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Old 12-18-2016, 12:31 PM   #4
Henry Floored
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Default Re: Pros and cons of Lincoln flatheads

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT View Post
The cars were not powered by a 337 Flathead but by an OHV engine first used in 1952.
The 337 Lincolns were raced in '50 and '51. While they didn't win overall they ran very competitively with the new OHV Gm V8's most notably the Olds 88.

There are pictures of these 337 Lincolns getting airborne during the race. They couldn't have been all that bad.
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