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Did you all see the kettle there on the front bumper? Maybe he's gonna syphon boiling water from the rad for his cuppa??
:confused:This 800kb photo can be enlarged; this British stock car, circa 1969, has V-8 valve covers that I don't recognize. Anyone identify...
Rich Venza, you have it perfectly! I've been looking for those paired hood trims and did not see them on any ogher Terraplane. Now, is that a...
Thanks, guys! Hudson Terraplane sounds likely, as I've been told there were several of that make racing there. Big straight-8 motor, wasn't it?
http://www.oldstox.com/images/Jock%20Lloyd%201957.jpg The photo was taken in 1957 at the Lydden Hill stock car track in Kent, UK. Although the...
Thanks for the suggestions so far. No luck with Roof, and No answer yet from a couple of museums. Cross fingers. I am now wondering whether my...
Thanks, Dale and 37Kid. I will hunt for ref's to the "ROOF" conversion as well. The flathead Ford V-8 had plenty of "converters", but none so far...
Forgive my extreme ignorance, but ---- was a straight-8 flathead shared by different brand names, ie, could the same engine be a Pontiac,...
:confused:I believe there was some kind of aftermarket ohv conversion for Chrysler's straight-8 flatheads. A buddy says he remembers the name...
Solved: we have made contact with the original builder/racer of this stock car, and he confirms that both the grille and the hood are from a 1937...
The radiator gille/surround on this car is a mystery. It was installed on a British 'stock car' (supermodified) in the early 1960s, and Delahaye...
Flat plane cranks are always lighter than cross plane cranks, and therefore allow a quicker response. Probably less important in drag racing....
Thank you guys one more time. I've read and posted to many automotive forums/ newsgroups, and this is about the only one where posters get quick,...
{Second try at posting this} You guys were so quick and helpful with my last i.d. question, I thought I'd try another. This link shows a 1940's...
:confused: You guys were so quick and helpful last time. Here's another mystery car, a 1940's model, apparently trailered off a dirt track and...
Wow -- thanks for the very quick, polite, and helpful anwers. Can anyone be more specific about the 1935 Ford? Model name, probably a flathead V-*?
:confused: In the 1950's in England, a chap called Dick Sheppard raced stock cars. I have a photo of what is perhaps a 1937 Chevrolet that he...
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