Unique Flathead Jack Parts

[sidevalve8ba]

As I understand it, to the fans of "The Texas Red Chili Recipe" if you start talking about adding beans......well, thems fightin' words!!

 

[petehoovie]

Yep that's it. Now for the arguments on whether or not "real" chili has beans.

 

[Krylon32]

Welcome to the Cooking Channel!

 

[Flathead]

Welcome to the Cooking Channel!

Chef Jack will return after a brief message from our sponsors.

 

[flatford8]

Possibly the dragster was put in a museum?

I bought some parts from him a few years ago.......he had the dragster for sale and said it costs $80k a year to campaign the car on the show circuit and he wasn’t going to do it anymore. We didn’t talk price on the dragster.......Mark

 

[Shoebox]

I bought some parts from him a few years ago.......he had the dragster for sale and said it costs $80k a year to campaign the car on the show circuit and he wasn’t going to do it anymore. We didn’t talk price on the dragster.......Mark

A little while ago it was on display at one of the vintage ford parts places, possibly C &G.

 

[37 truck]

I think it was Sacramento Vintage Ford that it was on display. I recall he had some unusual transmission to flathead adapters, like toyota 5 speeds.

 

[Tim Ayers]

I think it was Sacramento Vintage Ford that it was on display. I recall he had some unusual transmission to flathead adapters, like toyota 5 speeds.

Mike Davidson from Flat Attack, Australia use to make a Toyota 5 speed adaptor. Sadly, RIP for Mr. Davidson.

 

[sidevalve8ba]

Flathead Jack's dragster as it appeared on the back cover of his vol. 10 catalog.

 

[petehoovie]

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Flathead Jack's dragster as it appeared on the back cover of his vol. 10 catalog.

 

[OLDMANKOHOUT]

A few photos when we were putting Flathead Jack's Twin engine in the showroom. He had offered both the dragster and his business but we were not in a position at that time. Believe it is in a museum, not sure but got Jack a decent deduction.Had a few magazine photo shoots here as well. Very impressive machine. Jack was very protective of the nose cone $$$$$

 

[OLDMANKOHOUT]

Few mores pics.......

 

[petehoovie]

Few mores pics.......

 

[tubman]

Very impressive looking.

Anyone know what kind if times it ran?

 

[flatford8]

No run times but YouTube has a pass or two.....Mark
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y9q6AS-11fs

 

[petehoovie]

ET's mentioned here > https://www.motortrend.com/features/ford-flathead-dragster/


"At first impression, the dragster just looks stunning. Of course, tandem flatties with a squad of 16 chromed 11-inch Hilborn injector stacks rising out of a hand-formed body shot by Art Himsl is a pretty cool eyeful. Even more impressive, at second impression, is the mechanical engineering that went into making the twin-engine setup actually work. Yeah, it's a nostalgic car and, yeah, they're flathead engines, but there's nothing old-fashioned about the technology involved here or the car's 8-second e.t. 's."

 

[petehoovie]

[SIZE=-1]A pair of Jacks. Jack Harris in Flathead Jack's twin, 180 MPH, flathead digger.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1]https://wediditforlove.com/2006-CHRR-4.html[/SIZE]

 

[wga]

Regarding the driver of his dragster, I believe Kathy Lloyd, wife of flathead guru Tony Lloyd was the first driver.

 

[sidevalve8ba]

While shuffling thru some old catalogs I came across this item which has some info about Jack's dragster.

 

[petehoovie]

While shuffling thru some old catalogs I came across this item which has some info about Jack's dragster.