Gordon Smith compressors - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

LeftHandedHammr · 08-22-2008, 10:53 PM

Hello. Been around the forums a while, but new to the blasting forum.

Anyone familiar with Smith compressors? From the info I've found, Smith is/was a pretty old company from Bowling Green, KY that started converting Model A Ford engines into compressors back in the 30's. They ran a special head; used two outer cylinders to run the engine, the center cyl.'s acted as a compressor.

Apparently, they evolved with the times, building compressors from Ford
V8's. Anyway, I have a chance to bid on one built from a Ford 460, with the setup divided 4+4. I think it is rated at 166 cfm.

It's a pretty interesting setup; pretty compact for it's capacity. Trouble is, I can't find any current info on the company. I read that the co. is still around, but under a different name.

Any thoughts?

MALCO.New.York · 08-23-2008, 04:07 AM

http://www.smithcompressors.com/

http://www.google.com/search?client=...=Google+Search

panderson2414 · 08-23-2008, 09:38 PM

malc.
your more riddled than me.

LeftHandedHammr · 08-26-2008, 05:06 PM

Hey, thanks Malco. I Googled Gordon Smith & Co., but didn't find much; now I see why. Too bad they went under.

The unit I looked at sold for $750. Not a bad number compared to other similar sized rigs, I didn't think.

MALCO.New.York · 08-26-2008, 05:23 PM

Welcome!

It is now BOSS and they apparently have quite a few of the OEM parts available.