Is this really true

[Mike B]

Originally Posted by B-O-B

I sent the guy a message asking for the engine # as mine is also stamped with an F. This the reply:
I can supply the numbers. It is definitely not foreign, it was installed by a flathead expert in sturgis sd names bob tobin. He would be happy to talk to you about it if you're a serious buyer I can get you the contact information.
Take it for what it is worth.

Interesting that someone who can build a motor, had someone else install it?

From the ad:

so I found what many flathead guys search for now, and seldom find. The block is a 1946 "F". It looks like a 59AB, but it has a factory 4 inch stroke. This is not the Mercury crank, but a ford factory crank......very hard to find. Not only that, the block was factory ported. I put in a 3/4 race cam and adjustable lifters

Well, my feeling is if you have the ability to build an engine, why would you have someone else install it? I mean installing the engine is the easy part

I dunno, I see some very respected members here kinda going..."huh?", on the engine...makes me concerned (If I was a buyer), about the car's shape.

But, what the heck...it's probably priced right, regardless of the fluff.