you should move this to the classified section, and think about an ad in Hemmings. Like they said, to a restorer they are worth more than most of us would pay. But.....you never know.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

I emailed him and asked for a ballpark figure and he answered that his high bid was over $5000.00 so far so I dont think that $26.00 is going to go to far unless you put a 5 and a few zero's in front of it.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

He should have torn an arm off for the $5k bid. For that you could almost two sets of Mummert aluminum heads, and have one set spec'd to an 82 cc chamber. $5000? Sorry, I dont think so.

James Potter
`57 Fords International



`57 Custom Tudor

`57 Fords International National Director

Pass Christian, MS (near Gulfport/Biloxi)

I wonder if the heads are 'posted'. Per John Mummert's website, my understanding is that '57 model year y-block cylinder heads were un-posted until beginning sometime in May 1957.



There may be some nuances to this date, perhaps supercharger heads got posted earlier because they were having failure problems.



Anyway, unless I was assembling a supercharged 'F' car for a museum, I would NOT use un-posted heads regardless of how 'correct' the casting numbers are. Use a set of 471s!



I have an acquaintance who has an 'F' 'Bird. He had to use metal stitching to 'fix' a crack in one of his combustion chambers. Yes, it worked, but I'm glad he doesn't delight in pushing the engine.



IMO, purists are handicapped in enjoying their cars!

NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

Wow. I was going to make a serious offer if he was closer but it would not have been even near 10% of that. Glad I don't need them!


Lawrenceville, GA

Charlie, I started reproducing parts for F codes because of the outrageous prices for the original stuff. 2500 bucks for an aluminum bonnet! I suspected the heads would go north of 5 grand, and he will get at least that from some one doing a numbers matching resto.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

you guys are a bunch of cheap skates. 32.50

I don't think that $32.50 is a fair price. Being 55 years old these parts are now eligible for antique status and that means they've GOT to be worth more. Going forward, they may be worth even more because they'll be considered RARE... something once made in America! Even today, at ~50 pounds a piece, they are likely worth more than $32.50 at the salvage yard. Additionally, it would not be fair to pay less for the cylinder heads than it will cost to have them shipped ANYWHERE in the country.



The earlier suggestion of using Hemmings is a good one. Too, there's eBay, although my understanding is that their fees would take over 10% of what the item brings plus a percentage of the shipping cost!


NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

$34.51ea at the local pullapart. I raise mine to $69.02.


Lawrenceville, GA

well…it's still pretty cool someone has these parts out there somewhere. I like see'n this stuff anyway. And I'm really glad I don't feel like i have to own it anymore!

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