The Lincoln 337 c.i. “FAThead”

We have all acquired a initial, right? Many moons back, my 1st true custom was a 1949 Lincoln Cosmopolitan Coupe, which was fastened up into a custom in excess of many decades and on a pretty restricted spending budget. The auto was geared up with the most significant displacement flathead V8 motor that Ford at any time created… The 337 c.i. behemoth regarded as the 8EL (in 1949 – 1951 Lincolns) and 8EQ (in Ford F-7 and F-8 trucks). For quite a few a long time I stored this significant flathead alive and operating in my car, largely mainly because this younger person was too broke to rebuild it, but also mainly because it was an unusual motor for a customized. When I would pop the hood at the A&W in Paso, there were being always a handful of ‘what the heck is that issue?!’ stares… Sad to say interesting aluminum heads and dual carb intakes for this engine have been extremely unusual and ungodly highly-priced, so she just ran dual glasspacks and chrome head bolt addresses!

Eventually I scored a reduced mileage 351 Cleveland from a Mercury Cougar XR7 mated to an FMX transmission, so it was superior time for the massive, extra fat flattie to go. As we cherry-picked the fatigued old motor out of her mattress, the complete front of the automobile rose at the very least 6 inches from the instantaneous body weight reduction of practically 800 lbs .. In went the Cleveland (a great 300 lbs lighter!), and down the road I went for a lot of more decades. The one point I seriously skipped about that ol Lincoln Flathead V8? The sound… She had a seriously exceptional purr. Hear it for your self: