Hot Rods 1932 Pontiac V-8

1932 Pontiac Sport Coupe with original V-8 engine.This showed up at our downtown car show last night(the last one of the season)and really wowed the crowd.I had heard of early Pontiacs that used the Oakland V-8 engine but had never seen one before. The engine is a bit weird in that it doesn't appear to be a 90 degree V and the manifold system is even weirder.The intake looks like it two distinctly separate pieces and the exhaust is only a single port coming out of the block!
I realize it is not really a hot rod but I thought the members might like to see pictures of a really rare car.If not please delete.

 

Never knew about that!Cool thanks for the photo.

 

I had never seen one of these before.Thank you for the picture.

 

That is one weird manifold setup, did you hear it run ?

 

One exhaust port? Plenty hot.

 

That one and one more will make two of those that I've seen. Never knew about the Oakland V8. Rare bird. Beautiful car.

 

A rare car indeed, and very nice. Here's another HAMB thread on the engine

 

holy von smolly, what a super rare Pontiac. Thanx so much for sharing a glimpse of this sweet ride.

 

Looks like 4 exhaust ports out the top to me with shared intakes. I'd like to see the other side. I'll bet there is an "out" on the 4 ports of the exhaust. The exhaust kept the intake warm for atomization. Built like many Vee type engines of the era.

 

I found a youtube of one running. The camera moves around enough to get a good idea of the configuration. I was not aware of this engine.

Bob

 

Here is an excellent article of the Oakland, and also discusses the Viking, another V8 of that era.

https://www.pontiacoaklandmuseum.org/sites/default/files/storypdf/The-Oakland-V-Eight.pdf

 

I also found a HAMB thread on the subject.
Bob
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...re-pix-of-truly-extinct-makes.397594/page-172

 

I didn't realize there had been another post here regarding the Oakland when I submitted this one.Found it doing a search for additional info and thanks to whomever posted the cutaway of the engine explained how the exhaust worked.The link to the Pontiac-Oakland Museum also was a good read that j-jock posted.

 

Thanks for the pics, I hate to have to find parts for that engine !

 

I would love to have one of those engines, it would have a prominent place in my living room, and if she who must be obeyed protests, I would display it in the bedroom.

 

Thanks for sharing and it would seem to a Cadillac flathead guy like me that this V8 engine in that Pontiac was working on a similar principle for exhaust and intake configuration as the old Cadillac engines.