Pulling this 1959 six. Any interest?

[mcam]

The original engine from my 59 el camino is coming out shortly. Runs great. I refreshed the top end a few years back. If anyone can use it drop me a note. Located on hour south of minneapolis

 

[425/409ER]

Is it "free" LOL.

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

I could use it for "a pony motor" to start my new "real race engine".....

 

[DonSSDD]

I could use it for "a pony motor" to start my new "real race engine".....

What kind of compression do you have now Dave?

For nostalgia and to piss people off, why not use a flathead Ford or maybe an LS to start that animal?

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Hopefully enough to keep up with Curley Joe....

Old skool here, flathead, no ls for me...But then I couldn't hang with my W friends.

When I was 13 or so a 48 Ford single axle dump with a flathead was the first truck I drove. Not licensed, stockpiled gravel from the bins under the rotary screen. Exhaust straight out of the manifolds. Don't recall if than one had brakes or not.

 

[oldskydog]

My first Ford when I was 16 was a 51 flathead pickup that I bought from my Dad for $150 with a new Sears rebuilt engine.

 

[Lt.FrankDrebin]

What a sweet engine. I got a lot of crap for buying and rebuilding a '56 235 back in 1991. I paid $100 for the complete engine/Powerglide. It got more and more attention as the years passed. Sadly, I sold the car 5 years ago.

 

[wristpin]

My first Ford when I was 16 was a 51 flathead pickup that I bought from my Dad for $150 with a new Sears rebuilt engine.

I have a '51 Ford F100 that had flattie V8

 

[327]

Bottom line is the 235 cu.in. was a good engine.