05-24-2010, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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1918 cheby V8
i saw this car yesterday it was a orignal car that was in the Henry Ford museum for 50 years very neat. the owner also drove it on the longest auto race, new york to San Francisco i thought that the motor was interesting. it has a 3 " bore and a 4 1/2 stroke 288 cubes and something like 35 hp
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Re: 1918 cheby V8
There was one on eb-y recently.
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05-24-2010, 06:15 PM | #3 |
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i guess no one wants to post a reply!
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05-24-2010, 06:27 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1918 cheby V8
I posted a thread asking what other makes of cars/trucks people have and the thread got closed down...
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05-24-2010, 06:27 PM | #5 |
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I saw one of those c----y v/8 engines at Harrah's collection in Sparks Nv.
about 40 yrs. ago. it was a 1917 engine only on a stand. Jim |
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05-24-2010, 10:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1918 cheby V8
How about an 1918 olds flathead V8. Someone in wash. state had one on craigs list last week. Gotta be about as rare?.
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the guy who ones the car said that there where only 11 cars left
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this is the car in Reno, ha the old Hara museum
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05-31-2010, 02:05 PM | #12 |
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sorry, i can"t spell my way out of a paper bag
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05-31-2010, 06:51 PM | #13 |
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There was one in the basement at Word Chevrolet in Scottsboro Al. I think they are out of bisiness now.
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......But cool motor just the same....Roach.
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Roach is afraid that we will find out there are other makes of cars besides Ford.
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Re: 1918 cheby V8
About 1960, I was told of the whereabouts of one of those early Chevrolet V8s. It was on a farm in central West Virginia. The man who knew about it, lived there. Of course, I never checked it out. It probably would have been given to me. I hope it was saved !
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