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Unusual engine photos

Discussion in 'Off Topic Hot Rods & Customs' started by William Thompson, Sep 28, 2018.

  1. DDDenny
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    from oregon

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  2. Fordors
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    Here's another oddity from Harry Miller, two 151 cu. in. blocks adapted to a horizontal crank case for an opposed flat 8. These photos were in Old Car Illustrated, March 1979 and I could find no other info on this engine.

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  3. Fordors
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    Bill Harrah not only collected the Classics, he also had a large number of old engine conversions on display, here are two articles featuring early modified engines.
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  4. Fordors
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    Early race engines came in many forms, 4 bangers up to 16 cylinders, flatheads, overhead conversions, cam in block, SOHC, DOHC everything was tried in the quest for speed. The rarest here has to be the Peters midget car engine.
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  5. AmishMike
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    Love those old magazine articles, thanks for posting. Names are familiar & try to remember who Dean Batchelor ( road & track? ) & Neal East known for.
     
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  6. Fordors
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    You’re correct about Dean Batchelor. Neal East is probably best known for a series of great ‘32 Fords that he owned, but he also wrote for a number of magazines, collected automotive memorabilia and in his later years moved to Colorado where he opened Colorado Car Books which is long since closed.
     
  7. SR100
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    Batchelor was a hot rodder before he became known for his involvement with sports cars. He was an early customer of Alex Xydias and went on to partner with him in the Xydias & Batchelor Bonneville streamliner. He became editor of Hop Up magazine in 1952.
    Batchelor lobbied for a long time to get a Hot Rod class at the Pebble Beach Concours. Sadly, he didn’t get to see it happen. He died in 1994 as he was finishing his book The American Hot Rod.
     
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