The Ford Barn

marko · 08-02-2015, 04:01 PM

I've seen plenty of Ford cars/trucks w/Chevy engines in them. but never a Chevy w/a flathead in them. Have you?

ford38v8 · 08-02-2015, 04:04 PM

Once I saw a beater '55 Chev at a Thursday Nite show, sporting a great little flathead with finned aluminum heads and two '94's.

Lawson Cox · 08-02-2015, 04:10 PM

A flathead would pull one of those flimsy Chevys half in two. LOL

DD931 · 08-02-2015, 04:12 PM

Why waste a perfectly good flathead?

scicala · 08-02-2015, 04:22 PM

You should call it a compliment to flatheads when seeing one in a Chevy, instead of bad mouthing other brands. We all have our preferences, but I like them all.
Personally I think Chevy hit a homerun with the small block V8 in 1955. Ever seen a more popular V8 ? Or one that lasted in production so long without major design changes ?

Sal

petehoovie · 08-02-2015, 04:24 PM

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Ditto on "the small block V8 in 1955" from Chevy....

Thaplumbr · 08-02-2015, 04:42 PM

This reminded me of this

38 Ford Pickup · 08-02-2015, 05:27 PM

A good friend of mine has a 24 Stud Flathead in his 57 Studebaker pickup..

Cool looking

deuce_roadster · 08-02-2015, 05:30 PM

When I was in high school (1968) there was a 55 chev with a flathead in it running around the Olympia WA area.

Mike B · 08-02-2015, 06:04 PM

Don't recall where I saw the pic, but I'm sure many have seen it...an early Corvette with a FH in it.

skidmarks · 08-02-2015, 06:16 PM

When you say a chevy, what year? I like 37 chevys and would rather see one with a GMC as in a 270 or a 302. Or even a 261 ........but most of you wouldnt know what im talking about. As for a chevy look close at a 331 caddilac and you can see were the 265 sorta came from. As for corvette chevette that is sorta the same car to me.

Barry-ct · 08-02-2015, 07:15 PM

I saw a 57 Chevy with a flathead back a few years here in Conn.

papanomad · 08-02-2015, 07:31 PM

I had a neighbor 1n 1974 with a 1968 camaro with a flathead ford in it.

tubman · 08-02-2015, 07:44 PM

Wasn't there a guy who ran a flathead in a Camaro at Bonneville a few years ago? Maybe that's why the GODS decided to rainout all subsequent Bonneville meets?

Walt Dupont--Me. · 08-02-2015, 07:49 PM

About 30yr's ago there was a Corvette around town with a overhead Ford V8 and it said FORD across back. Walt

paul2748 · 08-02-2015, 07:52 PM

I have this picture of a FH in a 57. Not really sure if a photo shop or not.

4tford · 08-02-2015, 08:37 PM

saw a 2006 Corvette with a flathead. Was a dispute with a dealership over a motor that seized up. GM finally gave him a new motor, which sitting under his work bench, when he took the flatty powered vette in for an oil change. . Said he is having to much fun with the vette with the flatty. His other car is a new Lincoln so he can afford it.

48 coupe · 08-02-2015, 09:11 PM

Back in the day 1957 a friend had a 47chev. with a 48 ford mtr. in it. looked and sounded strange. only one I ever saw.

robert dick · 08-03-2015, 07:21 AM

back in the early 60's my buddy put a flathead in his KB1 international pickup, gearing was weird but it went pretty good , i was the odd ball and drove a 51 chevy with a 302 gmc, with a wayne head and 3 carbs , and mc gurk cam , blew off many a hot flathead .

amodel25 · 08-03-2015, 11:02 AM

Two years ago at Bonneville Speed Week there was an '88 or so Fox Body Mustang coupe with a blown flathead. I never did hear a speed on it and I cannot find the picture I took.........

08-02-2015, 04:01 PM	#1
marko Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 89	just a thought I've seen plenty of Ford cars/trucks w/Chevy engines in them. but never a Chevy w/a flathead in them. Have you?

08-02-2015, 04:04 PM	#2
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,645	Re: just a thought Once I saw a beater '55 Chev at a Thursday Nite show, sporting a great little flathead with finned aluminum heads and two '94's. __________________ Alan

08-02-2015, 04:10 PM	#3
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: just a thought A flathead would pull one of those flimsy Chevys half in two. LOL __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

08-02-2015, 04:12 PM	#4
DD931 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: PA Poconos Posts: 723	Re: just a thought Why waste a perfectly good flathead?

08-02-2015, 04:22 PM	#5
scicala Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Detroit suburb, MI Posts: 3,706	Re: just a thought You should call it a compliment to flatheads when seeing one in a Chevy, instead of bad mouthing other brands. We all have our preferences, but I like them all. Personally I think Chevy hit a homerun with the small block V8 in 1955. Ever seen a more popular V8 ? Or one that lasted in production so long without major design changes ? Sal

08-02-2015, 04:24 PM	#6
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,149	Re: just a thought Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ditto on "the small block V8 in 1955" from Chevy.... __________________ 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

08-02-2015, 05:27 PM	#8
38 Ford Pickup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kitchener, Ontario Posts: 259	Re: just a thought A good friend of mine has a 24 Stud Flathead in his 57 Studebaker pickup.. Cool looking

08-02-2015, 05:30 PM	#9
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: just a thought When I was in high school (1968) there was a 55 chev with a flathead in it running around the Olympia WA area.

08-02-2015, 06:04 PM	#10
Mike B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oakdale,Ca Posts: 1,323	Re: just a thought Don't recall where I saw the pic, but I'm sure many have seen it...an early Corvette with a FH in it.

08-02-2015, 06:16 PM	#11
skidmarks Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: newark, delaware Posts: 3,735	Re: just a thought When you say a chevy, what year? I like 37 chevys and would rather see one with a GMC as in a 270 or a 302. Or even a 261 ........but most of you wouldnt know what im talking about. As for a chevy look close at a 331 caddilac and you can see were the 265 sorta came from. As for corvette chevette that is sorta the same car to me.

08-02-2015, 07:15 PM	#12
Barry-ct Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Newington, Connecticut Posts: 1,374	Re: just a thought I saw a 57 Chevy with a flathead back a few years here in Conn. __________________ Barry 50 F-1

08-02-2015, 07:31 PM	#13
papanomad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: clear lake, iowa Posts: 157	Re: just a thought I had a neighbor 1n 1974 with a 1968 camaro with a flathead ford in it.

08-02-2015, 07:44 PM	#14
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,319	Re: just a thought Wasn't there a guy who ran a flathead in a Camaro at Bonneville a few years ago? Maybe that's why the GODS decided to rainout all subsequent Bonneville meets?

08-02-2015, 07:49 PM	#15
Walt Dupont--Me. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner Me. Posts: 4,200	Re: just a thought About 30yr's ago there was a Corvette around town with a overhead Ford V8 and it said FORD across back. Walt

08-02-2015, 08:37 PM	#17
4tford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Regina Canada Posts: 1,335	Re: just a thought saw a 2006 Corvette with a flathead. Was a dispute with a dealership over a motor that seized up. GM finally gave him a new motor, which sitting under his work bench, when he took the flatty powered vette in for an oil change. . Said he is having to much fun with the vette with the flatty. His other car is a new Lincoln so he can afford it.

08-02-2015, 09:11 PM	#18
48 coupe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Shell Knob Missouri Posts: 151	Re: just a thought Back in the day 1957 a friend had a 47chev. with a 48 ford mtr. in it. looked and sounded strange. only one I ever saw.

08-03-2015, 07:21 AM	#19
robert dick Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: massachusetts Posts: 317	Re: just a thought back in the early 60's my buddy put a flathead in his KB1 international pickup, gearing was weird but it went pretty good , i was the odd ball and drove a 51 chevy with a 302 gmc, with a wayne head and 3 carbs , and mc gurk cam , blew off many a hot flathead .

08-03-2015, 11:02 AM	#20
amodel25 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Crowley, TX Posts: 328	Re: just a thought Two years ago at Bonneville Speed Week there was an '88 or so Fox Body Mustang coupe with a blown flathead. I never did hear a speed on it and I cannot find the picture I took.........