The last of the castings kits I am selling is the Reinhold Krieger designed 1:3.5 scale De Havilland Gypsy Major I engine Castings + Drawings kit. This is eBay item 256719913071, link
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256719913071 Initial bid is set to £525 with no reserve, end date is Thursday 28th Nov at 19:15 GMT.
Auction blurb and pix follow:
You are looking at a set of Castings & Drawings for a 1:3.5 scale De Havilland Gypsy Major I engine in new & unmachined, completely unmolested condition.
Note that although a couple of pictures are provided of a completed engine for the information of the viewer this auction is solely for the casting and drawings set as described below.
The kit comprises the following:
Cast parts: (37 parts)
Crankcase
Housing cover
Gearbox housing
Gearbox housing cover
4 x Cylinder Head
4 x Rocker Arm Cover
4 x Rocker Arm Bearing
Intake Manifold
4 Carburetor Parts
Oil Filter
Oil Chamber with Cover
2 x Ignition Distributor with Cover
Ignition Adjustment Lever
2 parts Oil Pump (Bronze),
2 parts Petrol Pump (Bronze)
4 x Pistons
Moulded parts:
2 parts cooling air duct (ABS black)
19 off Drawings, folded
The prospective bidder should be aware that only what is pictured will be provided, this is the drawings and castings kit I have available. Once again, the picture fo the completed engine is for the information of the bidder only, it is not included as part of the purchase.
A competed example of these engines fetched upwards of £9k at auction at Christies some time ago so the builder will have a rare item of real value that is close to unique - only a very few of these kits were ever made and fewer built up.
Observant viewers will have seen that this engine is to a larger scale than is common at 1:3.5. This means that it is quite a big engine and the specs that follow are from the original supplier and are for information only are not guaranteed to be correct :
Scale-rebuilding of the original engine of the Tiger Moth
Inverted 4 cylinder inline engine OHV
Scale: 1 : 3,5
Wheigth: about 7 Kg, measurements: l= 35 cm, w=18 cm, h=25 cm
Displacement: 140 ccm
Stroke: 41 mm
Bore: 33 mm
Compression: 1:8,5
Fuel: Methanol with 3% synthetikoil
Oil: 15 W 40
Turning direction of the prop ( seen from front side) is clockwise like the original
Prop: 26“ x 16“
Turning speed: min: 900 r/min, max: 4000 r/min
Firing order: 1-3-4-2
Timing:
Inlett from 20° befor TDC until 60° after LDC
Outlett from 65° befor LDC until 15° after TDC
Shipping is at cost and I will not make any charge for packaging etc. A reasonable allowance has been made toward insurance in advance of knowing the final purchase price and shipping will be capped at the figure shown.
Thanks for looking,
Boo
