Hot Rods Rare Flathead ignition, pics

Out of an old & fast Aussie speedboat.

 

Hey Eelco Heads I recall I asked Hotskins to pass on the contact details for this motor if he was going to pass on it. I did call the owner in Texas but passed on it glad you got it and is in Australia. What you going to put it into?

 

Bttt

 

Don’t know how rare
Iv got a Lucas with a Pertronix in it …. my friend had pertronix make a few for him

 

Nice!

 

here's a Pounden in uses. still runs awesome too!

 

Eddie Meyer dual point distributor.

 

Harmon Collins Lincoln V-12 Conversion for Flathead.

 

Kong Jackson Dual Point Championship Ignition

 

1958 Hot Rod Annual article that covers special hot rod ignitions including for firing orders Kong Jackson, Lincoln V12 conversion, and Harmon & Collins distributors among others.

 

Some real neat set-ups here on this thread, that's for sure.. I was always more fascinated with looking at rare distributors/mags then at rare heads or intakes..

Wish I could have seen the mag set-up that was used on my old dirt track car back in the day...

The original builder said his brother managed to graft and airplane mag onto a stock Ford load-a-matic base and ran it in their 8BA. He said they tried various fuel mixtures, and even tried mixing gasoline, turpentine, and shoe polish at one point..

 

Here is a Pounden Gerte I picked up




V12 converted distributor


I also have a Barker Twin casting and another complete setup that needs to be assembled.
Since I'm overseas it will take me some time to get picks of those two up.

 

Elco Twin with original angle drives, Kong, Eddie Meyer

 

Harmon Collins dual coil, Scintilla mag., Joe Hunt Vertex with angle drive, Mallory Mag Spark and transformer

 

Veco, Dynamag that sold on the bay a couple weeks ago. I have no history on it though.

 

I used to have a Pounden mag for an Olds that looked similar to that Veco. A Wico magneto with a new base for the engine and special top casting for a mid-50's Ford distributor cap. Maybe Veco was related to Pounden?

 

To the top!

 

some cool pieces, i would love to find a nash set up for my gasser

 

I had a SBC Pounden mag, found at local flea market back in the 80s for not many dollars. lot of that high end West Coast stuff found its way to NH due to SAC airbase in Portsmouth. Sent it back to George and he rebuilt it. I believe, been a few years, he said it was made in '57 because he had TB and didn't build SBC models after that. Funny thing was I had found an adv in Hemmings for Pounden magnetos and called the number. Guy named Pounden answered the phone and I stupidly said "I have an old magneto that mayber your father made". His answer was "hell I made that magneto". Ran it on the street in a couple of cars, '48Chev coupe and '32 Phaeton, with a Man-A-Fre, made a bitchin looking small block. It is still around here, guy I sold it to was going to put it on the '32 coupe but I don't think he ever will.

 

Bttt

 

Is Pounden still around or his shop?? I'm running one of his mags in a flat head dragster and love it.

 

Vertex on the 8BA and Harmon & Colins mag on the 59AB.
8BA is in my 36 coupe, the 59AB is in my 32 coupe.

 

so many things on here i've only read about but never seen a picture of!

thanks for posting guys

 

And then there were these, which aren't Seagrave firetruck. Seagrave unit posted in last picture to show the difference:

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...illa-dual-magneto-setup.978996/#post-11026444
Twin Scintilla dual magnetos

 

Hi elrod, what set up is that? I've never seen one before please could you tell me
More about it

 

do you have or know someone , am looking a zephyr v12 distributor cup . 804 506 1332 thanks

 

Wow some crazy cool stuff here. These are a couple I have.

 

Beautiful engine. Consider one of my spiffy coil brackets to make it even better.