Caddy powered Tom beatty blown 49 ford

I saw you heading down through auburn with that on the trailer as i was heading home from work! I actually snapped a picture of it.

That thing is awesoem!

 

I believe its a stock 3speed 0/d (yiiikes) and a stock rearend have to get it in the air cant quite see underneath it

 

That was a score


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What a cool score! I agree, that is too nice to not keep together.

 

Brock
The bottom of my intake looks identical to that one . Here are a few more photos with the air cleaners off

 

I am just wrapping my head around dropping an early cad into my shoebox and now you got me wanting a blower! That thing is awesome.

 

That is so cool!!

 

Great save! Just service it, clean it up, give it a larger exhaust system to help with the breathing, and drive it!

 

Now thats what I need under the hood of my '49 Caddy!!

Awesome score and x 10 on the sleeper calls.

 

Thats cool combination

 

Wow!

 

GREAT find! I wouldn't even think of parting that out!

 

Tom Beatty was a contemporary of Barney Navarro and learned supercharging from him, ran a belly tank at the lakes and Bonneville for years, first with a blown flathead and later with a blown Olds, before that ran a '27 roadster with a blown '32 Ford flathead...stuff wasn't always pretty to look at, but ran well...went into the blower drive business using top-mounted blower, and multiple v-drive belts...p***ed away some years ago (little know fact about Tom...he also drag raced, but with a Mustang motorcycle, just for fun)....

 

10 points for the Fordors!

 

Does it run yet?

 

Glad you got it. Neat motor,there has to be story there and I bet its a good one.

 

Took me all weekend just to clean a spot for it in the garage you know what i mean ?

 

kind of, your ch***is is still in my garage!

 

Gold mine! Spencer AND Brian want to come over and check it out! DONT sell it yet!!!! Save it for the local guys!

 

Damn that is cool. Dave Day was telling me about it yesterday when I was down at his shop.

 

You mean you actually found space in the garage for it.

 

Just my opinion but that's cool as hell! I think you should just clean it up, tune it up and drive it. I'll bet you'll be surprised at how good it works. It such a neat time capsule of a "sleeper". I'll bet he won a lot of races.

 

guys here is link to couple video's of the car in action! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXKEXC7WbuY&feature=channel&list=UL

 

Way COOL!
Love the 4 door sleeper look.

 

Sweet!

 

I lust after the engine in that.. Some guys have all the luck.

 

not directed at anyone in particular - but some of you have to understand that LUCK has nothing to do with finds like this. He was checking ads on CraigsList, and found the car. He was prepared to purchase it and did so. When people claim that I am 'lucky', I refute that and tell them that I was not lucky, I was ready. Most of the 'lucky' people I know do NOT sit around waiting for something to happen. What is that old saying? Luck favors the prepared?

dj

 

2013 Moonshine runner update? Get her running and driving?

 

it's on e-Bay. there was a post about it yesterday.

 

Climbing fast.....

1949 Ford Other hot rod ,scta, dry lakes , bonneville ,moonshine
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