The Ford Barn

mike in tucson · 02-17-2021, 02:25 PM

OK, I get it. Flathead cores are harder to make than a small block Chevy or a Model A Ford. The machining of the casting is also more complicated with the valve features. You can buy an aftermarket Chevy V8 block for cheap...
maybe $1,200 for a good one. Given the current (read improved) technology, why doesnt someone cast a new flathead block? Yes, the quantities are less than a SBChevy so the cost per unit is higher....but is it only cost? French blocks go for perhaps $3K.... what if there was a new block for $1,500? I know the cheap Charlies wouldnt be in the market but a lot of folks would be. A 59A block should sell a few per year.

02-17-2021, 02:25 PM	#1
mike in tucson Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 177	Why not a new casting OK, I get it. Flathead cores are harder to make than a small block Chevy or a Model A Ford. The machining of the casting is also more complicated with the valve features. You can buy an aftermarket Chevy V8 block for cheap... maybe $1,200 for a good one. Given the current (read improved) technology, why doesnt someone cast a new flathead block? Yes, the quantities are less than a SBChevy so the cost per unit is higher....but is it only cost? French blocks go for perhaps $3K.... what if there was a new block for $1,500? I know the cheap Charlies wouldnt be in the market but a lot of folks would be. A 59A block should sell a few per year.