johnoder
Diamond
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2004
- Location
- Houston, TX USA
Here is a little Model X history: All of them originally had "chilled" box ways. L&S liked the idea of chilled ways from the 1890s to about 1948.
There were "little" 14 and 16" Model X and "big" 18, 20 and 22" Model X.
Here is a "big" 20, with box ways of course:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/johnoder/20X54ModelX.jpg
When the hard separate outer ways were brought out, they were box ways, as can be seen on this 20" Standard (based on 16"). This brochure is dated January 1949:
Brochure Scan pictures by johnoder - Photobucket
Later the 14, 16 and 20 Standard were changed to hard outer vee ways. Ken's '54 20" Standard is thus, serial 41697.
About this time period (early to mid fifties) the "BIG" 25" Standard was brought out, and Andrew's is one of those - also with hard outer vee ways.
I think from the photo linked in my post above, the only ones to retain the hard outer box ways were the 25" Heavy Duty, a really serious Model X.
I.E., Andrew's is no older than early fifties and may be later fifties.
By the late fifties/early sixties, the gents over in sales at L&S had killed the old X and gave it some new clothes, called it the Model 2X and named it the Powerturn.
John Oder
There were "little" 14 and 16" Model X and "big" 18, 20 and 22" Model X.
Here is a "big" 20, with box ways of course:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/johnoder/20X54ModelX.jpg
When the hard separate outer ways were brought out, they were box ways, as can be seen on this 20" Standard (based on 16"). This brochure is dated January 1949:
Brochure Scan pictures by johnoder - Photobucket
Later the 14, 16 and 20 Standard were changed to hard outer vee ways. Ken's '54 20" Standard is thus, serial 41697.
About this time period (early to mid fifties) the "BIG" 25" Standard was brought out, and Andrew's is one of those - also with hard outer vee ways.
I think from the photo linked in my post above, the only ones to retain the hard outer box ways were the 25" Heavy Duty, a really serious Model X.
I.E., Andrew's is no older than early fifties and may be later fifties.
By the late fifties/early sixties, the gents over in sales at L&S had killed the old X and gave it some new clothes, called it the Model 2X and named it the Powerturn.
John Oder
