Bill Baka wrote:
Krypsis wrote:
Geary Morton wrote:
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Side valve/flathead engines for cars went out of favor in the 1950s.You
can buy an old Rolls Royce/Bentley car in UK for about 5,000 British
pounds money.It will cost that much money, or more, each year just to
keep the thing going.
Ask the Brits about that if you don't believe me.
I need to yank the circuit breakers and get back to working in my
attic.I need to remove a couple of junction boxes in my attic so I can
put down some plywood in those areas.
cuhulin
Studebaker had a flathead six in 1960. I know because there was one
in my 1960 Lark.
--Geary
They would have been one of the last then as even Ford went OHV in the
mid fifties.
Krypsis
I got a deal on 5 1957 Plymouths in 1968 and had everything from a baby
hemi (332) to a flathead six. The Hemi (circa 1952) was gutless and the
flathead 6 was a monster chunk of iron. It did run quiet as with all
flatheads the valve noise was very minimal.
Bill Baka
The flatheads had minimal reciprocating mass as valve gear, big
advantage but they couldn't take advantage of it as they couldn't rev
much anyway. Overhead valve with overhead cam is the way to go, even
twin cam.
Keep that reciprocating mass to a minimum for better get up and go.
Krypsis