Fairchild Club Forum

'There recently was an ad in Hemmings Motor News (online) for two of these
Ranger V-12 engines in crates with tools.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of steven whelan
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 3:28 AM ...

'Hello All,

Did anyone have any success with purchasing those Ranger engines in
Jacksonville, FL. It sounded like a good deal and I hope they went to a
good home.

I have some leads on some other Rangers around the country if anyone is
interested.

Happy Thanksgiving

Russ ...

'Here's an internet article that talks about the lineage of the Jacobs
R755-9. Looks like they were used in Staggerwings and Bamboo Bombers. The
article talks about possible conversion from 245hp to 275hp.


http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:PAn_sYFbb5AJ:www.radialengines.com/shop
_talk ...

'Hello All,

I was looking for World-War-One engines without much success but I did find
some Rangers, a Jacobs R-755-9 overhauled by tech-school for $1,200, and
several OX-5's. These are engines that I "dug up" and are not advertised
that I know of. If anyone is interested please send me an ...