Odd Speedster

[HARRY D. NICHOLSON]

A battery advertisement. March 1928.

[Buccaneer]

Ignition powered by a Columbia Hot Shot Battery

Prepare to be boarded!

[Tubs]

Is it a Quad? Looks like a Speedster to me. ???

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[HARRY D. NICHOLSON]

Thanks for the correction Tubbs. I’ll try to edit it.

[Tubs]

You really had me confused there Harry. I know how knowledgeable you are about all the early motors. What was I missing?????

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[PM T2]

I had to look twice because the gas tank initially makes you think its a second set of cylinders, but its just a tank.

I find the appearance of the Elto logo in the area of the coil casing to be a bit interesting. Advertising dept trick maybe.

PM T2

He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...

[Tubs]

It took more than a second look for me. My eyes went right to the coil. I’m thinking, that is odd. A Quad with only a single coil. When I copied the picture and expanded it to see the coil wiring better, I realized it looks more like a Speedster. As Harry knows sooooo much more about this stuff than I do, it could be a special motor, till he said it wasn’t.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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