OK first off welcome to the forum.

Folks post about 'finds' or picks (a term used by a popular TV show) all the time. There is nothing wrong with that but do understand that we are in a full blown recession values of model engines and other stuff varies widely.

The engines are likely the primary items of interest you may have and please do post the best pictures of them that you can (This is important in any assessment and for use in selling).

The fact that some do not turn over is not neccessarily important, in fact the dried castor that causes this does act as a preservative. The values can run from worthless to more commonly anywhere from in the fifties. Less common of course are nice collectible finds that will reach into the hundreds.

When it comes to the collector just because something is old does not make it a collectable, In fact that has almost no bering.

So what do you have and lets see the pictures.

John