swap meet find

[D. Jones]

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).

 

[Kube]

$1 sounds about right.

 

[34pickup]

You could probably double your money on that if you wanted to...☺

 

[ronn]

that guy saw you comin!

 

[ford38v8]

Good find! The copper content alone is worth what you paid.

 

[V8COOPMAN]

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

 

[J Franklin]

You will need to find a cap. Or maybe a tube of JB Weld.

 

[cadillac512]

I'll bet the rest of the flathead is down there if he keeps digging.

 

[tubman]

Coop, I will remind you that the one in the second picture is a Harmon-Collins; I think that will make a difference.

 

[cas3]

Seems like a bargain to me. I see them here for 10-20 bucks at swap meets

 

[V8COOPMAN]

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

 

[Newc]

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

 

[tubman]

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?

 

[dean333]

As Rod Stewart sang, Some Guys Have All The Luck.

 

[joe 1950]

It’s a diamond in the roughest

 

[Frank Miller]

If that has an 11a advance unit it could be worth 5 times what you paid.