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rbprice
Senior Member
Username: rbprice
Post Number: 376
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 12:12 pm: | 
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These photos show a fully restored Curtiss V-12 marine engine originally built in 1912. It was restored by Jay Smith in 1917 and most recently restored by by Robert Mishko.
The cylinder jackets are Monel and it was run for the first time in 95 years. Can you imagine the noise coming from those short exhaust pipes.
It will be installed in a replica of Gar Wood's Miss Detroit.
Thanks to Robert and Fred Abbe for sharing the photos
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keith
Senior Member
Username: keith
Post Number: 358
Registered: 02-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 03:07 pm: |
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Wow! |
jb_castagnos
Senior Member
Username: jb_castagnos
Post Number: 706
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 08:13 pm: |
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That's a "work of art", just wondering about the clothespin style springs on the exhaust. Maybe to keep them away from the heat. |
rbprice
Senior Member
Username: rbprice
Post Number: 378
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 09:35 pm: |
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CORRECTION - It was Mark Mason who did the restoration work and took the photos.
My apologies to Mark.
Bob |
Robert Mishko
Visitor
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2012 - 01:01 pm: |
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It was Robert Mishko who did the restoration work and took the photos. |
rbprice
Senior Member
Username: rbprice
Post Number: 385
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 27, 2012 - 09:06 am: |
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Thanks for speaking up Robert and setting the record straight. A wonderful job of restoring a significant historical engine.
Bob Price |
