What's the Holy Grail of rare parts?

O.k I'll Play. Edmunds Valve Covers For A Studebaker V8, 18'' 37 Ford Type Wheels.

 

32 3 Window Doors - Already paid for one set I never recieved Now looking for another.

 

Im sticking with something from my close family. 1967 Lincoln Continental OEM right side mirror. About two years ago I heard they were going for around $1500 if you could find one. Now might be a different story though. But I would say the holy grail of rare parts is the train car full of '32 fords that wound up in the bottom of a lake

 

Everything on ebay. Just ask the seller. I'm sure they ain't as rare as most of the stuff in this thread but; I'll second those football shaped 58Fury Dual Quad breathers. I've been looking for a set of those for a couple of decades now. A set of long ram intake manifolds with complete factory linkage to go under them would probably be my personal "Holy Grail." Neeee!

 

how about a flux capacitor for the Delorean

 

Maybe not the rarest of parts, but its worth mentioning...

The best part is how I got it.... I cut out some vinyl lettering for the guys dirt car.



Joshua Shaw

 

How about a Magnesium, Invetred, air cooled RANGER aircraft inline six...

It runs too.





Joshua Shaw

 

corngrower32,

That would make one HECK of a sprint car!

 

Long rams you say?
make sure to get the exhaust manifolds with the special heat riser adaptors that many people leave behind!

 

Any American car produced in 1943, 1944 or 1945 - Rare like an 83 corvette I guess!!!

 

man, i love my cyclone intake, but i have always regretted not buying the only gotha flathead intake i have ever seen. it wasnt even that expensive, but i didnt even have the money to buy an engine at the time, let alone the money to buy an intake like that

My holy grails right now are finned alluminum Mercury Tool and Die velocity stacks (pg 44 Hot rod the first 12 issues). I love them things. anyone got any (even one, even one i could borrow to have 3 cast up for my car?), (i just changed that, i keep calling them Almquist, im not sure if Almquist also made them, or if im really that senile, if you have Almquist ones, that are tall and finned, they would do also, if those exist)

A true holly grail would be along the lines of a miller 4 carb intake for a flatty (the one stu hilborn used to run, one ee2 and 3 single throughts, first run at the 35 indy).

 

does it have to be a car? A friend of mine has a 1944 Kenworth truck. One of three sold to the public that year.

 

just out of curiosity, how rare is Chas Caproff flathead equipment out of Toronto Ontario? or a McGurk 6x2 286 intake?

thanks

Beecher

 

I have seen several log rams an owned a set too. I have only seen one set of those exhaust manifolds besides the set pictured. Definitly cool stuff. What about the 64/65 426 max wedge cast iron whoopty doo headers? You guys sure have some awesome stuff shown on here. Ive been looking at it for three hours........help me, I can't stop!!!!!!!!

 

My brother had one of those lenco quick changes as a teenager. It was very cool. He got it used and never installed it. Now i'm wonder where it went!

 

any part that cannot be found in time to complete aprocect on time.

 

This should make you feel good. And those heads have been redomed really deep, look at the ridge around the dome area.

Better run pop up pistons in those or have 5 to 1 compression.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...m=310026128528&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=021

 

I see that someone got Dove to make some 427 SOHC Cammer parts again.
See WHOLE ENGINE KIT on eBay #320223499709

 

for me the holy grail is affordable hemis and hemi related parts and items

 

my quest continues lol

 

hudson pickup truck.

ford GAA.

id kill for either one... or both

 

I had one on a 261 in a '40 Chevy pick up in in'66. i let it go with the truck to a guy who put a V8 in it . What a dufas! (both of us)

 

There are 2 or 3 complete cars in a field in Lubbock. Or there were four years ago.

 

mid 60's Cure-Ride drag shocks.

 

My dads 1940 Ford Coupe with less than 3,000 ACTUAL miles.

 

Thats not realy a speed part, though it is kinda cool.

 

Wow nice where did you find that nice Latham at?

 

Yea, not really a speed part I guess. I don't have too many rare speed parts, but I DO have:

1. 235/261 Chevy Tattersfield, McGurk, and a few other no-name dual carb intake manifolds.

2. Thomas magnesium adjustable rocker arms, NOS still in the box for a 235/261 Chevy.

3. NOS "848" head for 235/261 Chevy.

4. Fenton Headers for 235/261 Chevy.

That's about it for me