Thread: 52 Ford 239 Flathead factory motor and tranny value...

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Originally Posted by Bumps52Ford

I have this motor and tranny from my 52, it is the factory motor has less than 100k miles on it, runs but not good. Been sitting for a VERY long time. Anyways, whats it worth? Ballpark figure.

You're in SOCAL - I'd contact H&H Flatheads and ask them what they'll give for a running unit. It'll be wholesale, but might be the best you can do.
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Originally Posted by rspears

You're in SOCAL - I'd contact H&H Flatheads and ask them what they'll give for a running unit. It'll be wholesale, but might be the best you can do.
http://flatheads-forever.com/

Contact Us
4451 Ramsdell Avenue
La Cresenta, CA 91214

Tel: (818) 248-2371
Fax: (818) 248-0161

Email: handhflatheads@hotmail.com

I will be calling them as soon as I get the vehicle down here. Thanks for the information.

Just got the pickup, truck only has 56K ORIGINAL miles. Factory motor and all. Extremeky rough shape buy hey, its in the family.

Originally Posted by Bumps52Ford

Just got the pickup, truck only has 56K ORIGINAL miles. Factory motor and all. Extremeky rough shape buy hey, its in the family.

I'd be tempted to hot rod the flathead if it really only has 56K miles. Just curious, how do you know the odometer hasn't rolled over once or twice in the almost 60 years?

I have the title from when my grandpa bought it in 1971 and it says 53,xxx. I know 100% my grandpa never drove it. Highly unlikely the guy before my grandpa put 153K on it back then. Anything is possible but I would say highly unlikely.

It's probably correct at 56,000, cars back then just didn't get driven as much as we do today. My 47 Ford had only 50,000 on it, and lots of the cars I had back then had similar mileage. I think it is only in later years that we began driving our cars as much as we do and as far as we do. Back then we usually lived in small towns and didn't commute as many miles daily for work and errands like today.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

It's probably correct at 56,000, cars back then just didn't get driven as much as we do today. My 47 Ford had only 50,000 on it, and lots of the cars I had back then had similar mileage. I think it is only in later years that we began driving our cars as much as we do and as far as we do. Back then we usually lived in small towns and didn't commute as many miles daily for work and errands like today.

Don

Thats what I thought, 56k seems low but if it was 156K that would be crazy crazy high.