Thread: Opinions wanted regarding '36 Ford Slantback

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Mike52 wrote:

Dade City?? Don't tell me you're coming down to visit Dixie (Jim), I smell trouble if that's the case.

Actually Mike I will be about 4 doors west of Dixie. Same road, same side of the street. Got too much to do on Sunday, with my daughters B-day party and festivities at my in-laws place, but will probably walk over and see if the old coot is around on Monday.

I just saw an interesting comment on another forum and it struck me as funny but true. Someone questioned the cost of building a good flathead, and the person who responded said "you will never spend so much money to go so slow." That statement is pretty accurate IMO, if a person is concerned with performance a flathead is kinda at the bottom of the list, but if you are looking for traditional cool, then it is a different story.

When I was young the OHV V8's were just starting to show up in junkyards, and we couldn't remove the flatheads fast enough to put in an Olds, Caddy, Buick, or even Studebaker V8 in it's place. That being said, I am still going to build a car around the flathead I bought recently, just for the cool factor.

Don

PS, I hope the weather down here changes in time for Turkey Run, it was 48 last night and only 65 today. They are predicting 75 during the days of the show in Daytona, so it might be ok.

the french military truck flat heads are good block if you can find one?they use the flat head for some time ? god only knows why??? i am thinking there were in on hurry getting to the fight

Pat wrote:

the french military truck flat heads are good block if you can find one?they use the flat head for some time ? god only knows why??? i am thinking there were in on hurry getting to the fight

LMAO
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Don wrote:

PS, I hope the weather down here changes in time for Turkey Run, it was 48 last night and only 65 today. They are predicting 75 during the days of the show in Daytona, so it might be ok.

Today it's a nice crispy 30 degrees with snow. A high of 65 and a low of 48 sounds damn good to me. Keep the heat on Don, will be down your way in less than 48 hours.

I bought some parts frome joe and evelyn and cant remember there last name I drove up to san francisco to pick them up they bought all 10 shipping containers full of the french flatheads and parts the co. name is sf flat heads ph # 1-415-308-8878 realy nice people interesting note the live in a 3 story house that they restored on the corner of haight ashbury or go to sf flatheads.com....ted

Thanks Denny that was interesting and informative!