I remember seeing one of those engines on display at the Henry Ford Museum years ago along with a flathead I5 and other expermental engines. The slash in the left cyl. head was something I definitely remember seeing.
maybe its the same engine?? there were lots of T guys in the Inland Empire area, as I said they were reportedly used in the area for taxi,s. ??? actually not a bad looking engine, Intake and exhaust on top like the Caddy, and Lasalles, distributor in front like the future Fords.
No problem I came in contact with one (in the possession of a recluse collector) about 25 years ago. I was a know-it-all 16 year old working at a restoration shop and this old grey beard 'tiquer was yammerin' about a T V8 he had and I called ******** and well he made me eat crow and showed it to me. My boss said I was real lucky as he had never shown anyone my boss included. I for the life of me can't remember his name but he was near Whitby Ontario Canada. I've been obsesed eversince.
There is one of these or something very similar in the showroom at Snyder's Antique Auto Parts in New Springfield OH. Next time I'm there I'll get a picture.
That rings a bell... I read an story with pics in the 70s? in Old Cars Weekly or Cars and Parts mag, and they showed a open bodied T with what I thought they said was a V-8 60, but it had a deep groove in the head. I may be wrong but I thought the groove was more towards the back? It was owned by some notable Ford vendor, so I guess it's the one at Snyders.
I remember hearing about those V8s, coming out of the 'Tomans Machine Works' building. It's only a mile from my hse, on the corner of Rialto Ave. & I st. It's a historic building, and has been for quite a while. I brought it up when I worked at Ford, which is just a block further away. They looked at me like I was babbling about the Lochness monster. So I am glad to finally find out the truth! Thanks.. Over the years, I've always looked inside when the doors were open, but there's still a lot of tools in there.
Ya Toman's was the place but it was called someting else at the time. I think some of these may have ended up in the Netherlands as some of the info I have is from there in particular the bore 76.2mm and stroke 101.6mm(I think) for 3.7. Litre displacement roughly 220 cubic (inches. And that's all I have for pics. Actual cubic inches is 225.7.
So in theory could one run two model T banger overhead conversion heads? If so that would be wicked cool! cool engine but hard to find info on I will keep looking.
Ford's Experimental Engines http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2008/01/27/sia-flashback-experimental-ford-engines/ http://www.henryfordestate.org/experimentalroom.htm FORD'S RADICAL X-8 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5621370&highlight=experimental#post5621370
Wild! I can't believe they were using a stock T crank! I don't think that would have held up well at all. They are far stronger then most people think, but 8 cylinders instead of 4.....might have been a bit much for it. That does mean however, that you could still use a '28 Chev or a Model A crank for "Hopped Up" version. That would be awesome!
I'm not big on my model t engine info, but werent the 4 bangers bigger than 110 cubes?? so that would make the pistons smaller than a stock T engine but not the stroke. also with the flat 4 banger crank running a V8 it would be a 180 degree engine.
Was the "X" engine the start or what led to Ford's radial airplane engines or did they just build other folk's designs? Curious.
just did a quicky search and the T engine was 176 cubes. if the v8 was 225 cubes then we aren't doubling the size so I would guess it wasn't much of an increase in load on the stock T crank as far as I know ford never designed a radial engine. they did design an inline 12 cylinder all aluminum dual overhead came engine during WWII but it never saw production. It was cut down to a V8 and installed in Tanks.
in the short time of 2 days a ultra rare engine was found and already speculation on modifications are being fielded. only on the hamb folks , only on the hamb.
Ok, so who's gonna blow up the pix, make some prints and repop it? I'd be in, but we're on OT at work. Too cool, man, too cool. JK
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