The Ford Barn

Graeme / New Zealand · 01-31-2023, 09:27 PM

Found this recent post on you-tube. Some of you no doubt have been there, some maybe not and others like me will probably never get there. The flathead room "boggles" your mind....all sorts of "weird ones" and the not so weird, there is some real innovation here. The wall of intakes that goes on and on. Wow!

GB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr8Zv9W0TA

petehoovie · 01-31-2023, 10:05 PM

ford38v8 · 02-01-2023, 12:41 AM

Speedy Bill had a favorite story about acquiring a quantity of Ford experimental engines from Greenfield Village during a renovation of one of the buildings. He said the employee that approved that sale lost his job soon after.

V8COOPMAN · 02-01-2023, 05:18 AM

Beautiful stuff, for sure!

What's really interesting are the amazingly good looking, YET SIMPLE display stands. Ya see Lawson, you could have whipped-up something like seen below for $10 bucks MAX in materials. I could have whipped that together with all the crapolla I had in my garage for $notta!

RKS.PA · 02-01-2023, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Graeme / New Zealand

Found this recent post on you-tube. Some of you no doubt have been there, some maybe not and others like me will probably never get there. The flathead room "boggles" your mind....all sorts of "weird ones" and the not so weird, there is some real innovation here. The wall of intakes that goes on and on. Wow!

GB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr8Zv9W0TA

Graeme, thank you for posting this video. Would never have found it on my own!!

Great stuff!!, particularly after buying so much needed parts from Speedway Motors...gives me a whole new appreciation for Speedy Bill and what he was able to put together as a business!!

corvette8n · 02-01-2023, 09:30 AM

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Thanks for posting, This will have to go on my bucket list.

TJ · 02-01-2023, 10:02 AM

We visited the museum many years ago and Speedy Bill met with us. A very interesting man and a good business man. One of our club members said to Bill "with your knowledge of how to run a business you should run for Congress and teach those people a few things about the business world". Speedy Bill's response ,with a smile on his face, was "You can't fix Washington". I never forgot that response.

19Fordy · 02-01-2023, 10:52 AM

Graeme: THANKS so much for posting that video. It's the perfect "walk through" of Speedy Bills Museum. Excellent pace and flow along with descriptions and photography that was smooth as silk. Makes you feel you are there. It is a Blessing that Speedy Bill
literally saved this for posterity. Otherwise we would never know.

Lawson Cox · 02-01-2023, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

Beautiful stuff, for sure!

What's really interesting are the amazingly good looking, YET SIMPLE display stands. Ya see Lawson, you could have whipped-up something like seen below for $10 bucks MAX in materials. I could have whipped that together with all the crapolla I had in my garage for $notta!

Coop, without being able to inspect those stands up close and personal, I cannot comment on them with any specificity other than to say they look mighty flimsy to me. 700 lbs more or less is being balanced atop 4 "toothpicks" with no lateral support.

Considering the cost of even basic 1.5 inch black water pipe, and flanges which would certainly collapse under the weight of the engine, you can bet your sweet bippy you will have more than $10.00 in each of those wobbly legs.

Yes, with your highly developed mechanical skills and your abundance of crapola to work with, I am confident you could have put those stands together in less than 15 minutes with a 10 minute coffee break factored in. You flyboys just seem to be overly blessed in that respect.

One positive thing I can say, you seem to maintain your position at the top of the heap when it comes to sarcasm.

Lawson

slowforty · 02-01-2023, 05:16 PM

I was there in March 2022 . Excellent adventure, Go in the middle of the week and catch one of the Docents ,for a Lot of information.
Place is four stories tall about 90,000 sq ft(yes).
And they are adding another 90,000 sq ft addition

petehoovie · 02-01-2023, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

Coop - Yes, with your highly developed mechanical skills and your abundance of crapola to work with, I am confident you could have put those stands together in less than 15 minutes with a 10 minute coffee break factored in. You flyboys just seem to be overly blessed in that respect.

One positive thing I can say, you seem to maintain your position at the top of the heap when it comes to sarcasm.

Lawson

Good for you, Lawson...

Krylon32 · 02-01-2023, 09:33 PM

Great Video. The Flathead collection is fantastic. I only live 100 miles from Lincoln and have only been there once. We built Speedy 3 vehicles in the late 90's early 2000's. Built 2 of the club cab 34 pickups, a yellow one and a red one. The red one went on the road in some kind of a display for Ford Motor Company. The other build was my only venture into the T bucket world with a Black low boy bucket with an aluminum Lingerfelter V8. Never got any recognition for the builds as Speedy didn't do that kind of thing.

01-31-2023, 09:27 PM	#1
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	you-tube speedways Motor Museum Found this recent post on you-tube. Some of you no doubt have been there, some maybe not and others like me will probably never get there. The flathead room "boggles" your mind....all sorts of "weird ones" and the not so weird, there is some real innovation here. The wall of intakes that goes on and on. Wow! GB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Dr8Zv9W0TA __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

01-31-2023, 10:05 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,156	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

02-01-2023, 12:41 AM	#3
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,646	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum Speedy Bill had a favorite story about acquiring a quantity of Ford experimental engines from Greenfield Village during a renovation of one of the buildings. He said the employee that approved that sale lost his job soon after. __________________ Alan

02-01-2023, 05:18 AM	#4
V8COOPMAN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Shore of LAKE HOUSTON Posts: 11,115	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum Beautiful stuff, for sure! What's really interesting are the amazingly good looking, YET SIMPLE display stands. Ya see Lawson, you could have whipped-up something like seen below for $10 bucks MAX in materials. I could have whipped that together with all the crapolla I had in my garage for $notta! __________________ *Click Links Below* __ ▼ *'35-'36 W/8BA & MECHANICAL FAN* *T5 W/TORQUE TUBE*

02-01-2023, 09:30 AM	#6
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,954	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for posting, This will have to go on my bucket list.

02-01-2023, 10:02 AM	#7
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,037	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum We visited the museum many years ago and Speedy Bill met with us. A very interesting man and a good business man. One of our club members said to Bill "with your knowledge of how to run a business you should run for Congress and teach those people a few things about the business world". Speedy Bill's response ,with a smile on his face, was "You can't fix Washington". I never forgot that response.

02-01-2023, 10:52 AM	#8
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum Graeme: THANKS so much for posting that video. It's the perfect "walk through" of Speedy Bills Museum. Excellent pace and flow along with descriptions and photography that was smooth as silk. Makes you feel you are there. It is a Blessing that Speedy Bill literally saved this for posterity. Otherwise we would never know.

02-01-2023, 05:16 PM	#10
slowforty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tinley Park Ill Posts: 1,062	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum I was there in March 2022 . Excellent adventure, Go in the middle of the week and catch one of the Docents ,for a Lot of information. Place is four stories tall about 90,000 sq ft(yes). And they are adding another 90,000 sq ft addition

02-01-2023, 09:33 PM	#12
Krylon32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,489	Re: you-tube speedways Motor Museum Great Video. The Flathead collection is fantastic. I only live 100 miles from Lincoln and have only been there once. We built Speedy 3 vehicles in the late 90's early 2000's. Built 2 of the club cab 34 pickups, a yellow one and a red one. The red one went on the road in some kind of a display for Ford Motor Company. The other build was my only venture into the T bucket world with a Black low boy bucket with an aluminum Lingerfelter V8. Never got any recognition for the builds as Speedy didn't do that kind of thing.