Here’s another flathead powerd truck hauling flatheads; in this case Ford V8s. Given the name on the door, most likely they’re headed for Mercurys, but they all came form the same place anyway.
Here’s the view from the rear:
I count twenty of them, and no need for a second level as they’re two across, unlike the longer Chrysler sixes we saw the other day.
Inspiring! Just think how proud that truck engine must be, delivering a graduating class to the workforce where it can take its rightful place in a vibrant society. One can imagine those engines powering the Mercs of bakers, bankers, and builders, bootleggers and the cops who chased them– tires squealing ironically on Hollywood’s dirt roads. Wonder what the chances are that one on those flatheads is still earning its keep in a rod or “oldtimer” in 2022?
I wonder how many loads of those engines went by in a day.
That trailer had a heck of a DOT bar, long before there there was such a thing.
Presumably so it could give a good bump against the loading dock without damaging the trailer. (Possibly delivering a sizable jolt to the driver in the process, but the driver is expendable, right?)
Double clutching with 21 engines.
A common truck when I was a kid. It was the smiley face truck. I rode in the pickup and 1.5 ton stake side IN THE BACK.
Did you ever notice how Ford paid tribute to these trucks with the styling of the original Ford Edge?
Once again, I think we are looking at heavy duty truck engines. They appear to me to be 337 cubic inch 8EQ’s, the Lincoln based large flathead used in the F-7 and F-8 Ford heavy trucks. Notice the size, large bell housing, tall oil filler/vent cap, rear distributor, and the governor behind the carburetor.
Now we need to find an early 50’s Chevy or GMC hauling engines for an overhead hauling overheads on a flatbed shot!
That thought crossed my mind too, about them being Lincoln truck motors.
What happens when its raining ?
What happens to engines when one is driving fast in a heavy rain? They get wet, and it doesn’t hurt them.
Unless you have a FWD BMC car, they stop.
Love it!
Mercury and Ford were the same car over here post war all came from Canada and only the Mercury engine was used in both,
Not sure about bigger Ford trucks they werent easy to get or common, the little 15cwt pickups were everywhere though.
I’m loving these old pictures .
-Nate