DURA-BUILT Engine Company?

Ken T

Ken T

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While removing the carburetor, I found this on the front of the engine block. I've done a search for DURA-BUILT Engine Company and have only found the Incorporation records and a lawsuit that involved them. I can't tell if they built engines, parts or if they did the body mods to make it a fire engine (I've been corrected). Does anyone have something similar on their engine or know anything about DURA-BUILT?

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Ken T said:
While removing the carburetor, I found this on the front of the engine block. I've done a search for DURA-BUILT Engine Company and have only found the Incorporation records and a lawsuit that involved them. I can't tell if they built engines, parts or if they did the body mods to make it a fire engine (I've been corrected). Does anyone have something similar on their engine or know anything about DURA-BUILT?

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Looks like they re-manufactured engines hence the specs on the tag. Maybe a Ford Authorized rebuilder ??
 
Looks like a typical rebuilders tag to me. perhaps Dura-Built Co. was before al gores web, and short lived...so no records
 
Elmo Rodge said:
Dura=Built Flatheads were common around my neighborhood ( San Gabriel Valley) in the 50s and 60s.
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Were Dura-Built building their own Flatheads or would it still be a Ford Flathead? The parts attached to it are Ford. The carburetor has the Ford script on it, as do some of the other parts. Again, I'm a Rookie and have just started digging into the engine.

With it being a Fire engine and started out on a Military base, maybe they had the engine beefed up some by Dura-Built? Just a thought...
 
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Ken T said:
Were Dura-Built building their own Flatheads or would it still be a Ford Flathead? The parts attached to it are Ford. The carburetor has the Ford script on it, as do some of the other parts. Again, I'm a Rookie and have just started digging into the engine.

With it being a Fire engine and started out on a Military base, maybe they had the engine beefed up some by Dura-Built? Just a thought...
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Nope. Just a rebuilt Ford flathead that was done by Dura-Built. Back in the day, there were many outfits that rebuilt these motors and a lot of them would but a tag like yours so it could be identified (possibly warranty work if there was an issue) and the over and undersizes were usually stated.
 
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