Vintage spark plugs

[kjavanb123]

Hi everyone

I was offered a few samples of a 600-lb lot of really old spark plugs believed to be used on trucks.

Here are some photos, there is a brochure which I guess is in German, so if anyone can read please let me know.







Will be processing them soon.

Best regards
Kj

 

[Platdigger]

The brochure is in several languages, English being one of them.
What makes you think these may be pt tipped?

 

[canedane]

The center electrode is posseble a nickel alloy or copper, but rarely they could also be Pt or Ir plated.

 

[jimdoc]

There are older plugs made with platinum. There are also spark plug collectors out there. I was surprised at what one that I found metal detecting would have been worth if it wasn't rusted so bad. Collectors like original boxes also.

 

[kjavanb123]

Thanks guys, brochure definitely not English, I could see Germany on the box

 

[Platdigger]

Third line down in each section is in English.

 

[Dpetes]

Kev , English is #3 paragraph

 

[Platdigger]

Ok, second line down in center section.

 

[stella polaris]

You have a lot of veteran car owners that want those plugs if they are unused like the one at the picture. It is perhaps time to go spark plug dealer?

 

[kjavanb123]

I am going to put few of them up in eBay.

 

[anachronism]

You have a lot of veteran car owners that want those plugs if they are unused like the one at the picture. It is perhaps time to go spark plug dealer?

This is a very good point indeed. Thanks Stella.

 

[stella polaris]

I am going to put few of them up in eBay.

Why not pack the car full and go to a veteran car meeting with market?
You could contact veteran car clubs and put an ad in veteran car periodica.

As i remember spark plugs from younger days. Those containing pm clearly stressed this fact on the packing and in ads. They were more expensive as well. Neither my first car, a volvo 145 or the second (VW) nor the third (amason) were ever equipped with such expensive things. But guys with tuned cars, driving rally and so, often said they had to have such to their super tuned engine with 150 hp.

 

[kjavanb123]

Thanks all for your comments. I dismantled one and the parts are in dilute nitric bath.

 

[kjavanb123]

Dissolved the pieces from one spark plug and here is what was left nitric dissolved base metals. Tiny beads in black color, which guessing should be in mg range which makes it uneconomical to proceed refining.

 

[stella polaris]

Do not be sad. Be happy. I think u are going to make quite a lot on the lot. If not send me a pm
It is a annual market for parts to veteran cars here in Oslo.

The one at the photo is German.Question is if West German or East German. If it is printed DDR on the box or instruction its East German. Point no 2 in the instruction is Russian witch points to a DDR product. No need to be bad for that.

Fell free to send me some pictures and i will see if i recognise the brands. ( if not just one brand.)

 

[kjavanb123]

Thanks. Pm was sent.

 

[trdking]

I believe Zundkerze means literally Spark Plug in German Isolator plugs are primarily used for 2 stroke engines Mainly motorcycles imo