The Ford Barn

Cool Kat with Hot Car · 10-26-2013, 11:40 PM

What is wrong with this flathead?

Cool Kat with Hot Car · 10-26-2013, 11:43 PM

Currently on display at the California Auto Museum in Sacramento

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FlatheadTed · 10-26-2013, 11:59 PM

Nice !

Mike B · 10-27-2013, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cool Kat with Hot Car

What is wrong with this flathead?

No plugs or wires

motordr · 10-27-2013, 08:06 AM

Nice '32 engine bock with later components.

Mike51Merc · 10-27-2013, 08:11 AM

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A little JB Weld can fix that!

mfagan · 10-27-2013, 08:50 AM

Who did the cut-away? Nice job!!

super flat · 10-27-2013, 09:30 AM

missing the shifter-------- looks great gary

Brendan · 10-27-2013, 09:35 AM

that's Kool! I went to that museum about 5 or 6 years ago and they has a lot of kool Ford stuff they also had a Ford automatic trans from about 1940. I have herd that all the stuff went to the Ford Foundation

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-27-2013, 10:09 AM

Needs some ignition.........distributor, caps wires etc....

VeryTangled · 10-27-2013, 11:29 AM

Cool Kat, Thanks very much for sharing! Amazing. Is it really yours? Tell us more about it, where did you get it, who did the work and why? Of course I'd also request more photos! Super sweet.

Saw something similar at the Don Garlits Museum in Florida http://garlits.com/ . You might be able to find sixteen photos of it here: http://s291.photobucket.com/user/Ver...?sort=3&page=1 or maybe you'll have to click the photo below to link over to Photobucket.

Anyhow, Thanks for the photos, looking forward to more info.

-VT/JeffH

Walt Dupont--Me. · 10-27-2013, 11:43 AM

What's wrong with that engine! Nothing. It's one of the first 32 blocks with the dip stick in the rear of the block, should have an aluminum oil pan, wrong carb, should be the single bbl. I'd make a long distance call to Henry and tell him. I think they ought to give it to me to put in my living room. Walt

Ricardo39 · 10-27-2013, 07:42 PM

Except for the compression issue, mine leaks oil, water and gas, without cutaways!

Cool Kat with Hot Car · 10-27-2013, 09:46 PM

The block is an early 32 "flange block". The external accessories are 34. The engine was part of a complete chassis that was donated to a San Francisco high school in 1934 by Hughson Ford in San Francisco. The gentleman that had the engine attended the school in 1962 and took auto shop. There was at that time a cut away DeSoto chassis also. In the mid 80's he went back to the school to see if the DeSoto chassis was still there. It was gone but the V8 engine and trans. were still there. He acquired it from the same shop teacher who was there when he went to school in 1962. It is felt that the block was in the display chassis for the introduction of the new V8s in San francisco held at the civic auditorium. Hughson Ford was the "world's first Ford dealer" and would have been the force behind the introductory extravagance at the civic. A huge crowd attended the debut of the 32's in SF as can be seen on page 13 & 14 in Loren Sorensen's book The Classy V8 and also in his book The Ford Shows as well as other publications.

rheltzel · 10-28-2013, 05:32 PM

That's a good looking stand it's sitting on!

10-26-2013, 11:43 PM	#2
Cool Kat with Hot Car Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 252	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Currently on display at the California Auto Museum in Sacramento Cutaway 10.jpg Cutaway 06.jpg Cutaway 09.jpg Cutaway 11.jpg Cutaway 07.jpg

10-26-2013, 11:59 PM	#3
FlatheadTed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auckland Posts: 4,705	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Nice ! __________________ http://www.flatheadted.com Flathead Ted brake Floaters ,

10-27-2013, 08:06 AM	#5
motordr Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Beamsville,Ontario,Canada Posts: 482	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Nice '32 engine bock with later components.

10-27-2013, 08:11 AM	#6
Mike51Merc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northeast Pennsylvania Posts: 1,582	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) A little JB Weld can fix that!

10-27-2013, 08:50 AM	#7
mfagan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kaufman, TX Posts: 822	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Who did the cut-away? Nice job!!

10-27-2013, 09:30 AM	#8
super flat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: west bend wi Posts: 314	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased missing the shifter-------- looks great gary

10-27-2013, 09:35 AM	#9
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,903	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased that's Kool! I went to that museum about 5 or 6 years ago and they has a lot of kool Ford stuff they also had a Ford automatic trans from about 1940. I have herd that all the stuff went to the Ford Foundation __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

10-27-2013, 10:09 AM	#10
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Needs some ignition.........distributor, caps wires etc.... __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

10-27-2013, 11:29 AM	#11
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,387	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Cool Kat, Thanks very much for sharing! Amazing. Is it really yours? Tell us more about it, where did you get it, who did the work and why? Of course I'd also request more photos! Super sweet. Saw something similar at the Don Garlits Museum in Florida http://garlits.com/ . You might be able to find sixteen photos of it here: http://s291.photobucket.com/user/Ver...?sort=3&page=1 or maybe you'll have to click the photo below to link over to Photobucket. Anyhow, Thanks for the photos, looking forward to more info. -VT/JeffH

10-27-2013, 11:43 AM	#12
Walt Dupont--Me. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gardiner Me. Posts: 4,200	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased What's wrong with that engine! Nothing. It's one of the first 32 blocks with the dip stick in the rear of the block, should have an aluminum oil pan, wrong carb, should be the single bbl. I'd make a long distance call to Henry and tell him. I think they ought to give it to me to put in my living room. Walt

10-27-2013, 07:42 PM	#13
Ricardo39 Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 34	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased Except for the compression issue, mine leaks oil, water and gas, without cutaways!

10-27-2013, 09:46 PM	#14
Cool Kat with Hot Car Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NorCal Posts: 252	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased The block is an early 32 "flange block". The external accessories are 34. The engine was part of a complete chassis that was donated to a San Francisco high school in 1934 by Hughson Ford in San Francisco. The gentleman that had the engine attended the school in 1962 and took auto shop. There was at that time a cut away DeSoto chassis also. In the mid 80's he went back to the school to see if the DeSoto chassis was still there. It was gone but the V8 engine and trans. were still there. He acquired it from the same shop teacher who was there when he went to school in 1962. It is felt that the block was in the display chassis for the introduction of the new V8s in San francisco held at the civic auditorium. Hughson Ford was the "world's first Ford dealer" and would have been the force behind the introductory extravagance at the civic. A huge crowd attended the debut of the 32's in SF as can be seen on page 13 & 14 in Loren Sorensen's book The Classy V8 and also in his book The Ford Shows as well as other publications.

10-28-2013, 05:32 PM	#15
rheltzel Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 368	Re: My flathead leaks oil gas and water, has no compression and I'm pleased That's a good looking stand it's sitting on!