Model T Sedan With a 392 Hemi
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Cool powerplant, looks like a mid 80's type build...
RustyRatRod
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AMEN. PREACH it brother Meepomous. I get sick and tired of seeing such imagination used on the rods and then get to the engine bay and it's SOSDD.
bigredbird
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And the car is Panther Pink too. A class Mopar act. :grin:
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I REALLY wish I had gotten a snapshot of a 1958 Chebbie with a 392 first gen hemi in it. It was at the Auburn auction two years ago,. If it is there this year I will get a shot of it.
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RustyRatRod
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Early Hemis are one of FEW engines that are cool in anything.
Meep-Meep
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Hemis in Fords.....could be a come back....
Fords in Fords would be a good comeback!
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A preachin I am! A buddy came by my shop to show me his new 32 Ford sedan hot rod and I have to say it's a nice ride. I also told him to not even waste his time opening the hood and I said it just like that. He laughed and confirmed it had a you know what.
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Anything Without A Chevy In It!
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That is a big pet peeve of mine, the habitual SBC in every early Ford, that just gets me going, if you want a damn Chevy, build a damn Chevy, but I'm far less offended by a Hemi of any kind, in any early Model car, regardless of year or make, even if most are only just reproduction clones anyway, not even real Fords, or what ever... Go figure... It's the easiest {Parts availability/cost, oil pan sump interfering with the steering & width/length issues usually} & the cheapest way to go, but you put a ton of money in something like that , why not go the extra mile ??, put in the proper drive train, to match... I am always amazed, when I actually see, a Ford engine, in a early Ford, what a novel concept...LOL...
RustyRatRod
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There are just so many other cool motors out there. Nailheads, flattys, early Olds, early caddys.....I even like the old GMC truck V6s...and especially the old 702 cube V12 fire truck motors. Seen a couple of them in rods through the years. Now THAT'S imagination. To me that's what it's all about. Why the hell do it if it's something anybody can do? You can buy chebbie anything anywhere.
That's why I've always said Mopar guys have to know more about what they're doing. We have to literally mod everything. New heads for pushrod clearances and on and on. Plus, unless we're made of money, we have to use old parts and make them new again.
Example: Big blocks ain't been made since the real early 80s. The car line stopped in 79, but kept going in trucks a few more years. So, our stuff is OLD. We gotta put guides and seats in most everything. We've never had aftermarket support even on par with Oldsmobile.....much less chebbie.
That's why when you see a Mopar restored or modified there's more money, time, parts, emotion, pride, etc. in that ONE car than 50 chebbies. THAT'S what chebbie guys don't understand and never will. They've never had to work hard for anything. But in the end, we got the best lookin, fastest and baddest assed rides on the planet.
That's why I've always said Mopar guys have to know more about what they're doing. We have to literally mod everything. New heads for pushrod clearances and on and on. Plus, unless we're made of money, we have to use old parts and make them new again.
Example: Big blocks ain't been made since the real early 80s. The car line stopped in 79, but kept going in trucks a few more years. So, our stuff is OLD. We gotta put guides and seats in most everything. We've never had aftermarket support even on par with Oldsmobile.....much less chebbie.
That's why when you see a Mopar restored or modified there's more money, time, parts, emotion, pride, etc. in that ONE car than 50 chebbies. THAT'S what chebbie guys don't understand and never will. They've never had to work hard for anything. But in the end, we got the best lookin, fastest and baddest assed rides on the planet.
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Looks good to me.. as said, its usually the SB Chevy, I got used to seeing that in the hotrods..
Benji
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There is a company that bolts two V 6 GMC 401 C.I.D truck engines together which makes an 802 C.I.D. V 12 engine. It looks awesome but Im guessing they are slugs as the original engine only has about 200 HP or so and it probably weighs 600 lbs. They have been at Auburn for the past several years. This year I'll get a snapshot of their display engine if they are there.
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