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I really liked our previous flathead ID thread, but after the pictures died we needed to start over. The discussion in the previous thread was great, I'm hoping this thread brings out more detail.
I tried to keep things general enough that it would be interesting, but informative enough for people to positively identify an engine. At the moment the glaring omissions from the posted information that I would appreciate help on are:
- 1941-42 Ford block pictures
- Any sort of definite information about what flathead blocks were cast by Ford Motor Company in France and how they ended up manufactured for years by a different source for the French military.
- Detailed information about Dagenham flathead engine manufacturing
- When did it start
- When did designs get updated
- Factory literature explaining the deviations from USA designs
- More about Koln flathead engine manufacturing
- Exactly when did designs get updated
- Factory literature explaining the deviations from USA designs
- How far into the 1950s were flathead V8s being made? The latest I remember hearing about was 1955.
- Corrections to anything I have posted in this thread so far.
Please reply with any of these so we can all learn more about the Ford flathead V8 engines.
Here is a picture of a "tin can sleeve" that was originally shared in the first thread.
