Chainsaw Repair
Husqvarna - Stihl - Poulan - Jonsered - Dolmar chainsaws and more => Stihl => Topic started by: mcbob on December 15, 2014, 07:01:48 pm
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Gold plated Stihl Lightning
There was a long article in the Aug 1965 issue of Chain Saw Age magazine titled The Andreas Stihl Story. The article mentioned that in 1962 the 200,000th Lightning was made. The saw was gold plated and was presented to a logger in Australia who had been with the same outfit for 30 years and had been using Stihl saws for 25 years.
There were no more details given, whether it was actually gold-plated or what kind of plating they used.
Lets all look for it its out here in Australia somewhere
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Cool something to look up. ;D
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Gold stihl story.
The man who had this saw has said, that there had been three saws GOLD-PLATED (chrome gold)? it had been earned by 3 chain saws seller in canada, this saw had been won by a seller of quebec saws, and the seller makes winning among its customers, and is a woman who won and thought that was on the gold, she has scraped some place with a knife and took a jeweler, she sold to a man who saw with this saw the state united, man found what shone in the sun too, and the man was afraid that have stolen his saw, so has soiled the saws, for years he sawed with the united state and canada with, after he gave it to his son then I bought him
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All above in that gold pioneer story on Mange's site.
(http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/download/file.php?id=49995&t=1)
(http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/download/file.php?id=49996&t=1)
(http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/download/file.php?id=49997&t=1)
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LOL I give up. Best I can do.
Good Luck on finding it. Sounds like 3 of them out there by above story.
http://www.edwardfleissig.com/uploads/1/9/5/0/19500751/gold_chainsaw_1600.jpg
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Yeah I took the liberty of lifting the story from Magnus site Australia ended up with a few odd ball stihl this one and the big bore 090's
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There are big bore 090's here. Wayne and some others have them hid away and museum.
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Wayne Sutton got his from Australia
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I heard this guy has some info. ;) http://macbobaust.com/stihl_kart1.html
more pics http://macbobaust.com/stihl_kart2.html
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(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c6/sharpsaws/IMG_2862.jpg) (http://s24.photobucket.com/user/sharpsaws/media/IMG_2862.jpg.html)
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Madsen's ported 10 cube
(http://m5.i.pbase.com/g1/22/22/2/146119415.rt2wIKiV.jpg)
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I can only assume perhaps those 10 cube might have been kart engines ?
Legion had it that at some time or another Mr Stihl's grandson was into kart racing so he directed his engineering staff to come up with something that could out run a Mac 101 .Weather the engine was successfull or not I never heard keeping in mind with a 100 thou over bore and a stroker crank the Macs came pretty close to 10 cube .It would be interesting to find out .
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Stihl built purpose built kart engines of 100cc the engine shown is in Australia
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/ozflea/14052011xx.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/ozflea/media/14052011xx.jpg.html)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/ozflea/14052011002xx.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/ozflea/media/14052011002xx.jpg.html)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/ozflea/14052011001xx.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/ozflea/media/14052011001xx.jpg.html)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/ozflea/14052011.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/ozflea/media/14052011.jpg.html)
http://macbobaust.com/stihl_kart.html
McBob
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That one looks like it was rescued from the scrap pile. :'(
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That one looks like it was rescued from the scrap pile. :'(
It is still owned by its original builder
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Looks like it's running piston port and case reed set up?
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Looks like it's running piston port and case reed set up?
Click the link and see http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14188593691128&key=c7a018f99a67aaac33a35421e795cdf3&libId=d7f0b60a-42f4-4eb3-bb22-a3cf8e0f469b&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fchainsawrepair.createaforum.com%2Fstihl%2Fwhat-happened-to-this-stihl%2Fmsg50851%2F%3Fboardseen%23new&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fmacbobaust.com%2Fstihl_kart.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fchainsawrepair.createaforum.com%2F&title=What%20happened%20to%20this%20Stihl&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fmacbobaust.com%2Fstihl_kart.html
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Looks like it's running piston port and case reed set up?
Click the link and see http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14188593691128&key=c7a018f99a67aaac33a35421e795cdf3&libId=d7f0b60a-42f4-4eb3-bb22-a3cf8e0f469b&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fchainsawrepair.createaforum.com%2Fstihl%2Fwhat-happened-to-this-stihl%2Fmsg50851%2F%3Fboardseen%23new&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fmacbobaust.com%2Fstihl_kart.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fchainsawrepair.createaforum.com%2F&title=What%20happened%20to%20this%20Stihl&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fmacbobaust.com%2Fstihl_kart.html
Easier link http://macbobaust.com/stihl_kart.html
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Magnus posted about this gold husky 350
Here is a gold painted Husqvarna that marked a special number of saws produced or something, I forgot right now.
It was in a monter in entrance to factory in Husqvarna.
(http://www.chainsawcollectors.se/phpbb3/download/file.php?id=50029&t=1)
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Pioneer Saws says = This is from 1963, refers to 2 special golden Stihl 07 to be won in Australia to celebrate half a million Still chainsaws.
(http://i816.photobucket.com/albums/zz84/hunterdelux/Mobile%20Uploads/20141216_124816.jpg) (http://s816.photobucket.com/user/hunterdelux/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141216_124816.jpg.html)