Another Arkansas score, I managed to pick up this beast in West Memphis, running, with original overdrive trans...Price: $800.00. What is this monstrosity, you ask? It's a 1949 8EL 337ci Lincoln flathead, the biggest one Ford produced, used from '49-'51, also used in the big Ford F7 F8 trucks. Rebuild parts are available, speed parts....not much new stuff. This was a hot mill to begin with, even compared to the 255ci Merc flatties, roughly 150hp/275 torque factory. They do have one caveat, however, weighing in at 800+ pounds! It's going in a Model T though, so who gives a wag, right?
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