The Collector

Things Rich collected....

Here is a 1966 Chrysler Outboard motor in our little Red Shed. Apparently he purchased this at some auction with the intent of cleaning it up and reselling it.

As already established, I do not know a thing about motors or engine things. Here is a gem or piece of junk that was hidden in the 'junk' in the tiny shed.

Here is another motor. What was the obsession with old boat motors?

The closest I can figure on this engine is an outboard motor that was made sometime between the years of 1920 to 1940's.

Is it worth anything? Who knows? It will go in an auction, but I'll clean it up  first.

I searched through 'stuff' on the floor of the crushed garage and found this item.

What on earth is it?

A Vintage Kerosene Cowl Lamp from the early 1910 to??? [or tail lamp?]. Inside this lamp is a the  wick set up. The front light would be clear white and the side light would be red.

Odd, but cool, right? I think it is a great find for the following....I'm keeping it. If I put a light in it, it really works!

Dr. Cog and his dog Gear really like it!

Below is a photo of a vehicle in the shed. It is a 1992 4X4 Toyota with a clean engine. It is filthy from sitting in the dusty shed for years. 

The young man that was with the guys picking up the old Buick has offered me 4 times what we paid for it.😎😯

He sees something I really don't. It is filthy from sitting in the shed. The interior is in pretty good shape and the engine looks pristine for some reason. Restored it is worth a whole gob of money. I'd never even entertain the idea of restoration but had another guy comment that he wished he could have a stab at it.

I already promised Matt that is was his.

The Scrap Dudes piled tools on it so I have to clean that off this week.

After all this thing has an engine and we know how good I am with mechanical stuff.

Rich always meant to clean things up and get them running. He saved things for doing later which never came for him. He was good with old engines and could fix almost anything. He could weld and create almost any tool he needed or construct and repair anything else. 

I wish I'd been able to see him work on things in his younger days.

The kid that is buying the Toyota is very excited. He called it A Barn Find. Apparently there is a show where guys search old barns for classic cars to restore.

My grandson and his father are interested in our Allis Chalmer D17. They'd like to have it to restore. That would be an intriguing project to see. I think part of the engine is missing so it would be more likely to be sold as a parts tractor.

Oh the world of a collector....

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