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Offline Lyle Spiegel

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Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« on: July 17, 2018, 08:16:06 AM »
Found this while going through my files. Regret I didn't order one of these back in the day. Don't know if any of these modified CS still survive but if so, please post a picture.
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2018, 11:49:13 AM »
Such a deal !!!  $22.50 for a hopped-up  JCS.
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2018, 11:58:22 AM »
I missed that one back then   Maybe that was one of the engines that Gene Dunham sold me that I put on a Big Iron for the 64 NATS.  It was a screamer until putting up a flight at Swope Park before the contest when the rod gave way and blew the bottom mount off the Big Iron.  I still have my book that Hi Johnson put out on how to improve his engines. D>K
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2018, 09:54:13 AM »
There is a story that one of the Detroit combat flyers spent the big bucks for one of these.  Even then, $22.50 wasn't all that much of a leap from the usual $11 to $16 for a combat engine.

He ruined it by over-tightening the NVA before he ever got it run. The venturi had been opened-up to where the metal was paper-thin.
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2018, 07:16:19 AM »
I missed that one back then   Maybe that was one of the engines that Gene Dunham sold me that I put on a Big Iron for the 64 NATS.  It was a screamer until putting up a flight at Swope Park before the contest when the rod gave way and blew the bottom mount off the Big Iron.  I still have my book that Hi Johnson put out on how to improve his engines. D>K

Sure would like a book like that for the museum. Would you like to sell it?
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2018, 06:38:06 PM »
I have some correspondence from Hi Johnson that he wrote to me back on the day. I can scan and send you pdf. Please pm me your email.
 
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2018, 06:45:59 PM »
Sure would like a book like that for the museum. Would you like to sell it?


You should have it any day now.  It is a gift for the museum.    H^^
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2018, 07:26:56 AM »
I have some correspondence from Hi Johnson that he wrote to me back on the day. I can scan and send you pdf. Please pm me your email.
Great!  bobbydmears@aol.com
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Re: Hi-perbilt Johnson CS
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2018, 07:27:39 AM »

You should have it any day now.  It is a gift for the museum.    H^^

Thank you John. I will display it well.
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