Cammer flathead

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wga

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"Oxymoron" - I always wanted a chance to use that word!:D

Pretty impressive engine, though.
 
I don't remember who built the engine, but it was installed in the Bob Estes Spl. and entered in the 1951 Indy 500.
 
I'm probably wrong here but I'm a little skeptical if this is a real working engine. Again, I could be wrong.
 
It's certainly pretty neat. I love the ingenuity that went in to this in an attempt to keep the flathead competitive. Certainly a pretty well thought out design.

I would love to see the bottom end of this motor. I would assume it's beefed up a bit.
 
A guy in my neighborhood has two of them, at least he had two, I know he has one, for sure, in a 32 tudor Ford. It doesn't have manifolds on it and really up wakes everybody when he starts it every once in a while.
 
Can you imagine the torque on the drive ( where dist used to be end of cam shaft) to turn the dual camshafts , with valve springs etc................................

By the way the guy down the street from me Steve Farkley makes a overhead cam set up for a flathead. Want to see some crazy flathead stuff , check out his website

http://www.uncommonengineering.com/
 
believe the motor in question was built by joe davis in the late 40's. 4 sets are extant out of 10 originally machined. speedway has one in their museum and had it on display at the ambr show 2 weeks ago in pomona.
 
Interesting to see the Lucas commercial distributor bolted on the front. Note slotted mounting holes. Mech advance only, no vac brake.

Mart.
 
arkusvt said:
believe the motor in question was built by joe davis in the late 40's. 4 sets are extant out of 10 originally machined. speedway has one in their museum and had it on display at the ambr show 2 weeks ago in pomona.
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I must have missed it. would have been great to see.
 
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