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Uncle Josh

Anybody know what this is? This is a test. I think I know, but I've never seen one. Guy I bought my 36 Terraplane from 10 years ago handed it to me. Says it came from the car.

MikeWA

Is it an "oil breather tube" before they put tubes on them?

onerare39

How about a Briggs and Stratton muffler deflector? It looks like it has a Briggs and Stratton emblem stamped on it.

Geoff

I reckon it's the hexical jackshaft cover, which stops the co-axial copaselerator from getting scrambled.

Marconi

It's a frammis off a 33 Henway!

[Deleted User]

Don't listen to these guy's Uncle Josh,I have a 36 Terraplane and I can tell you it is the super charger intake scoop.

[Deleted User]

I had no idea they had declassified these. During the war years the Hudsons used by the G-men had two of these bolted to the underside rear of the car. They were used to release oil and nails on to the road when the G-men were being chased by Axis agents.

The Hudson anti-personnel gadgets were very hush, hush I am surprised to see you were able to procure one of these.

Lee ODell

I do not know what it is but could it be a cover that bolts to the floor over the ventalation hole Uncle Josh?

Just guessing.
Lee O'Dell

tigermoth

that really does look like the briggs and stratton logo. curious as to what that logo looks like with the paint removed.
was this guy a practical joker? how funny. sell the car and hand the buyer a lawn mower part telling him it's off his car. too funny if true. regards, tom

barrysweet52

Im also waiting for the owner to tells us what he thinks it is? Barry

Uncle Josh

Well, Dick is a bit of a jokester but he really thinks it came off the Terrorplane. If so, I think it's clearly an adaptation of the Briggs Stratton part. Onerare39 was right on with the part. Interesting that only 4 screws are shown, and it looks like only 3 of the 10 holes were used.

Dick originally thought maybe it was over the coil, but that's out. I gave him the URL and he's had great fun reading all the comments. He previously didn't know about the forum and he's amazed.

Given the bolt circle and opening on one side, I thought maybe it went over the fuel sender, but unless the bolt circle is greater than my 49 practice tank that won't work either. If this rain ever stops, I'll check out the Terraplane and see if perchance it fits the tank. That's a possibility since he had a new tank made.

I'll let you know what I find.

Larry

[Deleted User]

I've been looking for one of these for years!!!:woohoo: :woohoo:

It's the ever illusive DYNOFLEX-SUPERFLOWING-UNIJET-TUBOVASCULATOR, which is SYNCROMESHED to the MULTICOIL-HYDROTENSION-DUOVACUUM-DYNOMOMETER !!

First introduced to the automotive industry on the Jack Benny Show on February 24, 1952. It was the "Holy Grail" of all auto accessories back in '52!

To find out what it does, you have to check it out here:
http://www.myoldradio.com/old-radio-episodes/jack-benny-show-buying-a-new-car-ep-797/11

It's too funny!!

Unknown

Uncle Josh wrote:

Anybody know what this is? This is a test. I think I know, but I've never seen one. Guy I bought my 36 Terraplane from 10 years ago handed it to me. Says it came from the car.

Larry: The following is a "lift" from a part of a WIKI page on B&S. The interesting part for me is that the company was originally established to design and build automobiles. The part you show is familar to me... I have yet to have that A-HA moment ... but that time will come ....

The company started in 1908 as an informal partnership between Stephen Foster Briggs and Harold M. Stratton. The original intent of the founders was to produce automobiles. In 1922 the company set a record in the automotive industry, selling the lowest-priced car ever, the Briggs & Stratton Flyer (also called the "Red Bug"), at only US$125-US$150.

Eventually the company settled on automotive components and small gasoline engines. Briggs purchased an engine patent from A.O. Smith Company and began powering early washing machines and refrigerators. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1928.

Interesting 12 page PDF document for History of BS is found here.

Another lift from an online history of BS:

Sales also shot up, approaching $4 million. Briggs & Stratton customers included all the major automobile makers, including Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Hudson, Hupp, Kissell, Maxwell, Nash, Studebaker, and Willys-Overland. The market for electrical specialties proved so profitable that it accounted for two-thirds of Briggs & Stratton's total business through the mid-1930s. In


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