Cast iron Fenton headers

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Do you guys know when Fenton headers for flatheads first appeared? I think early fifties?

Did a search HAMB, but didn't find this.

Thanks!
 
I know nothing about their debut date but I do know the originals are a lot better quality than the repros. I was fortunate to have snagged a set of NOS never mounted headers a few years ago. Using them on my current Flathead powered deuce roadster project.
 
I have NOS Fenton headers, heads, & intake on my '51 Victoria. The gentleman I purchased the car from had saved them for many years in the boxes until he found the right car to use them on.

Stay Safe!
Pat
 

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I have had a set on my '51 since 1987. I had no problem finding them new then. I drive the car on a regular basis during the summer. When I installed a different engine in 2016, everything looked excellent, so I just bolted them back on. Seven years later they are still looking and sounding like new.

(I know "Fenton's" are not supposed to fit into a "Shoebox" Ford, but with a custom made driver's side headpipe, they went right in.)
 
Thank you all,

That's very nice ad! It's said to be from 1953, earliest I've seen.

I agree, original Fentons are the way to go.
 
Interesting in the Fenton ad above the Flathead headers show a 3 bolt outlet flange but my NOS pair have a 2 bolt flange, 2 bolt is all I've ever seen?
 
The Flathead Fentons above that take the long left side center lower bolt to my knowledge are the original early Fentons. I have 4 sets of the I’ve accumulated.
 
The NOS pair I have are the early style with the long center bolt. I've been looking for a pair of 2 inch exhaust flanges but all I can find are the thin 1/4 inch universal flanges with the slotted mounting holes. Any suggestions of where to find the correct flanges?
 
Are my early NOS Fenton FH headers something odd? They are designed for a 1.75 exhaust pipe and the exhaust flange bolt holes are 2 15/16th on center. I've never tried them on my motor. Mine look like the ones Neal shows above. Any ideas? I'm stumped.
 
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I just made the flanges from flat stock myself. I did use 1.75 pipe for the rest of the car, but if memory is correct, I think the flange hole was bigger. Long time ago, don't take that as proven fact. Mine are recent production I'm sure, a swap meet buy.
 
I just made a pair of flanges out of the very last of some 5/16" flat plate I had left from another job. They're for 2" exhaust tubing. On the commercially available off the shelf flanges, they seem to want to slot all the mounting flanges.... it's a prevalent thing now on both 2 hole and 3 hole exhaust flanges.
 

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1948F-1Pickup said:
I just made a pair of flanges out of the very last of some 5/16" flat plate I had left from another job. They're for 2" exhaust tubing. On the commercially available off the shelf flanges, they seem to want to slot all the mounting flanges.... it's a prevalent thing now on both 2 hole and 3 hole exhaust flanges.
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