Thread: 1939 Cadilac V8 question

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If I had to venture a guess, it would be because there is little or no speed/dress up stuff available, plus they have got to be expensive to build.

I think mating one to any decent tranny would be very tough, and they were not all that powerful in stock form. A few cars, especially in the rat rod genre' have used these, but those cars usually just put them in as is, make up some whacky exhaust and intake setup, and leave them stock.

I also think they are very heavy. A few years ago we scrapped a flathead that came out of a friends 1950 Lincoln, because it was some wierd configuration, and there were no speed parts, etc. for it. I don't remember the exact cubic inch, but it was 50% heavier and bigger than the usual Ford versions.

JMO,

Don