??? is this worth picking up ????super charger

its a super charger off a graham paige. 1940 i think???? for $200

 

If you can't apply it to something you have... what's the going collector's rate? Or maybe that's what yer trying to find out.

 

Both! Can i use it? And is it worth anything? Will it work with early ford flatty stuff ??? seen things like it posted!!! But I am clueless ???school me!!!!

 

BTT

 

I'll buy it just to sit it on the shelf. I think they just look cool!

 

I've seen a number of these at flea markets. They mount on the right side of a flathead six, with the blower and impeller horizontal at the top of the engine and the shaft going down to near crank level at mid-engine From there, a gear box transfers the shaft 90 degrees forward to where it is driven off the front of the engine. Don't remember if pulley drive or geared to timing gears at front--I think something else, water pump maybe, is on same drive. Lots of these have been saved forever by people planning to do something someday--but I've never seen one actually put to work. I think it might be a neat package at the side of a Ford banger. Offer a hundred.

 

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I've seen a number of these at flea markets. They mount on the right side of a flathead six, with the blower and impeller horizontal at the top of the engine and the shaft going down to near crank level at mid-engine From there, a gear box transfers the shaft 90 degrees forward to where it is driven off the front of the engine. Don't remember if pulley drive or geared to timing gears at front--I think something else, water pump maybe, is on same drive. Lots of these have been saved forever by people planning to do something someday--but I've never seen one actually put to work. I think it might be a neat package at the side of a Ford banger. Offer a hundred.

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Right, I thought they were gear driven, but I just don't recall. No reason why it couldn't run upright, and be belt driven. I don't think they pushed much air, but it would be right up there in the cool factor. I probably wouldn't offer much more than a 100 either.
The rule of thumb is nuthin is worth more than "you" are willing to give for it.

 

thanks guys

 

He Slazzen,
here are a couple of pics from that supersharger. It's a '37 Graham with what I think is an early McCollough. Indeed it would be cool on a 4banger. You could try to find one of those magneto sidedrive brackets for the A/B (on the pic it looks like that thing is driven with crankspeed) and build an homemade intake for a clean look. I would go for that thing.

 

Did the 54 ? Kaiser Manhattan use the same drive setup?

 

Flatordead,
Thanks for the pics, I couldnt remember if they were geardrive or not.
the PnBner