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Hank Czerwick
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 11:47 am: | 
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As a child in the 60's I was involved with my Father in The Antique Engine Club which is sponsord by the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. Two of the club members noticed a Obituary in the Paper for Mr. DuBrie. Shortly there after they purchased the remaining inventory of the DuBrie Engine Co. Now here about 5 or 6 years ago, the last of the two Gentlemen who did this passed on. At his estate sale, I purshaced a DuBrie single cylinder 5hp engine, new in the crate. I can't say for sure, if this engine was build in the 20's/30's or assembled in the 60's from left over parts, either way it certainly has never been run.
So, here's the question. Part of me wants to open the crate and build a nice working display of the engine and run it. Another part of me says I'm ruining something special by doing that and I should leave it in the crate. I've taken the engine to several Local engine shows and it's always a conversation piece but I tell you, it's a real pain to move!!! I had it for sale for a while and never really had any offers that I would consider serious.
So, as a person here with more of a knowledge of Stationary Farm engines (I have a very nice GRAY)and tractors. Could you folks with more of a background of Marine Engines please give me some advice here? |
Richard Day
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 06:16 pm: |
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I am puzzled. There has been a rumor that about 20 years ago a warehouse in Chicago was sold and the new owner wanted about 50 crated DuBrie engines sold. He was selling the Wico magnetos for $50 each until he found he could get about $450 for the crated engines. There seem to be quite a few NOS DuBries around. Can anyone flesh out this rumor? |
ernie
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 06:53 pm: |
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I have seen 2 of them in crates with manual etc.
That was about 10 years ago. |
Bill Schaller
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 07:24 pm: |
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there is one for sale at portland every year. one of the dealers that advertize in GEM has it. |
Bill Schaller
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 07:26 pm: |
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bill
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 07:30 pm: |
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J.B. Castagnos
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 07:47 pm: |
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I had a chance to buy two engines in the crate over the years, didn't tempt me. Once run, they're used engines and not worth nuch more than other used engines. Left in the crate they're not usable. I can't afford this kind of trophy engine, I want an engine I can use. J.B. |
Hank Czerwick
| | Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2002 - 07:41 pm: |
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Thanks a million. Now that I know that this is not a one of a kind thing it's coming out of the crate. I'll take some photos and post them to show what I end up with. The engine in the photos was built 35 before mine.
Possibly the "wherehouse in Chicago" story is in fact the situation that I'm familiar with?
DuBuie Engines are built with Model T Ford Pistion, connecting rod, timing Gears, Carb. etc. etc. All those parts were easy and inexpensive to come by in the 20's and 30's and I'm sure these engines were not all that expensive to Manufacture. The Block, and Crank may be the only parts in the whole thing that were actually made specifically for the engine.
Hank |
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