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1954 Vedette
So lots of folks know of the Vedette - produced in France under the Ford brand until 1955. Production continued until aro... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Ford Barn, click here. |
02-15-2013, 11:40 AM | #2 |
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02-15-2013, 01:17 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1954 Vedette
Here ya go a video of my 1957 Simca V8 60 mounted in my 28 Model A Tudor... Enjoy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74gOXQxVBMk (Copy and paste if the link doesn't work)
Its a sweet little engine in 1957 it had 75 HP came with a 3 speed syncro'd in 2nd and 3rd gear. |
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You can view the later Brazilian overhead valve version of the V-8 60 via the same youtube thread.
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another overhead kit for vedette . it was mount on the "ford vedette des records" who beat record on monthléry oval track in 1953 .
the builders are SIAM ( simille and ampouille) 2 ingeniors . they built few head an more intake ford vedettes from 53 to 62 . https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/hamb/editor/attach.gif |
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For those interested in researching the hemi headed version more, an alternate way is to look up Emi Sul for the Brazilian model engine that resembles the V8-60 Ardun.
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Did anyone notice that the front fenders on the Vedette look a lot like the fenders on the '49 and '50 Mercurys?
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The Vedette motors I've seen have a single water pump. Weren't the Vedette-style flatheads produced up to 1990?
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I believe these were built in franve 50s to 60ish & then built in Brazil till mid 60,s . I believe that was the end of production for them. cheers Tony |
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just worked on a SIMCA V8-60 engine the other day ....
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