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TJ · 12-09-2017, 10:44 AM

Does the seller have the receipts for the work that was done? If so, you will probably find there is way more than $6000 in the motor. Is it a stock motor or does it have speed equipment on it(aluminum heads, multi carbs, etc). I had a flathead built in the 90's for a stock '38 Ford. It was $3500 in those days, so that was 20 years ago. The cost of doing business has risen considerably since those days. You might buy that motor for $5000 but you will insult the seller at $3000 if he has the paper work to prove the work.

12-09-2017, 10:44 AM	#8
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,037	Re: Prices for turnkey Flathead? Does the seller have the receipts for the work that was done? If so, you will probably find there is way more than $6000 in the motor. Is it a stock motor or does it have speed equipment on it(aluminum heads, multi carbs, etc). I had a flathead built in the 90's for a stock '38 Ford. It was $3500 in those days, so that was 20 years ago. The cost of doing business has risen considerably since those days. You might buy that motor for $5000 but you will insult the seller at $3000 if he has the paper work to prove the work.