Question For Ron Hill

[krazy karl]

I bought a 30H almost a year ago from a guy who knew nothing about it. It had been repainted white sometime during it's earlier days. It appeared that it hadn't been run in years and needed some internal work due to some rusting of rings etc. It was also apparently raced at some time as there were remnants of a number, illegible, followed by a C which indicates Region 12 in the earlier days. The name John Landon is stamped in the block as well as the initials JL on various other pieces. Steve Wilde said he recognized the name and Ron Hill will probably know. I was at Darrell Sorensen's yesterday and we looked up the name in an old APBA book. John Landon was listed as living in Pasadena.

Just out of curiosity, do you or anyone out there know the history of this driver and or motor. The motor suffered damage at one time as the front case has been welded in front of crank pins 3 & 4. It runs well now, I tried to sell it on ebay a month or so ago but didn't generate much interest. Thanks
Karl 88-C

[RLR]

Ron Hill

Post this over at Boatracingfacts.com and Ron will probably see this faster as this is his site. He does read hear at Hydroracer, but the other site is available.

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[krazy karl]

Oh Oh

My bad, I knew that. What was I thinking? Thanks

[bh/]

M30h

Do u know for sure it was repainted.
Some of the 2nd generation 30" could have been in white. There were some strange ones come out the back door in the late 50's.

[krazy karl]

I though it might have been one of the later white ones too. Upon close examination when I was stripping it to repaint, I found some traces of red in the cracks and crevices. Did the later ones come with a square recoil as opposed to the turtle top? This one has the turtle top.

[Mark 32]

Turtle top models were made up till '58, '59 and newer had square tops