crate eng on e-bay

dod03-52 · Member Joined: Nov 14, 2008 Posts: 91 Location: Minnesota

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/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280402439174e

53a1 · Member Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 583 Location: Kern Co.

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.

Jeeps4Brains · Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 3:06 pm Post subject:

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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Jeeps4Brains · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:27 pm Post subject:

That engine went for $3,000. Shocked

I hope they really like it. To rare for me.

Alan

53a1 · Member Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 583 Location: Kern Co.

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?

DocUwe · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:08 am Post subject:

I won this engine; I'll tell you more when the engine is in Germany.
Regards
Uwe
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wesk · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:56 am Post subject:

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.
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53a1 · Member Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 583 Location: Kern Co.

I guess that kinda sums up my first post Rolling Eyes

Jeeps4Brains · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject:

Someone commented to me that they thought it was an early MB engine for a slat grill.

So it is kinda rare.

wesk · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:57 pm Post subject:

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.
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45 MB, 51 M38, 54 M37, 66 M101A1, 60 CJ5, 76 DJ5D, 47Bantam T3-C & 5? M100

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