The Ford Barn

RalphG · 11-04-2018, 01:35 PM

Looking for a good deal on a 40s flathead Ford engine? If you could travel back to 1969 they were selling them at Princess Auto for $199.50. Does not include water pumps, carb. or gen. These were rebuilt engines for Canadian army Bren gun carriers like my dad drove in WWII.

slowforty · 11-04-2018, 01:45 PM

Somewhere there is an old warehouse with about 20 of these in the corner

uncle buck · 11-04-2018, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RalphG

Looking for a good deal on a 40s flathead Ford engine? If you could travel back to 1969 they were selling them at Princess Auto for $199.50. Does not include water pumps, carb. or gen. These were rebuilt engines for Canadian army Bren gun carriers like my dad drove in WWII.

That’s highway robbery! I only paid $51.00 for this 36 LB engine a couple months ago. Unfortunately I didn’t get the 97 carb or generator with it . lol

corvette8n · 11-05-2018, 09:56 AM

Time travel is what we need, I remember standing in the Montgomery Wards store in Menands NY,(early 60's) and seeing dozens of rebuilt flathead's on display. There were bare blocks, blocks without heads and complete engines. Not sure what they were asking for them.

TomT/Williamsburg · 11-05-2018, 10:07 AM

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Considering the cost of a rebuild, there are some decent deals on the HAMB for rebuilt or block(s?) ready to be rebuilt ...

11-04-2018, 01:45 PM	#2
slowforty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tinley Park Ill Posts: 1,061	Re: Cheap flathead Somewhere there is an old warehouse with about 20 of these in the corner

11-05-2018, 09:56 AM	#4
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,950	Re: Cheap flathead Time travel is what we need, I remember standing in the Montgomery Wards store in Menands NY,(early 60's) and seeing dozens of rebuilt flathead's on display. There were bare blocks, blocks without heads and complete engines. Not sure what they were asking for them.

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TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,654	Re: Cheap flathead Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Considering the cost of a rebuild, there are some decent deals on the HAMB for rebuilt or block(s?) ready to be rebuilt ... __________________ Run to the LA Roadster Show - 2016 My Run to Bonneville - 2013 My 32 5-Window Build My Run to the LSRU Last edited by TomT/Williamsburg; 11-05-2018 at 06:51 PM.