RR-1 (ebay)

microflitedude Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:21 pm

I don't have the time or money to bid on this, so I'll post it here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Model-Airplane-Engine-Motor-/370780016573

Looks like it will clean up well - other than a possible bent needle, I don't see any real damage. The tank looks near perfect.

**Cribbs74** Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:40 pm

Good find Matt,

I am not sure the needle is bent. Two screws are loose on the tank, my bet is the tank is just cocked.

ZACATTACK Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:32 pm

Jason and I were discussing the back plate...It looks alot darker then original RR1's of that era....Maybe not an original back-plate for that particular engine?? I don't know?

Mark Boesen Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:03 pm

I'd think as nice as the tank looks, it hadn't been 'played with' much, remember the backplates went to a 'brass' finish in '58-'59 and the Tee Dee Spinner didn't appear till '61. The needle does look bent.

**Cribbs74** Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:15 pm

ZACATTACK wrote:Jason and I were discussing the back plate...It looks alot darker then original RR1's of that era....Maybe not an original back-plate for that particular engine?? I don't know?

I didn't notice the obvious the first time around, but the backplate has filler tubes.

Ron

Jason_WI Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:18 pm

The backplate filer tubes may not be drilled through all the way. Some RR-1s were shipped like that I believe. The other unknown is if the cylinder has 2 bypass ports. That could have been swapped in the past also.

pkrankow Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:20 pm

I think you can call that one "frank" as is "Frankenstein"

I am not surprised it is $40 already.

Phil

ZACATTACK Sun Mar 17, 2013 6:22 pm

Im in the wrong thread!! I was refering to this E-Bay item that we were discussing....a silver RR1 Here http://www.ebay.com/itm/151010736374?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649...That backplate looks fine..RR1's were shipped like this...I have a NIB RR1 just like that one in the picture with the exact back-plate as that...they were produced with filer tubes at the top but as Jason stated, they are not drilled!! Sorry for the mispost!!
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