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richarddurgee
Senior Member Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 3606 Registered: 11-2001
| Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2015 - 07:31 am: |
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* Sterling ad in September 1910 issue Power Boating * |
ldobbins
Senior Member Username: ldobbins
Post Number: 172 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Saturday, July 18, 2015 - 11:09 am: |
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Nice ad Richard. It adds more contradictions to what think we know. Piston water pump in 1910? Sheet metal reverse gear instead of cast housing? And use of a primary timer off of the center of the intake cam? This looks like the old series before it becoming the Model B. Prior to the letter series, the models were a HP Range. The 1906/7 four cylinder that I have is a model 14-18 for example. Thanks for posting. Cheers, Lew |
handman
New member Username: handman
Post Number: 1 Registered: 08-2015
| Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 12:09 pm: |
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Hey Lew, Just sent you an email with some Sterling questions. Hope you can help. Bud Clark Dallas, TX |
handman
New member Username: handman
Post Number: 2 Registered: 08-2015
| Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 12:14 pm: |
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Would it be easier to post here? Might help others with similar questions. Bud |
ldobbins
Senior Member Username: ldobbins
Post Number: 176 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Friday, August 14, 2015 - 06:53 pm: |
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I have been talking with Bud about something he found in Motor Boat mag. So this generated a couple questions that I would like to pose. I think I have a strong answer but would like a little reinforcement. Here we go: 1. When (what year) did Sterling go from model numbers of the HP range (i.e. Model 15-20) to model letters? 2. When was the first Model F introduced? Thanks, Lew "The Left Coast Sterling Guy" |
ldobbins
Senior Member Username: ldobbins
Post Number: 177 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Monday, August 17, 2015 - 02:58 pm: |
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Danny Acierno emailed me this morning to add that Sterling went away from the letter models to name models in 1922. I am seeing that 1910/1911 were the first years to show model letters and no longer HP ratings as their model listing. Cheers, Lew |