Old Race Parts and Pieces

[Liteweight]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Just kiddin'. Hemi pros would fugure that one quickly.

Now, scratch your head on the newest pic I found.

Not sure if I fit in that catagory xept for maybe by default.
Ya, I've been trying to ignore your latest addition. Man I can't even fiqure out what it is never mind what it came off of.
My best quess is a distributor, but it's gotta be old & there's no cam for the points, so ??????
Tag, yur it
anyone else

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[FED 387]

49-53 ford flathead front mount distributor???

[Charlie A]

V8 or 6?

50/50 shot at gettin' it right.
Better than Vegas!!!

[Dan Bennett]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

V8 or 6?

50/50 shot at gettin' it right.
Better than Vegas!!!

Neither?

That's a great shot as I've never seen anything even close to it before. Not much I recognized there until I realized the condenser was mounted externally - and it's big! Its mounting bolt would be where the electrical lead snapped on.

I suspect the cam lobes might be hidden from view underneath the bracket that locates the center shaft. I'm not sure that I can see the end of the contact block, so if it's underneath that bracket my theory makes sense.

And since it appears the part mounts solidly with two bolts, the threaded bolt at 12 o'clock must be to set the duration.

Am I getting warm?

I think it's definitely an electrical timing device, but not necessarily ignition. Does this go with an early FI system?

[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by Charlie A

Next:

Maybe this pic will help everyone out a little more...

[Liteweight]

Obviously 6 cyl distribution device, just don't know application

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[Hemi Moose]

Originally Posted by FED 387

49-53 ford flathead front mount distributor???

Assuming you were talking about the flathead V-8...

It was from a Ford Flathead Six....oh so close.

[James L Miller]

This is an odd head. I took the photos of it at the Miller Reunion in Milwaukee last year. So it is probably some sort of Indy car head or something like it. I don't know what it fits, but thought I'd throw it out to see if anyone ever saw one. I'm thinking it looks like it fits a Ford V8, or maybe an inline four?

[Hemi Moose]

James, that almost looks like one of those mid sixties Indy car engines that had the exhaust pipes that exited from the top of the motor and out the back down the center of the car...I'll try to dig up a photo of one, but I'm still unsure of the type of engine it was, as most were overhead cams.

[Hemi Moose]

Guess what type of block this was...