<VV> Re: "BS" from the BBRT team
Louis C. Armer, Jr.
carmerjr at mindspring.com
Thu Jul 21 18:00:38 EDT 2005
Curmudgeon Smith of Bohunk Brothers Infamy has an EM named "SpikiePoo" that
has
a Briggs and Stratton "BS" for short kinda like BoHunk Spike is "BS" as
well............
a trend among BBRT members................recoil starter in his engine
compartment.....
Don't know whether he uses it to start "BS" or starts BSssssinnggg about it
being
in the engine compartment.............!!! <GGG>
FrontMan
PR Division
WTBRT #112
"Timex" Corvair of The Year 2004,2005
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At 03:08 PM 7/21/05 -0700, you wrote:
>Bill Elliott wrote:
>>I guess they never considered a hand starter. My Tatra V8 has one...big
>>hit at car shows when they see the Hemi V8 and the starter handle
>>sticking out through the bumper!
>>
>>I've started a few Model T's and British cars with a handle, but I've not
>>yet attempted the Tatra.
>Very early VW's could be started with a leather strap on the crankshaft
>pulley, just like a riding mower. I think they had 1200 CC engines with
>around 25 HP back then.
>
>Wade Halsey
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