American Pickers

[rrlund]

According to the Direct TV guide,they must have been back in Michigan. The title of tonight's episode is Michigan Madman. Says they found some of the fastest motorcycles in the world,must be picking EJ Potter's stuff.

 

[PaGlenn]

I remember seeing Potters Plymouth station wagon in a hotrod mag back in the 60's. It had an Allison aircraft engine in it and his seat was way back where the rear hatch was. I would like to see that running again.

 

[Steve@Advance]

Thanks, I'll be sure to watch!

 

[sourgum]

When you said Allison this tractor came to mind, displayed at Penfield, IL some years ago. Believe she is retired now at least did not see her run. Probably from 1960's -70's. 12 cylinders in this one.

 

[Dsmythe]

We had a Tractor Pull at ABAC, Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, back in the sixties. A MM named ALICE was usually there. Could this be the same one? Dsmythe

 

[rrlund]

The car wasn't heavy enough. He took it out,welded the floor back in and his wife drove it for a long time after that. He had one in a 57 Plymouth too I believe it was.

 

[Mike Henry]

Staff members of the show came to Wardens cousin place in Winn. His family has owned many buildings in the village. He currently owns an antique store there. At his home just outside town he has 3 original buildings from town and all of them are full as well as his house of antiques. He showed things and put outlandish prices on them. The staff recommended a pass on that place. Would have been a good show to see.

 

[Sking]

There were 2 of those tractors just alike.Built by Fred Mende and Bob Bend of Pawpaw and Mendota, Il.Bob's son Doug still runs one at some exhibition pulls.Don't know if the other one still exists.

 

[4520BW]

I have a toy of a minnie mo with an allison engine in it. I'll get a pic when I get home.

 

[DoubleO7]

(quoted from post at 14:01:02 05/20/19) According to the Direct TV guide,they must have been back in Michigan. The title of tonight's episode is Michigan Madman. Says they found some of the fastest motorcycles in the world,must be picking EJ Potter's stuff.

He has been gone for seven years now.
Maybe the family is ready to sell off some or all of his stuff.
The story I heard was E.J. bought a whole lot of allison engines as war surplus "scrap" for scrap price, etc.
Had hundreds if not a few thousand and was salvaging the platinum out of them.

 

[DoubleO7]

But some were in running condition and so,.........

 

[DoubleO7]

Double Uglys Allison W 24 cyl 3420cu in engine when it was new.
One of 150 made.


And his famous side winder chevybv8 motorcycle.
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[RBoots]

He lived only about 6 miles north of me. My dad used to hang around with him when he was younger, said it was really something to see when he'd run that V8 motorcycle down the track. Neighbor bought a bunch of his machinist tooling from the family. Was just looking at it last week, tons of machining type tooling.

 

[docmirror]

I watched Potter run at Carlsbad CA raceway. I have never, ever seen anything like that. He was sideways most of the 1/4 mile run. Oh man... Crazy

 

[IHRedRules]

You called it correctly, nice hour long program mostly on him and his bikes and Mike bought his two bikes.

 

[rrlund]

Delbert Linebaugh said he went to his place one time and there were 40 of them in a barn.