NZ Trip....Flathead picture thread.

Flathead engines have a huge following in New Zealand, always have had. Kiwis have been running flatheads in their hot rods since the 50's. Thousands of early Fords were sold in NZ so there was a good supply. Speed equipment was hard to come by in the early days so Kiwis made their own. I figure the H.A.M.B. probably has more flathead fans than anywhere so here is a picture thread of flathead engines I saw on my 2 week trip..........

 

Very cool Kev. My and the wife were looking at your pics from NZ and thinking how much we would love to go. What is that thing on the sixth picture? A turbo?

 

A few race engines.....

 

A few V8 60's.............

 

Many old Fords in NZ met their demise in stock car racing (Jalopies). Now there is a vintage stock car club. Here are a few stock car flatties. Note the big chains and cables to keep the engine from flying out on impact or rollover. Stock car racing is a full contact sport............

 

Thanks for the post...."Allard" heads...not too common around these parts...
Skot

 

Great pics Kevin !
I suppose now you will to go back to that shed in your back yard, right? Tough Life Dude, tough life !

 

Cool flathead Caddy......

 

How's this for a nice piece of Kiwi made speed equipment? Flathead magneto made by Ron Hogan. Ron made many heads and manifolds in the old days. He was inducted into the Hot Rodders hall of fame by the Scroungers car club at this years Hot Rod Blowout show. Ron passed away last year.

 

The mag' is owned by Hayden Mitchell. Hayden makes this 4.71 blower intake and dual plug heads....

 

crap olla you were'nt kidding they have flatties down there...this is too much, thank you!!!!

 

Bitchin!

 

JefferyJames......That thing in picture 6 is a McCulloch supercharger. Here is a pic of the other side....

 

WOW wicked looking flattys thanks for the great pictures and story. Now how do I get one of the flathead Blower intakes

 

I wouldn't even begin to think I could time this monster. An 8BA and a 59A distributor on the same motor, sheeeeeesh

 

Fantastic!!

I gonna visit next year ... cant wait!

 

Sweet shots!! I'll post some of mine here once I get them off my hard drive at home...

 

Wow - simply, wow.

 

thanks for the pics kevin. beautiful stuff there.

 

man kev, you always come up with the best pix. the pic of your coupe by the ocean with the surf board on top is awsome, wish i had a wall size poster of that.

 

Automotive***** Kev , keep these threads comin . Can't wait to see the rest of the odd and rare stuff i'm sure you have to show us .

 

Some seriously cool flatties there Kev.

 

Beautiful old speed parts there! I especially love those Allard heads and the McCulloch setup....oh yeah, and all the others too.

 

Wow, some really neat stuff we have never seen before. Where can I get some of that Hagan stuff?

 

The Hogan stuff is rare even in NZ. Hasn't been made for years. He only made a few magnetos and I think they were different from each other.

 

I love this thread!

congratulations for the pics

 

I would call it heaven!
Awesome pics!

What is the "regular" ignition setup for Mitchells ´dual plug heads?

 

great mixture of pics kev.love the mcculloch supercharger.(did they make chainsaws)