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t-head · 06-24-2010, 07:56 AM

This is were I believe the Craig Hunt head ended up next. It was called the Near-Ford that featured a special block that was also available in aluminum at only 42 LBS. From the looks of it they set the head up to run the cam with a gear train that was enclosed. Another nice feature is the full water jackets all the way down the sides.

This block looks similar to later purpose built racing blocks and from appearances could have been quite an engine. Again I don't know if anything else about this engine, or if it was ever produced. If you have any more details on it be sure to let us know.

06-24-2010, 07:56 AM	#195
t-head Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: In my machine shop. Posts: 1,047	Re: Model T Racing Thread This is were I believe the Craig Hunt head ended up next. It was called the Near-Ford that featured a special block that was also available in aluminum at only 42 LBS. From the looks of it they set the head up to run the cam with a gear train that was enclosed. Another nice feature is the full water jackets all the way down the sides. This block looks similar to later purpose built racing blocks and from appearances could have been quite an engine. Again I don't know if anything else about this engine, or if it was ever produced. If you have any more details on it be sure to let us know. Last edited by t-head; 06-12-2011 at 11:00 AM.