Engine in Matford Woodie

Here's the picture of the Vedette motor.
 

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I read somewhere that the 60 ended up as a overhead valve motor in sth America .produced by Chrysler Still the basic block .
 
I know of a person who had 4 of those Simca engins He may still have them .I could make some calls if you are interested .John London Can.
 
FlatheadTed said:
I read somewhere that the 60 ended up as a overhead valve motor in sth America .produced by Chrysler Still the basic block .
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In 1963 when simca ended the production of the V8 they sold the plant machines to brasil . Brasilian made evoluate the flathead with ardum inspired heads .
 
Woodie UK said:
Hi Barners,
Further to my recent post about what would be involved in swapping the 60hp V8 for a bigger 85hp V8 in the 1950 French Matford woodie I'm hoping to buy it looks like it would be easier to just rebuild the original motor.

However, doing research on the French motor it seems that Ford SAF built the small flathead as 2200c rather than the 2500cc version we had here in the UK.

So, does anybody out there in the great Barner universe know whether the parts are interchangeable ie would I have to get the block bored out to accept larger pistons or is the rod length (throw) different. Or would I have to seek out another engine or block??

In case anybody was wondering what the Matford looked like here's an image I received from the seller. The 1950 model is basically a carry over from the 1938 model, but built by Ford SAF in France.

Colin
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Woodie , does your Matford engine have a steel oil pan or an Aluminum oil pan ?
Thanks
Cheers
Tony
 
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