[modeleng] Re: Guildford photos

Jesse, rumour has it that there is still a 1/4 size
scale model Case housed in a shed up in Pleasant View,
Tennessee, but I have not seen it myself for nearly 20
years.

Al

--- JESSE  LIVINGSTON <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Well Dave,
> 
> Methinks that neither you nor Terry have ever come
> up against the
> irresistible/formidable power of a Dodge PU lorry
> with a Cummins Turbo
> diesel under the bonnet.!!
> 
> It is interesting to note that in Jolly Olde England
> there are always many
> traction engine models at the shows.  Here, they are
> a pretty rare bird and
> the very few I have seen looked like the builder had
> at one time in the far
> distant past accidentally seen a traction engine and
> decided to build one
> from memory.  I am referring to those the size and a
> bit larger than the
> Guildford examples.  They were pretty well a hodge
> podge of parts apparently
> slung together on a dark night.  A bloke did have a
> half sized home designed
> tractor at Mid-South one time.  Rather crude looking
> and he had used a
> Soule' Speedi-twin engine for motive power, but it
> would run well. Also, I
> do remember seeing two beautiful Case models in
> about 1/8th or 1/10 scale at
> the Mid-South meet many years ago.  Have never seen
> them before or since
> then and don't even know if they would steam well
> enough to actually operate
> since the bloke had them in Plexiglas cases to keep
> them all clean and new
> looking.  I believe in running my junque though it
> gets grungy looking and
> rarely cleaned up for a beauty contest.
> 
> Jesse in somewhat cooler West Tennessee
> 
> > Jesse,
> >
> > Drive down to Oz, me thinks you=92ve had some of
> Dave's falling down =
> > water.
> >
> > IDP
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