?? About Wings.

[largecar91]

I have no clue!. Don't know if they were factory or not. I do remember a N.O.S. T2 mid several years ago on E-Bay that was the same ivory color. I think "Raceman"(Norris) on S & F bought it and swore it too was factory?

[T2x]

I saw those motors.... no way they were factory originals. Ted referred to them as "T2x's" and when I challenged him, he replied "What's the difference?". I explained in detail the (obvious) differences between a T2 and a T2x. He then told me that I was wrong and that he believed his motors were still T2x's.

My belief is that someone painted the mids to try and match that boat or another......

T2x

[largecar91]

I saw those motors.... no way they were factory originals. Ted referred to them as "T2x's" and when I challenged him, he replied "What's the difference?". I explained in detail the (obvious) differences between a T2 and a T2x. He then told me that I was wrong and that he believed his motors were still T2x's.

My belief is that someone painted the mids to try and match that boat or another......

T2x

I would tend to agree with you. maybe that mid Norris bought came from Miller also?

[Rick Connolly]

I saw those motors.... no way they were factory originals. Ted referred to them as "T2x's" and when I challenged him, he replied "What's the difference?". I explained in detail the (obvious) differences between a T2 and a T2x. He then told me that I was wrong and that he believed his motors were still T2x's.

My belief is that someone painted the mids to try and match that boat or another......

T2x

Did Ted make another friend that day ??

[Rick Connolly]

I would tend to agree with you. maybe that mid Norris bought came from Miller also?

Talking to Ted I got the feeling he made things they way he wanted. I vaguely recall Ted claiming he had some sort of factory picture/advertisment that showed the cream colored Mercs....he couldn't find it at the time though.

[brichter]

Geez, now you are just teasing...... Think if one turned up a AOMC nationals someone would have heard about it. Sure it was a wing and you aren't suffering from "Wing Fever"

All I know is it was a similar to a wing, not being an expert I can't be sure if it was a Switzer, Dutchman, DeSilva or any other copy. Looking at the pictures on this thread I can say it most resembled the sand colored T-19 boat on the first page, but with some black on the rear.
Doesn't seem like it should be too implausible to spot one only 100 miles or so from Fond Du Lac.
Not really suffering from wing fever, but now I am curious. I'll do some investigating.

[Rick Connolly]

All I know is it was a similar to a wing, not being an expert I can't be sure if it was a Switzer, Dutchman, DeSilva or any other copy. Looking at the pictures on this thread I can say it most resembled the sand colored T-19 boat on the first page, but with some black on the rear.
Doesn't seem like it should be too implausible to spot one only 100 miles or so from Fond Du Lac.
Not really suffering from wing fever, but now I am curious. I'll do some investigating.

Hummm, the plot thickens. The T-19 is the one in my avitar and resting in AZ. Curious to hear what you can find out.

[Willabee]

Did the cowls come cream colored or just the pan down ??

You could order the T2 in any color you wanted.....however, it only dressed in black.

[Rick Connolly]

Kind of like the Ford Model T you can get it any color you want as long as it's black

[Powercat]

Like this one?

Ted was trying to get 10K for the pair of T2's when I talked to him. This was about a year before he passed away. No tell'en where Ted got the T2's. They were reported to be cream color.....Ted claimed they came from Mercury that way. Fact or fiction I couldn't tell you.