The Ford Barn

Bob/Ohio · 02-01-2019, 12:38 PM

Tubman,
I remember some of the local junkyards would tell you " Engines were guaranteed no knocks no cracks". They never said anything about smoke! Sometimes you got lucky and sometimes not.

Bob

Krylon32 · 02-01-2019, 01:18 PM

My first Hot Rod in 1970 was 39 deluxe coupe with a small nail-head going thru the stock drive-line. I drove the car about 40K with no problems. It seemed to fit fine, maybe better than an Olds?

Ol' Ron · 02-01-2019, 05:23 PM

Holman and Mody was the place to go for the 439 Lincoln engine. Charley, I have two boxes of :Stuff: in the process of being shipped. The weather has been too cold and i ran out of propane in the shop. That however has been fixed. I need to pack things so they don't get danaged. I checked with a few of my suppliers for those missing parts you want but most of that stuf has been sold or scrapped.. I;ll try and get it off as soon as I can.
Don't want to drop dead with all this "Stuff" arond.

Charlie ny · 02-01-2019, 05:27 PM

Thank you Ron.......we'll settle up for sure.......I was down to propane fumes when
the truck finally arrived, next day the temp averaged minus 4.
Charlie ny

Ol' Ron · 02-01-2019, 07:56 PM

Yea, between the cold and Old age, I don't move too fast. I don't have any transportation, so I have to wait till my helper comes around once a week. Last time I stopped to buy some bubble wrap, but they were out. Thus Tuesday we'll check again, maybe take a ride into the BIG city. Springfield.

Tinker · 02-01-2019, 11:13 PM

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This guy ran a flathead. quite literally.

jimTN · 02-02-2019, 09:07 AM

I put a 55 Olds in my 40 cpe back around 59 and drove it a bunch of years. Had a columbia with no controls under it, I would kick it into high when going any distance and back to low for local running. Pulled our dirt car with it to the races on weekends. Finally got tired of replacing transmissions and put a flathead back in it.

02-01-2019, 12:38 PM	#41
Bob/Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N.E.Ohio Posts: 222	Re: Olds in a 1939 Ford Coupe Tubman, I remember some of the local junkyards would tell you " Engines were guaranteed no knocks no cracks". They never said anything about smoke! Sometimes you got lucky and sometimes not. Bob

02-01-2019, 01:18 PM	#42
Krylon32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,470	Re: Olds in a 1939 Ford Coupe My first Hot Rod in 1970 was 39 deluxe coupe with a small nail-head going thru the stock drive-line. I drove the car about 40K with no problems. It seemed to fit fine, maybe better than an Olds?

02-01-2019, 05:23 PM	#43
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,855	Re: Olds in a 1939 Ford Coupe Holman and Mody was the place to go for the 439 Lincoln engine. Charley, I have two boxes of :Stuff: in the process of being shipped. The weather has been too cold and i ran out of propane in the shop. That however has been fixed. I need to pack things so they don't get danaged. I checked with a few of my suppliers for those missing parts you want but most of that stuf has been sold or scrapped.. I;ll try and get it off as soon as I can. Don't want to drop dead with all this "Stuff" arond.

02-01-2019, 05:27 PM	#44
Charlie ny BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,019	Re: Olds in a 1939 Ford Coupe Thank you Ron.......we'll settle up for sure.......I was down to propane fumes when the truck finally arrived, next day the temp averaged minus 4. Charlie ny

02-01-2019, 07:56 PM	#45
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,855	Re: Olds in a 1939 Ford Coupe Yea, between the cold and Old age, I don't move too fast. I don't have any transportation, so I have to wait till my helper comes around once a week. Last time I stopped to buy some bubble wrap, but they were out. Thus Tuesday we'll check again, maybe take a ride into the BIG city. Springfield.

02-02-2019, 09:07 AM	#47
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,508	Re: Olds in a 1939 Ford Coupe I put a 55 Olds in my 40 cpe back around 59 and drove it a bunch of years. Had a columbia with no controls under it, I would kick it into high when going any distance and back to low for local running. Pulled our dirt car with it to the races on weekends. Finally got tired of replacing transmissions and put a flathead back in it.