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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by John Robert Why do you want to prove this to be a Allen loco? Do you want to sell it? How did you aquire it? The best I can tell you about Keith Blanchard is that he was a bit of a joker. I have not seen him in over 11 years, when he move to the LA area and I to Salt Lake City. I heard that he passed away from cancer, but not sure when. If he was still around, he would be about 74 years old. He and I are about the same age. John [/quote] The reason I want to prove it is a John Allen engine is the same reason you would want to, it would be a John Allen loco. That's reason enough for me! To be able to say you have one of the few known John Allen engines in existence is a great thrill for a collector. No, I do NOT intend to sell it. I have owned it for about 5 years now (I purchased it from Keith) and have been displaying it as a John Allen engine. I want to prove it to silence the skeptics. As to Keith being a joker, I believed his story then and I believe it now. My goal is not to convince myself what the engine is but to prove it to the world. I have been a John Allen fan for 20+ years now and what to make this engine available to the NMRA when I pass on.
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