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14 Jan 2010 13:04 #15559
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No I don't Mark, this is what I seek. There must have been someone there from the club that found it interesting.
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14 Jan 2010 02:14 #15557
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Curt: Do you have any pictures of this car?
I'd love to see the engine compartment.
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I'd love to see the engine compartment.
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12 Jan 2010 12:44 #15546
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So now, the question still remains; does anyone know anything about the yellow speedster that was auctioned at Branson that has no side pipes.
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11 Jan 2010 16:07 #15541
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No, it and the Branson one are two different cars. I don't know where or when he got it back. I was talking to a Canadian friend who knows him last night and posed the question. He said yep, he has it back.
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11 Jan 2010 16:02 #15540
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OK, so Robert Pass got his speedster back. Was it the one Curt is asking about, from the Branson Auction?? Or did he buy it back directly from O'Quinn? Not clear so far in this thread.
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Good for him. He'd been suffering sellers remorse for awhile.
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11 Jan 2010 05:48 #15534
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Pass got his speedster back.
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10 Jan 2010 17:48 #15523
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It was. Kind of a yuckey, mustard yellow.
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10 Jan 2010 17:21 #15522
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It seems then, that the car that was auctioned at Branson is a different car.
I always thought that the Bob Pass car was yellow.
I always thought that the Bob Pass car was yellow.
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Yes, it was the Bob Pass car. It had side pipes, but absolutely nothing else that would indicate it was a supercharged car.
Certainly I remember you. You were the one that gave me the history of the black Sport coupe, and the convertible sedan.
Certainly I remember you. You were the one that gave me the history of the black Sport coupe, and the convertible sedan.
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10 Jan 2010 16:36 #15520
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Bill, I remember our conversations. You must have dealt with allot of people working in the that capacity. I didn't think you remembered me.
So then, did the yellow speedster that you got the s/c parts for have the side pipes?
So then, did the yellow speedster that you got the s/c parts for have the side pipes?
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I know you sold us the parts. I was the one you dealt with for the info, and then you would have to go to Lolly for the finances. As far as I know she is still there.
The car may have sold in Branson recently, but O'quinn sold it at a David Gooding auction.
I told Bob Pass about the supercharger parts. He may have bought them by now, maybe not.
He also said that if he got the car back, for driving enjoyment he would probably not install the supercharger.
The car may have sold in Branson recently, but O'quinn sold it at a David Gooding auction.
I told Bob Pass about the supercharger parts. He may have bought them by now, maybe not.
He also said that if he got the car back, for driving enjoyment he would probably not install the supercharger.
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10 Jan 2010 14:17 #15517
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Bill, are you saying John owned the yellow car that was sold at the Branson auction? I sold Classy Classic Cars the s/c parts. I'll bet the person that bought the car would really like to have those parts.
Is Lolly H. still there? She was plea sent to deal with.
Is Lolly H. still there? She was plea sent to deal with.
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09 Jan 2010 15:00 #15508
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After OQuin aquired the car, some time after, he bought a base supercharger. He wanted me to install it. I told him if he doubled what he paid for the supercharger we may have enough parts to install a supercharger.
Some of the guys here were very helpful in the search for parts.
Finally, after all the parts were located, they sold the car. I don't know why they did that, and I don't know why they didn't sell it back to Bob Pass, cause was suffering from seller's remorse, and wanted the car back.
I had to buy every thing, even the timing cover and supercharger drive.
Some of the guys here were very helpful in the search for parts.
Finally, after all the parts were located, they sold the car. I don't know why they did that, and I don't know why they didn't sell it back to Bob Pass, cause was suffering from seller's remorse, and wanted the car back.
I had to buy every thing, even the timing cover and supercharger drive.
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09 Jan 2010 14:05 #15507
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You are right about that Mike, believe none of it!
I find it strange, even if the engine was replaced with a GG engine, why not put the headers and pipes back on? Why would they alter the front fender and the hood? not to mention the exhaust and other misc. stuff.
Does any one know where the car ended up?
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We all know how slippery auction write ups can be.
You are right about that Mike, believe none of it!
I find it strange, even if the engine was replaced with a GG engine, why not put the headers and pipes back on? Why would they alter the front fender and the hood? not to mention the exhaust and other misc. stuff.
Does any one know where the car ended up?
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09 Jan 2010 04:19 #15504
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I have not seen the car but the Auction write up referes to it not having a "blower or outside exaust headpipes". There coment about the engine itself "Its combination of powerfil engine (the standard Lycoiming eight had 115 horsepower) with a competent chassis..... Earlier in the write up it states that all Speedsters had the Lycoming supercharged GH engine that is but one, this car. If I read between the lines it tells me that it has the standard engine. We all know how slippery auction write ups can be.
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08 Jan 2010 19:03 #15500
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Personally I have never seen that car before. I am curious if it actually is supercharged with the correct (RARE) exhaust manifold like the one in the black coupe. Maybe it will show up at Auburn some day.
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08 Jan 2010 15:33 #15499
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Mike, you are correct. The Pass car had no supercharger but it did have side pipes.
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08 Jan 2010 03:58 #15494
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I will have to respectfully disagree with you on this being the Bob Pass car. The Pass car has side pipes and its serial no. is 33206E. The car me are speaking of has a serial no. of 8512988E as given to me by the auction Co. and of course no pipes. I realize that is not a complete no.
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07 Jan 2010 17:09 #15487
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Curt: That's the former Bob Pass speedster that was purchased by the late Texas collector.
It would be pretty easy to change it back to a s/c configuration.
It would be pretty easy to change it back to a s/c configuration.
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07 Jan 2010 03:50 #15478
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I called the Auction Co. and they said it was well known by the ACD Club. I called "The Boss" and he was not aware of such a car.
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05 Jan 2010 18:51 #15459
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Did any one put their nose up the tail pipe of that yellow speedster that went through the Branson auction last fall? The one sans outside pipes.
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