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A lot of talk lamenting the lack of young people involved in the flathead world lately -- check out this video from the Trompers club in Eagle Rock California covering the 2025 Pasadena Roadster Club Reliability Run. My old '40 appears briefly right at the beginning -- my father bought it in...

Two things to add here. Lawrie is being modest here. I've been reading through the Ford barn backwards from post #1 forward lately, and he has driven his '33 on much worse roads than that one! Reminds me of a story my father (OldDad in my avatar) told about taking a shortcut from somewhere...

Thank you for correcting this misinformation, which was reversed in the craggy recesses of the old brain. My apologies! I find it better to keep my mouth shut most of the time . . .

'39 splits in the middle, earlier frames split in the lower half. So the one you currently have is likely a '37-'38 replacement. Any '37-'39 will fit either car or truck.

Just today mounted up a pair of Lucas 600-20 tires (from Lucas tire in Long Beach CA) for the front of my buddy's '39 1-1/2 ton. Would have preferred the 650-20 Firestones, but at about $115 cheaper each, they'll do. Can't speak to their relative quality, however, having not run them yet. They...

If you find them, I'd like to see them. I made a pair from a couple of steel hinges, cut down and rolled over a bit. Not too pretty, but functional for the time being.

Re: 100° in St. Louis this week... Missed Lindbergh by only eight years - no wonder you are such a trove of valuable information.

Nice piece for the price, eh? And the diesel and chassis look to be made for each other. But the bench and shop wall is almost as interesting. We definitely share the same organizational plan! And what is that beautiful large-scale model on the shelf with the helmeted driver?

Couple more things. I would agree with Leon that, if anything, the Champion cools too well. it came with a 15 lb cap, which I immediately replaced with a 7 lb cap, and wonder if that might still be a bit much for my old heater core, eventually. Heater takes forever to warm up on a cold day. I...

Have had a Champion on my ‘40 coupe for a few years now. Had to fab up some mounts for the yoke carriage bolts on the side at the time — newer ones may include them? Anyway, solved all my overheating problems, and have had no problems with it whatsoever. Seems well built with quality welds. Miss...

Well, best course of action is to disregard or delete this thread, and head over to the hamb if you want to hear about Junior Johnson's life and legacy. Has more to do with "what I did on my lunch hour" and the Moonshine Festival than reality. This kind of stuff (and "what I did on my lunch...

There is a German expression, "ins Fett getreten" that I think applies here. Stepped in some grease (and tracked it all over the place). Oops, or source, but gawd either way!?! Calls for a "bootleg turn" I think. I have great respect for both Junior Johnson and Kube . . . Anyway, there was a...

Amazing, you must have done something right in a former life! I'd like a pair about two feet long for the '39 1-1/2 ton . . .

No offense intended for your valid points, blucar. Don't think anyone here is out to endanger anyone's life. Just meant that perhaps a slightly oversized tire on an early rim supporting a 2800 pound car is likely safer than the 1966 6-ply Kelly Springfields (one almost bald) that are currently...

Yeah GB, my sentiments exactly!

Any of these tires are technically too wide for a four-inch rim. That prompted my question as to whether they were being mounted on the early rims or later five or 5 1/2 inch rims. Sorry if I spoiled the party here - there's always a catch somewhere, it seems.

Yeah, section width and tread width can be two different measurements, and most of these tires I've been researching seem to be lacking detailed measurements. Overall diameter shows the 215's to be more like a 700-16 in diameter, which might be fine for a truck, or the rear of a hot rod, but...

Yeah, always thought some chromed Conestoga wagon wheels would be just the thing on lowered Cadillac. Yech! Anyway, I think your used tire idea is a great way to try them out and see how I like them without jumping in head first. Have a bunch of spare rims around, too.

Thanks Stenny, those 205-16's sound good on the 4-inch rims. Just have to see if I can find some somewhere. The 215's seem a bit more plentiful.

Are you guys running these on four-inch rims? Don't know exactly when the rims got wider, as my experience ends at 1940. Looking at tires for my '40 coupe, and shaking my head at the price and apparent poor quality of many of the bias-ply options (without mentioning names), and price and...