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PGBuick · 07-31-2023, 07:22 PM

Please see photos. I presume this is a flathead V8 radiator. Based on where I found it, I suspect it may be from a truck application, but really not sure at all. Can anyone ID this thing before I take it to the scrap yard?
Thanks

petehoovie · 07-31-2023, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PGBuick

Please see photos. I presume this is a flathead V8 radiator. Based on where I found it, I suspect it may be from a truck application, but really not sure at all. Can anyone ID this thing before I take it to the scrap yard?
Thanks

hotcoupe · 07-31-2023, 07:42 PM

Looks like a '37 Ford truck V-8 radiator. There should be a number embossed on the right hand side, top tank, on the fan side of the radiator. 1937 Ford 1/2 ton V-8 truck was embossed with "77", I believe. An expert will be along shortly, and give everyone a definitive answer. Don't scrap it somebody con use it.
Tom

Bored&Stroked · 08-01-2023, 11:23 AM

Yeah, please don't scrap it . . . somebody could use it and it isn't like there are a bunch of aftermarket ones available.

flatjack9 · 08-01-2023, 01:11 PM

Never seen a Ford with that top hose layout. Probably been modified

42merc · 08-01-2023, 06:02 PM

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'37 trucks have that hose layout.

Model51 · 08-01-2023, 06:16 PM

Yes, but all means, don't scrap it. I'll take it off your hands if you want. I currently live in Virginia but return to my native Mass at least once a year and always attend Hershey. Send me a PM if you want to sell it.
Dave

Lawson Cox · 08-01-2023, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by flatjack9

Never seen a Ford with that top hose layout. Probably been modified

Looks pretty cosher to me. (Not 35 or 36 commercial, however.)

ford38v8 · 08-01-2023, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawson Cox

Looks pretty cosher to me. (Not 35 or 36 commercial, however.)

Lawson Kox may not be Kosher after all.

tubman · 08-01-2023, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ford38v8

Lawson Kox may not be Kosher after all.

"Kawson Lox" probably would be.

PGBuick · 08-04-2023, 08:24 AM

Dave, I PM'd you. Thanks

PGBuick · 08-07-2023, 08:00 AM

The radiator is embossed with the number 77 and a letter D beneath it.

hotcoupe · 08-07-2023, 07:20 PM

I believe that would indicate a 1937 Ford truck with a 221 c.i. engine. I upgraded my '37 1/2 ton to a '38-'42 V-8 and I would have been thrilled to have had that radiator. I started with atop and bottom tank and the side straps.
Tom

marko39 · 08-08-2023, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PGBuick

The radiator is embossed with the number 77 and a letter D beneath it.

Have one just like it if anyone else needs one.

07-31-2023, 07:42 PM	#3
hotcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: imperial,mo Posts: 694	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID Looks like a '37 Ford truck V-8 radiator. There should be a number embossed on the right hand side, top tank, on the fan side of the radiator. 1937 Ford 1/2 ton V-8 truck was embossed with "77", I believe. An expert will be along shortly, and give everyone a definitive answer. Don't scrap it somebody con use it. Tom

08-01-2023, 11:23 AM	#4
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,068	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID Yeah, please don't scrap it . . . somebody could use it and it isn't like there are a bunch of aftermarket ones available.

08-01-2023, 01:11 PM	#5
flatjack9 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oshkosh, Wi Posts: 4,527	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID Never seen a Ford with that top hose layout. Probably been modified

08-01-2023, 06:02 PM	#6
42merc Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Buchanan, MI Posts: 676	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) '37 trucks have that hose layout.

08-01-2023, 06:16 PM	#7
Model51 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax Station, VA Posts: 528	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID Yes, but all means, don't scrap it. I'll take it off your hands if you want. I currently live in Virginia but return to my native Mass at least once a year and always attend Hershey. Send me a PM if you want to sell it. Dave __________________ 1935 157" 1 1/2 ton stake truck undergoing full original restoration 1936 131 1/2" panel truck rescue preservation Author of the 1935-1936 Ford Model 51 V8 Truck book published by the Early Ford V8 Club of America

08-04-2023, 08:24 AM	#11
PGBuick Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Central Mass. Posts: 96	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID Dave, I PM'd you. Thanks

08-07-2023, 08:00 AM	#12
PGBuick Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Central Mass. Posts: 96	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID The radiator is embossed with the number 77 and a letter D beneath it.

08-07-2023, 07:20 PM	#13
hotcoupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: imperial,mo Posts: 694	Re: Flathead V8 Radiator ID I believe that would indicate a 1937 Ford truck with a 221 c.i. engine. I upgraded my '37 1/2 ton to a '38-'42 V-8 and I would have been thrilled to have had that radiator. I started with atop and bottom tank and the side straps. Tom