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Flat head
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:11 pm
by knockdolian
Saw this on FB. Thought I’d share
Re: Flat head
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:29 pm
by Paul H
It's a Ford V8 60. 60 HP from 1937 I think.
This engine is smaller than a regular Ford V8.
They were very popular in midget race cars.
The Indian frame is a shaft drive from WW II.
Paul H
Re: Flat head
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:42 pm
by knockdolian
Paul H wrote:It's a Ford V8 60. 60 HP from 1937 I think.
This engine is smaller than a regular Ford V8.
They were very popular in midget race cars.
The Indian frame is a shaft drive from WW II.
Paul H
Thanks Paul. I just have a lot of time for people who make the effort to build this type of thing. I met a a time back , he’d put a Daimler Dart in a bike. I’ll see if I have a photo
Re: Flat head
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:51 pm
by knockdolian
knockdolian wrote:Paul H wrote:It's a Ford V8 60. 60 HP from 1937 I think.
This engine is smaller than a regular Ford V8.
They were very popular in midget race cars.
The Indian frame is a shaft drive from WW II.
Paul H
Thanks Paul. I just have a lot of time for people who make the effort to build this type of thing. I met a a time back , he’d put a Daimler Dart in a bike. I’ll see if I have a photo
Re: Flat head
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 6:46 pm
by Paul H
Nice install and clean build. Do you know
what transmission he used??? Just wondering
how he turned the rotation of the engine???
Paul H
Re: Flat head
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:23 pm
by knockdolian
Paul H wrote:Nice install and clean build. Do you know
what transmission he used??? Just wondering
how he turned the rotation of the engine???
Paul H
No mate I don’t. He was still building it when I bought a frame off him. He builds frames and built the Daimler.
His web site is CCD if you want to check his work out.
Re: Flat head
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:36 pm
by Ravinsomniac
Here's one that sold on eBay several years ago. It was a very interesting, one off design..
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:05 am
by Ravinsomniac
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:08 am
by Ravinsomniac
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:11 am
by Ravinsomniac
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:16 am
by Ravinsomniac
Honest Charlie's Automotive offered these for sale many years ago
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:19 am
by Ravinsomniac
I'm not sure how many Honest Charlie made. Here's another one.
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 12:24 am
by Ravinsomniac
Only about 120 horsepower, but this Flathead Trike looks like fun
Re: Flat head
Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:20 am
by knockdolian
Ravinsomniac wrote:Flathead Trike.jpg
Only about 120 horsepower, but this Flathead Trike looks like fun
There really are some very clever people about. There’s one around these parts. Allan Millyard . An absolute genius when it comes to tin bashing. He has been mentioned in these pages before