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Originally Posted by 49fordv8f4
That photo is actually in the book Ford at Fifty. It was taken at the Atlanta assembly plant. I posted this same photo on FTE wondering about the engine colors. The orange engines are for the '53 passenger car, the green ones are '53 for trucks. I wondered too what the piece was bolted to the half bell.
Mark
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The '53 truck engines were unique as they used a new stepped rear sump oil pan
without a clean-out. The bell housings were full size (instead of 3") and had angled frame mounts to complete the new F-100 3-point mounting system using a center front mount. The pictured engines are pre-'53.
12-05-2014, 08:34 AM
Re: Hanging flatheads?
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