WALLY SCOUT .45 MODEL ENGINE COLLECTION & MORE

Description

In September of  1947 the father and son team of Walter and Byron Dailey who lived in Palms, CA had planned on releasing a new .45 size engine called the Wally Scout onto the market. They had orders for about 55 engines.  At that time Ohlsson & Rice reduced  the price of their .60 Special to .95 which was less than the Wally Scout's production cost so the project was terminated.  All of the engines      included in this sale were made between 1945 and 1947.
The first two photos show the Wally collection mounted on it's display boards that fit neatly into a suitcase for carrying.  The engines and parts were mounted on these boards in 2007 and have not been removed since.  The display earned a 3rd place award at the 2007 MECA EXPO VIII which was held in Muncie, IN.
The timers on the engines are so badly deterioriated that they may crumble if an attempt is made to remove them from the engines. Several of them have broken off pieces already.
The three unmarked sideport engines and the cutaway engine are believed to be the earliest versions of the Wally .45 and they demonatrate the unique rounded outer edge
(when viewed from above or below) of the mounting lugs.
The test stand, which is exactly as found, is welded up from angle iron and features a glass jar for a fuel tank that is still being held on to the stand with masking tape.
The unmarked FRV version features a venturi that was added to it's first style .45 crankcase.
The FRV version marked "SCOUT" has the venturi as part of the crankcase casting and no longer has the rounded profile mounting lugs.
The Scout shown as a WHATZIT in the May, 1992 Engine Colletors' Journal article is another sideport version with conventional mounting lugs that has "SCOUT" on the bypass and it appears to be missing a timer.
This engine is not part of this sale and it's whereabouts is unknown.
Including this example, I know of no other .45 size Wally engines in existance.
The last  engine in the collection is a .35 that shows a remarkable resemblence to a Vivell .35.  It should be noted that both .35 and .45
parts are mounted on this board.  The maroon can with the "Wally Motors" label on it covers a ganged tool contains 9 slitting saws that were used to cut the cylinder head fins.  The can may be lifted off to display the tool.
In 2006 I wrote "Wally Motors" which was a 2 part article that appeared in The Engine Collectors' Journal.  A copy of this article as well as all known Wally Motors documentation is included in this sale.  Also included are Daily family photographs, business cards, any other Wally parts that are not mounted on the board, a turned wood
candle holder that represents what Walter Daily was doing with his spare time during his later years and a copy of the previously mentioned O&R price reduction ad.
Included in the package will be a flash drive containing over 250 photos and scans of Wally related documentation.
I can on request provide additional photos of the items in this sale via email.