FOUND!! V8-60 sedan

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milo

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Found this 1938 sedan back in July on Craig's list.. Had been stored in a small, dry one car garage for 53 years.. It has the V8-60 with 34,000 miles on it when found...
 

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As stated , had not seen the light of day for 53 years...
 

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Once home, a little clean up and it started to look like a Ford again...
 

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My plans?? Well most of you will probably be mad but I always say; The best Hot Rods are made from the nicest original cars.. It will have to wait till I finish my coupe, but it will keep it's original paint and interior and only have a motor and trans upgrade.. I'm excited to start on my lucky find...
 

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Great find. Worked for the phone company and my name is Clark was born in 1938. When I first saw the picture I couldn't believe my eyes. Congratulation and have a Happy Thankgiving.
Bob
 
The V8 60 is really under-powered. They make great sprint car engines though. Maybe you can trade someone for a 221 CI V8 that wants to build a sprinter. Great find. keep us updated.
 
39topless said:
The V8 60 is really under-powered. They make great sprint car engines though. Maybe you can trade someone for a 221 CI V8 that wants to build a sprinter. Great find. keep us updated.
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I think you mean midget. If you put one of those in a sprint car, you'd be guaranteed last place every time. They were competitive with the small Offy's in midgets, though.

That sure is a nice car though; I am constantly amazed at what is still out there. Never give up looking, I guess.
 
I'll say what others are thinking: they are only original once. Maybe a hopped up flattie, but original otherwise?
 
I would think a much higher percentage of V8-60's survived like this than the bigger engined cars because people got sick and tired of the sluggish performance and stuck them away. It seems to me that the last couple of really nice "Barn Finds" on here have been '60's.
 
Very cool find! If it was mine, I'd build a hopped up big flathead V8 for it, about 276 cubic inches, put in a 39 transmission, change the rear-end gears to 3.78, put hydraulic brakes on it and have a ball.

I believe the rears in most V8-60 cars were 4.44 . . . just WAY too low for any real highway cruising.

All this stuff could be easily done, while you preserve/keep ALL the original running gear - and have it for future generations.
 
It didn't run but the motor was free after a 52 year sleep.. The 81 year old gentleman parked it when I-75 came through his area.. I probably will put an overhead valve engine with an automatic in it.. I've been fooling with model A's for a long time and at my age I'm thinking I want a nice comfortable ride with this one.. I want it low but I want it to appear stock otherwise.. I'm a hot rodder at heart but I like the way the standard looks both outside and inside so I will leave both alone...
 
JSeery said:
So not true. If it was to get a non-flathead engine, needs something in the lightweight category, like a 5.0 Ford engine.
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BOY, is that a beauty, my first car that I could license and insure when I was 15 was a twin to that, it had the 21 stud 85hp engine. I wish I still had it. Walt
 
deuce lover said:
Have to cut the firewall for a 5.0.SBC w/39 trans fits right in
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Not a SBC fan, so that wouldn't work!!! You can put a Small Block Ford in about anything if you really want to, I have put two in a Focus, one a 5.0 and the other one a 351W.
 
Probably will be SBC with a 3spd automatic(TH350).. They are just so easy to install and cheap.. I want to keep the original column and wheel but may use a 1940 column and wheel for the column shift.. I want the engine to resemble a mid-50's engine with orange paint and script valve covers.. A lot of flatheads were removed when Chevy introduced their "HOT" little V8 in 1955... Ah, the 50's....
 
milo said:
Probably will be SBC with a 3spd automatic(TH350).. They are just so easy to install and cheap.. I want to keep the original column and wheel but may use a 1940 column and wheel for the column shift.. I want the engine to resemble a mid-50's engine with orange paint and script valve covers.. A lot of flatheads were removed when Chevy introduced their "HOT" little V8 in 1955... Ah, the 50's....
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Had a '38 standard V860 back in the 50's only a 4dr.

Hope you are planning on doing an upgrade to the brakes.
 
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