OK guys, was this actually the same block used in military trucks sent over
to Europe during WWII?
John Beckett
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From: <ardunbill@webtv.net>
To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 8:49 AM
Subject: French Flathead Block
> List, usually reliable sources tell me the French Flathead 24 stud
> block has the 59A style cast-on bellhousing, the center main bearing web
> is strengthened, it has some bosses on it for military accessories, but
> that our home-grown Henry Ford internals interchange in it. And most
> important of all, Ardun heads will go on. Your mileage may vary.
>
> It may look a little funny with its bosses, but my 2 cents worth is
> there is no harm in letting it run with the other Flatheads at
> Bonneville. But at a reported $1500 apiece, I won't be buying any when
> good domestic blocks are available for $300. And probably many, many
> thousands of them still out there in this great land. Cheers,
> ArdunBill in the Great Dismal Swamp, Chesapeake, VA
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