Ford flathead 4
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PILOON
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Always believed that the flat 4's were Continental as used in Jeeps. Later they were L heads (side exhaust and OH intake)
The Continental was a very popular industrial engine and used in great deal of applications including marine versions.
They also met SAE specs in that the design allowed mating to many gearboxes reversers etc.
The Continental was a very popular industrial engine and used in great deal of applications including marine versions.
They also met SAE specs in that the design allowed mating to many gearboxes reversers etc.
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In the tractor line, yes. I don't know about anything else, but beginning with the NAA the tractors had OHV engines.
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I had a '36-39...forget the exact year Ford coupe with a 60 hp V8. Didn't have it very long. Couldn't get it registered. 60 on a flathead 4 sounds rather strong. The V8 in my mom's 1951 Ford custom was only 100 hp.
On Ford, no reason for him to buy somebody elses engines since he was in the engine business and got most of the military Jeep business because the DOD didn't think (and rightly so) that Willys had the manufacturing capacity and Henry was already doing it for the consumer....... except for the B-24s he built....he wasn't in the aircraft engine business....per "Wheels For the World", by Douglas Brinkley.
