Antique outboards are defined by AOMCI as those made in 1950 or before.
Rare is harder to pin down but usually means more demand than supply.
Eska made outboards do not qualify as antique or rare. Value is modest
Hopefully yours is ready to use.
Many old outboards were ridden hard and put away wet or dumped in a corner when they quit running because repair was more than they were worth. The numbers of unwanted and unloved old outboards available for very little is what got me into the hobby. A number of my outboards came out of the junk yard.
My wife probably will send them back there someday.
Louis
