Re: 1928 Johnson "race" motor

[Anonymous]

Well, finally was able to talk to my friends friend about the motor with the hope I could get in touch with the owner. Doesn’t look like it’s going to happen as he is a "private" individual. No additional pictures but I was told that "it’s in great shape" and that the owner was able to run it by cobbling together a coil pack. The only thing he has done to it is to polish it up. Oh yeah, they found one on the internet that sold for right at $800 but no indication of condition, etc. Guess I’ll have to wait until the swap meet on the 28th to get a look at it. Apparently the owner also has a couple of other motors (unknown make/year) and some manuals he will be bringing with him. We’ll see what happens but I have the feeling that he’s going to want a hefty price for it. Not knowing what’s reasonable and it may be worth it to some but probably no to me.

Of interest is that there is currently one on ebay that is at $289 with 24 bids. For some reason though the listing comes up in spanish.

Kirk