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crate eng on e-bay
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:34 pm
by dod03-52
All you engine experts---look at this listing---appears to be soaked in cosmoline!! Looks like it has head bolts-not studs. Could this be a GPW ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 402439174e
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:34 pm
by 53a1
Looks at all the questions about that pile of grease. Some guy in Europe is probably going to pay 10 times what it's worth. That's why I stick with the A1's.
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:06 pm
by Jeeps4Brains
If you follow the link to more photos in the e-bay listing you get to a picture that shows it is serial number MB-124345
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:27 pm
by Jeeps4Brains
That engine went for $3,000.
I hope they really like it. To rare for me.
Alan
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:41 pm
by 53a1
I don't know much about the MBs. What was unique about that engine? It looked half assed to me with those wood pieces covering the openings. If they intend on using it, it will probably need to be torn down anyway. And who is to say some guy didn't just spray cosmoline on it and call it a crate engine?
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:08 am
by DocUwe
I won this engine; I'll tell you more when the engine is in Germany.
Regards
Uwe
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:56 am
by wesk
Uwe,
Congratulations on your win.
53A1,
That is probably an Army depot overhaul but more importantly it is a early 1942 MB engine. For a person with a Jan to Mar 1942 MB it would be very valuable.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:30 pm
by 53a1
I guess that kinda sums up my first post
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:42 pm
by Jeeps4Brains
Someone commented to me that they thought it was an early MB engine for a slat grill.
So it is kinda rare.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:57 pm
by wesk
Not really, it is worth about $2,000 here. So it obviously did not draw the "10 times" figure you suggested. It was only 8 months ago a NOS in the crate L134 (RMCXXXXXX) went for significantly more right here in the US of A.