[SEL] [S] Re: [S] Re: Favorite type of engine

[Mick Christie]

G'day Curt
the engine in the pic was badged as a cooper but the plate had dissaperared 
over time but it still had the holes in it for the cooper plate, but being 
that it was origianlly a stover that why it is painted with stover on it.. 
havent come across and stover over here with a stover badge still attached, 
they were all changed when they got here. there are a few original condition 
engines here that still have the "Stovers Good Engine" transfers on the side 
but they still have the cooper plate attached.
   cheers
            mick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:15 AM
Subject: [S] Re: [SEL] [S] Re: Favorite type of engine


> Mick,
> I see you mentioned the Stover engines. Do you ever run across engines
> badged Stover in Oz? Or were all badged Cooper? Just curious if any ever
> slipped thru with the Stover name.....
> I took this photo at Naracorrte
> <http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/Australia2005/Australia2005%20352.jpg>
> but have no clue if recently imported or if this was imported when new.
> If imported and sold new, was this thru Cooper or someone else?
> Curt
>
> Mick Christie wrote:
>> Well what do i go for ahy? Well i really like unrestored engines for
>> starters, original paint or all rust dosent matter, more original the
>> better, i have even bought restored engines and gone ahead and stripped 
>> all
>> the paint off because i like it better in its natural state!
>> and when i look at an engine it has to be mechanically different and has 
>> to
>> "do it for me" i have had some really rare stuff go through my hands over
>> the years but they never did it for me, just something about that engine
>> did'nt quite cut it, i even had the remains of an inverted rotary valve
>> crossley, but it just did'nt do it for me! and lots of people said i was 
>> mad
>> to let it go but it all comes down to personal preference.
>> i do have a soft spot for stover engines and american engines, but i also
>> have quite a few english and aussie engines as well. most are original 
>> and
>> are mechanically different in there own way.
>>      Cheers
>>            Mick
>>
>
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