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Old 05-04-2024, 10:06 PM   #168
GB SISSON
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Default Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts

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Originally Posted by cadillac512 View Post
It amazes me how many good flathead parts (and trucks!) you have on your island.
I have had a lot of flathead era ford trucks but the vast majority got here the hard way. My first flat V8 came from the island. Once the hook was set, I had haul them from the mainland. Oregon, Eastern Washington, Parker's Praire Minnesota, Montana, N Dakota etc. Here's my first, that '38 tonner before and after. Most of the blocks came all at once, but I collected plenty of them the hard way too.
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