Of course I love old engines!!  One day when all the stars are aligned I will have a shop that builds nothing but engines for classic cars and old Hot Rods.  I love the Y but there are certainly others, as mentioned before the 215 Buick/Olds comes to mind I have built a few of those including a 267ci Olds with a 300 crank ment to go inverted into a Wittman Tailwind.  I like the 348-409 scrubs too, nothing against the sbc except that I connect them with the "Bumpkins" and the stereo type for the most part is true as I see them come into the shop quite often.   I'm still a big fan of the Flathead Ford V8 and although the term "Flathead seems to be connected to that particular engine there are many other flatheads that are neat also.

This is a video of the Olds powered Wittman that I wanted to build, listen to that thing rev!   My engine eventually ended up in a Corvair, I decided I didn't want an airplane with a car engine in it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsH-j4pF4fE

Here it is in the Corvair.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

I luv old engines too!  The Y is number one.  Having a light hot rod with a stroked Buick 215 all aluminum engine would be nice too.  When looking at an old car it seems the engine is always my first and most interest.  Last year at a rat rod gathering a young man had a Ford I-6 setup with dual Holley 5210s.  Really cool. 

It is surprising that some of the owners of old vehicles are involved in their car/truck, but their engine is of seemingly less interest to them.  A couple friends have beautiful streetrods, and they wont and dont touch their engines for anything more than plug and oil change.  Other required service is outsourced.

The MELs intrigue me too.  Here is a pic of an MEL in a '59 Lincoln.  During the day that I owned it my imagination was having fun.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Y-Blocks will always be #1, but I love FEs.  A strange little motor that has always got my attention was the Buick Stage II V6, although 1987 it isn't that old. 

This is the 258 in the Brick and a 406 clone that Tim has put together for me.

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

I love old cars. It doesn't matter the year or the make, some cars just speak to me. Modified or original they all have a character. Unfortunately the over use of the SBC, and to a lesser degree the use of newer engines like the 302 in say a 55 Ford or a Mod motor in a 32 have eliminated some of that great character the old cars have. Older engine designs often have as much character as the cars they served in. My favorite is of course the Y, but others were great too. They had style, were identifiable at a glance and were often damn good engines. Here are a couple of my favorites. How about yours?

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

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