Saving Old Seagulls

Yes Charles; Jon what is the earliest number recorded for the D & C and what is the last excluding D 9666 and what are the mag numbers and dates

That tank is PROBABLY from an SD but as a large percentage of D & C's were fitted with steel tanks & cast aluminium support brackets, it might have come from one of them, after that brass tanks, still with chrome bayonet fuel caps, but with chromed pressed brass supports were used. That the...

got that all disconbobulated I thought oyster was selling it. wasn't the steel tank used on the SD's? both my SD,s have steel tanks but AD135 has a brass tank albeit with a bayonet, what about the D and C?

AJ

Think I come in via Melbourne but not till August should be easy enough to get it from Tassi to Sydney.... Why Perth

AJ

you beat me to it Hugz!!!.

PS just to rub it in do you want me to hand carry it back when I return from the UK?

AJ

Jon are there any key differences between the D and AD also C and AC???

AJ

What number is your D Hugz and what model # and date is the mag. I am just wondering if the D's and AD's were in production at the same time. SOS records have the D production finished by 1947 and I always through that the D predated the AD but now I am not sure.

AJ

Back to the carb BnC, all my AD's are the low version, I have not seen an example of the high one, clearly it was a different die. so was thebowl with the high lettering only fitted to the SD's and what of the bronze variant? do they also have lettering? Couple of things to confirm making it easier ...

Pity that Jon, those numbers and dates, I think, could really tell a story of development and with enough dates across enough engines an accurate picture of what BS and Villiers were doing from 46 to the mid 60's. Any others out there with engines falling in that date range who could knock the top p...

Jon, on the three photos you posted what is the full number and date of each?? and second, what engines and build date did they come off??

AJ

one of the benefits of being dyslectic, I never notice a typos.

AJ

Great stuff I enjoyed reading this over breakfast this morning in chilly Tassie. Both my AD's are in the UK so couldn't pop out and check their correctness. that will have to wait till May!
AJ

Magnetos on various engines from1946 to 54 FV 1580 Mag # R63 A61/m 1 50 Plain cover No rim 1/2bsf Bronze nut cord wheel flat and squared off FV 3364 Mag # R63 A61/m 9 50 Plain cover No rim 1/2bsf Bronze plated nut Cord aerodynamic smooth shape LS 18407 Mag # R82 A8 E 1 54 Best in the World Half rim ...

Cylinders

Three AD's 1946, 1948 and 1950 and a TC 1963 with a WD 1973 making up the suite

Note the likeness between the AD 135 Last photo and the TC second photo.

I believe that AD 135 has a 1963/67 cylinder fitted as a new spare thus the stamped identification 2F 67


AJ

Great set of comparative examples. I am downloading them as I do now since losing so much valuable data from the site during the upgrade.

I will revisit my recorded engines to reconfirm the data I have given you.

AJ