
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You could probably double your money on that if you wanted to...☺
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that guy saw you comin!
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Old 09-12-2021, 12:33 PM   #5
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Good find! The copper content alone is worth what you paid.
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Old 09-12-2021, 12:35 PM   #6
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You could probably double your money on that if you wanted to...☺

I was just about to say that if you scrub it up and polish it like this one, you ought to be able to AT LEAST double your money! DD





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Old 09-12-2021, 12:49 PM   #7
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You will need to find a cap. Or maybe a tube of JB Weld.
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Old 09-12-2021, 12:53 PM   #8
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I'll bet the rest of the flathead is down there if he keeps digging.
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Old 09-12-2021, 04:51 PM   #9
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Coop, I will remind you that the one in the second picture is a Harmon-Collins; I think that will make a difference.
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Seems like a bargain to me. I see them here for 10-20 bucks at swap meets
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Old 09-12-2021, 06:14 PM   #11
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Coop, I will remind you that the one in the second picture is a Harmon-Collins; I think that will make a difference.

And that is precisely why I didn't use the other picture with tag. MOST folks will never know the difference. DD
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Old 09-12-2021, 06:27 PM   #12
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Redmond Swap was fun and crowded, I counted 10 masks all day. Free parking/ admission produced a crowd of looky-loos. Still bought some goodies and had a great time. Newc
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And that is precisely why I didn't use the other picture with tag. MOST folks will never know the difference. DD
So it must be the condenser then, eh?

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As Rod Stewart sang, Some Guys Have All The Luck.
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It’s a diamond in the roughest
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If that has an 11a advance unit it could be worth 5 times what you paid.
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