Flat head
- knockdolian
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Re: Flat head
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
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
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Re: Flat head
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 photoPaul 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
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Re: Flat head
knockdolian wrote: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 photoPaul 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
Re: Flat head
Nice install and clean build. Do you know
what transmission he used??? Just wondering
how he turned the rotation of the engine???
Paul H
what transmission he used??? Just wondering
how he turned the rotation of the engine???
Paul H
- knockdolian
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Re: Flat head
No mate I don’t. He was still building it when I bought a frame off him. He builds frames and built the Daimler.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
His web site is CCD if you want to check his work out.
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Re: Flat head
Here's one that sold on eBay several years ago. It was a very interesting, one off design..
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How about a Flathead V12
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Another Lincoln V12
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Honest Charlie's Automotive offered these for sale many years ago
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I'm not sure how many Honest Charlie made. Here's another one.
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Re: Flat head
Only about 120 horsepower, but this Flathead Trike looks like fun
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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 beforeRavinsomniac wrote:Only about 120 horsepower, but this Flathead Trike looks like fun