Allison V12 on ebay

[Vern B]

If you want to see Allison engines, stop by Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, FL on I 4 sometime. Kermit Weeks owns F of F and had 50 plus brand new Allison engines sitting on original pallets in his engine storage area. He outbid a bunch of racers and tractor pullers at an auction that Les Staudacher had in Bay City, Michigan a number of years ago. Les was a famous boat builder (Miss Budweiser and others) and bought them as military surplus after WWII.

Kermit will only sell them to individuals that are restoring WWII planes such as the early P51 Mustang, etc.

[olredalert]

----I try to go to Kermits any chance I get. He is a wild man!!! And,,,I also used to go by the Arfons place when I was in the area. Being from Medina and cruising Akron that was fairly frequent........Bill S

[SS427]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Vern B</div><div class="ubbcode-body">If you want to see Allison engines, stop by Fantasy of Flight in Polk City, FL on I 4 sometime. Kermit Weeks owns F of F and had 50 plus brand new Allison engines sitting on original pallets in his engine storage area. He outbid a bunch of racers and tractor pullers at an auction that Les Staudacher had in Bay City, Michigan a number of years ago. Les was a famous boat builder (Miss Budweiser and others) and bought them as military surplus after WWII.

Kermit will only sell them to individuals that are restoring WWII planes such as the early P51 Mustang, etc. </div></div>

Thank God he got them and saved them from being blown up. I understand the need for boat racers and tractor pullers but these warbirds cannot fly with out a correct engine whereas the boats and tractors have alternatives. Kermit has one hell of a collection of &quot;stuff&quot;.

[Vern B]

Yes he does, something like 170 plus planes and hundreds of engines. He has one of a handful of Japanese Zero's.

Unfortunately he closed F of F to the public last winter. It's only open for private groups, parties etc. now. Last time I was in there he introduced me to Charles Lindberghs daughter while he was showing her around the place. He's a pretty cool guy, fun to talk to.