The "purrs like a kitten til the lake pipes roar" is from "Little Deuce Coupe".
I have that album, bought it when it first came out.
I'm not an old guy compared to some, but I get sad everytime I see an old Ford hot rod with a 350 instead of a flat head. I know they make less power, but dang are they sweet!
A flathead has a sound like no other V8. Hard to describe but you know it when you hear it
I agree but after pulling the heads off of mine a couple of times, I understand why people went with the small block Chevys. Each head had 24 bolts and they usually felt like they were welded in place. The other pain was if you went to multiple carbs (the old Stromberg 97s), which we all did, you also needed to use an electric fuel pump. The OE pushrod driven pump was mounted on the intake manifold. I also learned that when one water pump went bad, you better replace them both. The old flathead was a serious hunk of iron that was pretty bulletproof, but they were a pain to work on.
And weren't the water pumps used as front engine mounts?
Yep. The mounts bolted to the pumps on most models.
That is nuts...two water pumps used as engine mounts. But ol' Henry put a V8 in the hands of the masses, didn't he? For all his failings, he is one of the great ones.
If you haven't yet and ever get a chance to visit the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, it's an experience to remember. Some of the things he collected and the technology that was used in some of his early manufacturing plants is amazing.
My sister gave me the complete series on DVD a few years ago! I really liked “Stingray” too! Supermarionation!
I guess you can't just replace the batteries, eh?
A dimmer switch as stated the starter petal was above and sometimes alittle right of the gas petal so when you presses the starter petal with your toe or ball of your foot you could pump the gas petal with your heal.
I stopped 2017 and I am really starting like it.I've been retired for over 20 years I usually don't know what day it is anymore and don't care
