Vintage Copper Briggs and Stratton

[patrick2260]

I've been acquiring some older copper Briggs horizontal shaft engines. 3 hp and 5 hp. So far they have either spark and compression or compression with no spark. I may be able to get some that run but in my opinion they would need work but could run and become a decent mini bike engine. I would like to know if there are other members out there that would be interested in these copper Briggs engines. I thought they were more desirable than others but what do I know.:shrug: Let me know your opinion and maybe if they are wanted I may continue acquiring them to sell. Example of one I recently bought is below....

 

[1stlegendtx]

If you find one with mod #66XX Let me know.:thumbsup:

 

[Marshall Man]

I like them!

 

[Flat Head Phil]

Yer gonna hate me, but when I get a hold of them, I paint them. I never remember mini bikes with copper engines. Power equip. yes, mini bikes no.:biggrin:

 

[Bikerscum]

If you find a fiver #130232 or 130212 pm me

:deal:

 

[patrick2260]

Besides FHP why do the others want them? Is there something about the copper briggs or is it any older briggs that's nice to have? Do they have the cast iron bore? I'll check the numbers on the one's I have. Picking up another 3 and 5 horse this week also.

 

[1stlegendtx]

Yer gonna hate me, but when I get a hold of them, I paint them. I never remember mini bikes with copper engines. Power equip. yes, mini bikes no.:biggrin:

I think Powells had em.:wink:

 

[patrick2260]

No worries Phil. That's the purpose of my thread....to find out if they are special in some way or if I should stop buying them. Seems like every time I renew my C-listing I get a few to several calls with folks wanting to sell them to me.

 

[Bikerscum]

Besides FHP why do the others want them? Is there something about the copper briggs or is it any older briggs that's nice to have? Do they have the cast iron bore? I'll check the numbers on the one's I have. Picking up another 3 and 5 horse this week also.

Copper makes no difference to me.... it's the vintage.

 

[patrick2260]

Copper makes no difference to me.... it's the vintage.

ok then....so...if it's copper is it vintage? How late were the copper briggs manufactured? :shrug:

 

[1stlegendtx]

ok then....so...if it's copper is it vintage? How late were the copper briggs manufactured? :shrug:

The first two did-gets of the code number on the fan shroud tell you what year the engine was made.

 

[cxbra]

Besides FHP why do the others want them? Is there something about the copper briggs or is it any older briggs that's nice to have? Do they have the cast iron bore? I'll check the numbers on the one's I have. Picking up another 3 and 5 horse this week also.

Some of the die-hard guys want a matching numbers bike, they are looking for a specific vintage engine only because it belongs to a bike they are building.

 

[5hptrike]

My 5 horse was painted copper. The code on the blower housing puts it as a 1970 model.

 

[ColorMeLucky]

My first mini in '74 had a copper motor, don't remember the bike brand, but remember the copper.