[modeleng] Re: Mastiff Petrol Engine
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:57:15 -0800 (PST)
Alan,
35 years ago, Woking Precision advertised the castings
for nine of Edgar T. Westbury's designs, but the list
did not mention L. E. Mason's Mastiff.
Al Messer
--- Alan Stepney <alesara2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> A few weeks ago I was looking through some ME's and
> saw an advert for Mastiff castings.
>
> I have an idea it was Woking Precision, but may be
> wrong.
> I'll see if I can find the right issue again.
>
> Alan
>
>
> --- Roger Mason <roger.g3tdm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have been asked to write an article about
> Dad,
> > Len Mason. In
> > particular his work with model petrol engines
> would
> > be of the most
> > interest. His most well known engine is the
> > "Mastiff", a flat four,
> > side valve, water cooled, petrol engine. As
> this
> > will be possibly
> > presenting this engine to a new group of
> enthusiasts
> > it would be nice if
> > I could find where the information and the
> castings
> > for this engine are
> > available.
> >
> > So my question is: Does anyone know who used
> > to supply castings
> > for this engine, if they still exist and still
> can
> > provide these castings?
> >
> > I have looked in a number of Model Engineers
> of
> > the time, but can
> > see no-one advertising that they supply the
> > castings. I am sure there
> > was a supplier - but cannot recall who.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > Roger Mason, in St. Agnes.
> >
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