Krypsis wrote:
wrote:
Rolls Royce likes to claim they were the first with a V8 engine, in
1905.
Not so! Antoinette was the first in 1902.The engines were used in
Speedboats.
cuhulin

And a lovely lady she was too!

Krypsis

Didn't Rolls still use flathead motors in the '60s?

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

In article ,
wrote:

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

On 11/25/09 10:07 , Geary Morton wrote:
In ,
wrote:

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


I had the smaller bore (169) of that same block in my 50 Champion
Regal Deluxe. Helluva motor.

Damn, I miss that car.