It has been far too long since we have put the collective Gearhead Knowledge of BangShift to the test with one of our tried and true: Test Your Gearhead Knowledge blogs. We have to thank our pal Mike from Then and Now Automotive in Weymouth, Massachusetts for forwarding these photos along of his latest project in the shop.
As we have told you in the past, this place is an incredible mix of old parts, mechanical ability, and automotive history all rolled into one. One of my favorite examples of how bad ass this place is centers around old Essex cars. They have a pile of factory aluminum high compression heads for Essex cars, probably more heads than Essex cars that exist today!
Mike job at the joint is to be a machinist, a mad scientist, and to revive parts that no one makes parts for anymore. He makes motor mounts for cars from scratch, rebuilds and repairs things that no one has seen in decades, and can identify parts off of obsolete cars like they came off a brand new Corvette.
So that brings us to the images below. Mike sent them along to me as a test and I failed horribly. We want you to tell us what this thing is and what it is supposed to fit. If you can guess the make we’ll be beyond shocked.
That’s the only hint you get!
Check out the photos below and Test your Geahead Knowledge!
Gas powered penis pump from the 1920’s.
They were all the rage. Like wearing flapper dresses and dancing the Charleston.
I think they show one being used in season 3 of Downton Abbey.
looks like a carb warmed by water?
Around the turn of the century there was a lot of medical quackery abound and people bought into it bigtime for whatever ailed them.
This is a device sold by Sears- Robuck internal cures of all types. Basically it just blew smoke up your ass.
Airplane pressure carburetor
Vintage meat grinder for use on big blocks.
itsa combination fuel pump carb from a 1912 Schacht fire engine.
Looks like a marvel carb . Up draft. Early 1920s gm
Early Buick.
Meth pipe for diesels
Whatever it is, it appears to be adjustable.
I like Bob’s comment. Combo Updraft carburetor & fuel pump.
I am guessing it’s an aircraft carb. 1920’s?
Ok, really, is it a magneto?
maybe a fuel pump with altitude compensation?
According to Google image search…it’s a dead dinosaur.
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supercharged duessenburg carb
I dont know but the suspense is killing me.
Looks like it is an updraft carb based on a stewart warner vacuum fuel system, looks very similar to an essex super 6 or a rickenbacker set up
Its actually the Shicklegruber-Henning Wosisdas which was made to be air dropped over battle fields in WW2 so our boys would be so busy arguing over what it was for that the Luftwaffe could easily bomb the living shit out of them…..
I don’t know what it is but I know where the weed goes
So what’s the final answer – we have an office pool going on this thing.
yeah, come on Lohnes, us Geaheads need to know.
ok, 22 replies, and no answer?
Ya, c’mon Brian, what’s the final word on this!
I have been checking back every day to see what the heck it is.
Bummed not to know.
I e-mailed Brian … we should know tomorrow … I hope!