1928 Johnson "race" motor

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  • January 20, 2018 at 11:06 pm #69967
    Anonymous

      Well, talked to my friend and got the number of his friend. Hopefully I’ll be able to get in touch with the owner and go check it out for compression, condition, etc. Not too sure how interested I am in this motor unless the price was really good whatever that means. Everything I keep hearing though is that it’s a RACE motor so he might value it pretty highly. I’m more interested in just seeing what it is and it’s condition and maybe talk to the owner about any other motors he has, etc. Turns out he used to own a marina so he may have something of interest.

      The saga continues. No matter this has been an interesting thread and I’ve learned quite a bit.

      Kirk

      January 23, 2018 at 7:42 pm #70083
      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

        January 23, 2018 at 9:40 pm #70088
        chris-p
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          Any "R" Johnson Race motor will hold its value.

          Not going to pick one up for a hundred bucks that’s for sure! I guess it could happen, but not generally speaking anyways.

          January 24, 2018 at 3:15 pm #70122
          Anonymous

            Chris, I’m sure you’re right about them holding their value. I however don’t want one that bad. I have enough other motors to work on.
            Kirk

            January 24, 2018 at 4:30 pm #70124
            Anonymous

              Where is the swap meet on the 28th of what month?

              January 24, 2018 at 4:50 pm #70127
              wbeaton
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                Canada Member - 2 Years
                quote kirkp:

                Chris, I’m sure you’re right about them holding their value. I however don’t want one that bad. I have enough other motors to work on.
                Kirk

                If you decide to pass please pass the lead along. I’m sure many members would like to have it.

                Wayne
                Upper Canada Chapter

                uccaomci.com

                January 24, 2018 at 5:00 pm #70128
                Anonymous

                  Definitely! It’s actually a swap meet put on by a local bass club. There will be a variety of fishing and hunting items from what I’ve been told. Haven’t been to it before and in fact it’s only the second one. It’s being held the 28th of this month in Bellevue Nebraska. I have a flyer I can send to anyone who might be interested.
                  Kirk

                  January 25, 2018 at 1:26 pm #70164
                  Anonymous

                    Update: just found out that the flyer I was sent is wrong. It’s actually on the 27th
                    Sorry about the confusion.
                    Kirk

                    January 25, 2018 at 11:19 pm #70191
                    squierka39
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                      Whether you buy it or not, please take some pictures of it and let us see what it turns out to be. It’s always fun to see another rare old motor.

                      January 26, 2018 at 1:13 am #70196
                      george-emmanuel
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                        Here’s my PR-40 on my Swift. In the late 20’s the Johnson’s all looked alike. I"ve customized my steering bar to use on this boat.

                        George

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