Art & Inspiration Interesting inexpensive Craigslist cars

1940 Chevy Master Deluxe Coupe
Omaha
$5500, might seem a little high, but there's a lot there and a lot done

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/24574019455536835/?

 

I pulled a 413 ci flathead 6 out of a '54 Dodge that looked like that.

 

A 413" 6cyl??

 

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/101467-big-cube-flathead-sixes/

 

Dang
I need one of those for no reason at all

 

I could lean it over

 

That's one big 6. With a weight of 1100 lbs I can see why it was never offered in a car or light truck

 

This is where mine lives now. The video was made when it just had the little 377 ci engine. Chris King sent a video of it with my old 413 running around a Bonneville a year or so ago but I can't find it right now.

My buddy and I pulled it out of a truck that was converted to run a ball mill for a mining outfit on the Comstock Lode near here. Our plan was a cheep and easy lakester build for Bonneville vintage engine glass but it was too big for the vintage classes. They have a 375 ci limit. For the regular laster class the record was close to 300mph and tires alone would cost over $3000! We had an Honest John missile nose cone and other pieces. But yes it is big and heavy.