The Ford Barn

klicker · 10-01-2012, 04:27 PM

For everyone who has ever beat up on someone who mistakenly tried to sell SBC mounts for early Ford (or some such abomination) how about this?

TonyM · 10-01-2012, 04:34 PM

Wow, I have never seen that before. Is it a Ford engine?

klicker · 10-01-2012, 04:38 PM

Yes, It is a Flathead!!! Google Flathead motor in Camaro. There are a lot of articles. I originally heard about this when a friend showed me an article in an old car magazine (don't recall which one). A guy in Oregon bought a recovered stolen Camaro and dropped the flattie in it and went racing!

Russ/40 · 10-01-2012, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TonyM

Wow, I have never seen that before. Is it a Ford engine?

How can you be a flathead guy and not know that's a flathead?

TonyM · 10-01-2012, 05:05 PM

Hey Russ40,

I meant that I have never seen a flathead engine in a Camaro, not that I have never seen a flathead engine. I asked if it was a Ford engine; I did not ask if it was a flathead.

Please read what I have written, not what you think I said.

bige386 · 10-01-2012, 05:13 PM

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Boy that's different. I have seen a lot of Chevy motors in Ford's but NEVER a Ford motor in a Chevy. I have all ways thought about doing just that. Blue paint, Ford valve covers and all. You would be the talk of the town. LOL

Brendan · 10-01-2012, 05:33 PM

i think that is Kool!

51 MERC-CT · 10-01-2012, 05:45 PM

Ya' how about one in a '57 Chev.

19Fordy · 10-01-2012, 06:36 PM

Wonder if those radiator hoses will carry enogh water for cooling.

ole39 · 10-01-2012, 06:40 PM

flathead in a camaro = 1 BIG payback, i love it!!

B-O-B · 10-01-2012, 06:56 PM

Did a carshow in Postfalls,Id. a few years back & a young fella had a yellow camaro with a flathead in it. He was parked next to me so we chatted a bit . He said he just wanted something differant. There was also a fellow with no arms that had a green 34 ford roadster. He called it the frog. He with the help of some friends built it & he drove it. The seat was kinda laid back like a recliner so he could use his feet to drive. It was amazing to see what he could do with just his toes. I was in the lounge when he came in & ordered a drink & pulled his wallet out of his sock & paid for it.
Sorry for hi-jacking the OPs post but I have to write & send them before I forget them.

Shadetree · 10-01-2012, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klicker

For everyone who has ever beat up on someone who mistakenly tried to sell SBC mounts for early Ford (or some such abomination) how about this?

Wow! I have been to two county fairs and a hog call and I ain't never seen anything like this!

deuce_roadster · 10-01-2012, 08:06 PM

When I was in high school (way back in 68) there was 55 Chev 2dr post running around with a flathead in it. Interesting use of the flathead to chev trans adapter!

ken ct · 10-01-2012, 08:12 PM

Those are a hoot if i may say so. Way to go guys. lol ken ct.

DavidG · 10-01-2012, 09:29 PM

There's a '57 Chey in the Detroit area with a 'Ford' flathead engine; it is quite a conversation piece.

Hellbender · 12-09-2012, 08:26 AM

I am currently building a 32 chevy sedan with a 51 8BA in it. I get asked allot of questions, most often why in the he'll would I do that! Well, it's like this. My dad raced the same set up in the 50s so I decided to rebuild the same car. I am just following his guidance as to what he had in it. At 87 he has a pretty good memory of the car. I even got a 3-speed Lasalle to go in it, same as he had.

Ol' Ron · 12-09-2012, 08:40 AM

Saw a Flathead in a vet way back when.

Walt Dupont--Me. · 12-09-2012, 09:44 AM

About 25yr's ago there was big block Ford engine in a Corvet in the Lewiston Me. area. I saw it going through town a few times. he had (powered by Ford) on the trunk, or something like that. Walt

Fibber Mcgee · 12-09-2012, 10:47 AM

That's like putting a 5 karat diamond in a gold plated ring.

Frank Miller · 12-09-2012, 10:50 AM

this is a ford with a chevy body. I bet if we started calling them chevys with Ford bodies people might build fewer of them.

Ralph Moore · 12-09-2012, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bige386

Boy that's different. I have seen a lot of Chevy motors in Ford's but NEVER a Ford motor in a Chevy. I have all ways thought about doing just that. Blue paint, Ford valve covers and all. You would be the talk of the town. LOL

First time I've seen a Flathead in a Chevy, but not the first Ford in a Chevy I've seen.
There was a guy in a car show here with a 53 or 54 Chevy truck with a 351 Ford in it. Definitely was the talk of the show.

10-01-2012, 04:27 PM	#1
klicker Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 311	Flathead purists For everyone who has ever beat up on someone who mistakenly tried to sell SBC mounts for early Ford (or some such abomination) how about this?

10-01-2012, 04:34 PM	#2
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: Flathead purists Wow, I have never seen that before. Is it a Ford engine?

10-01-2012, 04:38 PM	#3
klicker Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 311	Re: Flathead purists Yes, It is a Flathead!!! Google Flathead motor in Camaro. There are a lot of articles. I originally heard about this when a friend showed me an article in an old car magazine (don't recall which one). A guy in Oregon bought a recovered stolen Camaro and dropped the flattie in it and went racing!

10-01-2012, 05:05 PM	#5
TonyM Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Hammond, Illinois Posts: 2,786	Re: Flathead purists Hey Russ40, I meant that I have never seen a flathead engine in a Camaro, not that I have never seen a flathead engine. I asked if it was a Ford engine; I did not ask if it was a flathead. Please read what I have written, not what you think I said.

10-01-2012, 05:13 PM	#6
bige386 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 264	Re: Flathead purists Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Boy that's different. I have seen a lot of Chevy motors in Ford's but NEVER a Ford motor in a Chevy. I have all ways thought about doing just that. Blue paint, Ford valve covers and all. You would be the talk of the town. LOL __________________ The Lord is the light--allow Him to guide you.

10-01-2012, 05:33 PM	#7
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: Flathead purists i think that is Kool! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

10-01-2012, 05:45 PM	#8
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: Flathead purists Ya' how about one in a '57 Chev. __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES Last edited by 51 MERC-CT; 10-02-2012 at 02:21 PM.

10-01-2012, 06:36 PM	#9
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,925	Re: Flathead purists Wonder if those radiator hoses will carry enogh water for cooling.

10-01-2012, 06:40 PM	#10
ole39 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: west central ill Posts: 170	Re: Flathead purists flathead in a camaro = 1 BIG payback, i love it!!

10-01-2012, 06:56 PM	#11
B-O-B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ft Mohave,Az Posts: 1,987	Re: Flathead purists Did a carshow in Postfalls,Id. a few years back & a young fella had a yellow camaro with a flathead in it. He was parked next to me so we chatted a bit . He said he just wanted something differant. There was also a fellow with no arms that had a green 34 ford roadster. He called it the frog. He with the help of some friends built it & he drove it. The seat was kinda laid back like a recliner so he could use his feet to drive. It was amazing to see what he could do with just his toes. I was in the lounge when he came in & ordered a drink & pulled his wallet out of his sock & paid for it. Sorry for hi-jacking the OPs post but I have to write & send them before I forget them.

10-01-2012, 08:06 PM	#13
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,799	Re: Flathead purists When I was in high school (way back in 68) there was 55 Chev 2dr post running around with a flathead in it. Interesting use of the flathead to chev trans adapter!

10-01-2012, 08:12 PM	#14
ken ct BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: stratford,ct Posts: 5,971	Re: Flathead purists Those are a hoot if i may say so. Way to go guys. lol ken ct.

10-01-2012, 09:29 PM	#15
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,095	Re: Flathead purists There's a '57 Chey in the Detroit area with a 'Ford' flathead engine; it is quite a conversation piece.

12-09-2012, 08:26 AM	#16
Hellbender Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3	Re: Flathead purists I am currently building a 32 chevy sedan with a 51 8BA in it. I get asked allot of questions, most often why in the he'll would I do that! Well, it's like this. My dad raced the same set up in the 50s so I decided to rebuild the same car. I am just following his guidance as to what he had in it. At 87 he has a pretty good memory of the car. I even got a 3-speed Lasalle to go in it, same as he had.

12-09-2012, 08:40 AM	#17
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,857	Re: Flathead purists Saw a Flathead in a vet way back when.

12-09-2012, 09:44 AM	#18
Walt Dupont--Me. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner Me. Posts: 4,200	Re: Flathead purists About 25yr's ago there was big block Ford engine in a Corvet in the Lewiston Me. area. I saw it going through town a few times. he had (powered by Ford) on the trunk, or something like that. Walt

12-09-2012, 10:47 AM	#19
Fibber Mcgee Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Callahan Fla Posts: 1,149	Re: Flathead purists That's like putting a 5 karat diamond in a gold plated ring. __________________ Wanted, a car with a " Dynaflex Superflowing Unijet Turbovasculator which is Syncromeshed to the Multicoil Hydrotensioned Dual vacuum Dynomometer. "

12-09-2012, 10:50 AM	#20
Frank Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn, MA Posts: 2,106	Re: Flathead purists this is a ford with a chevy body. I bet if we started calling them chevys with Ford bodies people might build fewer of them. __________________ “The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is true.” ~ Ezra Pound