Andrew Evans
Age: 17
Location: Reno, NV
E-mail: aehitnmiss@hotmail.com
Q: How long have you been collecting gas engines?
A: 5 years.
Q: What attracted you to the hobby?
A: The sound of the engines and how they operate.
Q: Who else in your family collects engines?
A: No one else.
Q: What engines do you have in your collection?
A: 1921 1-1/2 HP Hercules (my first engine), 1928 2 HP Fairbanks-Morse, 1940 4 HP Eureka dragsaw, 1927 2 HP Fairbanks-Morse, 1923 1-1/2 HP Alpha, 1913 1-3/4 HP Nelson Bros. Little Jumbo, 1919 1-1/2 HP Fairbanks-Morse and a 1937 10 HP Stover diesel.
Q: What is your favorite engine in your collection?
A: The Stover diesel because it’s 6 feet tall, weighs 1 ton and when it runs, it shakes the trailer.
Q: Are you working on any restoration projects?
A: I’m working on the dragsaw as well as the Stover diesel. I’m also working on a drill press that my Little Jumbo will run.
Q: Which shows do you normally attend each year?
A: Tulare, Woodland and Grass Valley in California and Garnerville in Nevada. I’ve also been to a steam rally in Hastings, England!
Q: What show haven’t you been to yet that you’d like to attend?
A: I would like to attend a show on the east coast.
Q: As a young collector what are some of the obstacles you’ve come across?
A: Older collectors are cool! My biggest problem is finding a place for all of my engines and miscellaneous equipment.
Q: What are your favorite engines and why?
A: 8 HP Evans because my last name is Evans, and the Sandwich Model T upright, because of the name.
Young Iron is looking for gas engine collectors, age 35 and younger. If you or someone you know would like to be profiled, please contact Associate Editor Christian Williams: (800) 682-4704 or cwilliams@gasenginemagazine.com.
