For the past two weeks, Lucille has visited a few cruise nights and when she's sitting there showing off her engine compartment, she's met with a host of disappointed Ford guys who groan a little and walk away upon viewing her SB Chevy engine. Hey, it was a previous owner with a love for GM engines and drivetrains, she's a Ford so she naturally feels bad about their diappointment! To ease her stress and make the first step towards acceptance, she had me adhere the following decal on her firewall just above her engine.
No mention of the Chrysler radiator yet so she's hoping this will end some of the grumbling.

Wally

1951 FORD F1 - "Lucille"

 

Hey Wally,
No need to apologize - You have a great looking truck!
Love that new front suspension!

Ben in Austin

 

I'm struggling with the same thing. Keep the 5.0/AOD I haven't a clue in wiring in yet.. Or, get a cheap ol SBC... like what's in all my other toys. 'Sorry!

 

I like it, heck that whats going in mine. I dont really care what anyone else thinks. Actually mine is Ford Chevy and Dodge. Im probably black listed from all the cruises, Any ways I am going to enjoy driving the day lights out of her when I get her done. Very nice truck you have there by the way.

 

I'd take Lucille out on a date! I think she's downright purty.

 

Here's an idea, get some Y-block T-bird aluminum valve covers, paint the engine red instead of orange, change the air cleaner, and then see what kind of reaction you get. A Y-block and an SBC look surprisingly similar.

 

Chevy engines seem to be very polarizing. People love them or hate them. When I sold my 48 F-3 it was the 350 engine that the buyer liked the most about the truck. Said he wouldn't have been interested if it had a Ford in it...go figure!

It will interesting to see how my current 49 F-1 is received with the 302...if I ever get it finished! I think your truck looks nice!

 

I think I'll put a decal on mine:
"Body by Ford, heart by GM
the best of both worlds!"

or:

"It's my truck, build yours any way you'd like."

 

The way I sees it...I got a Ford with a Chevy and a Dodge with a Cummins,,,I got the bases covered...your truck is sweet. To each his or her own man! and scrap heaps lets start a blacklist cruise!

 

LOL, don't worry about it. there's just some people in this world that have no imagination. Most of the people that look under my hood walk away in amazement that its a big Caddy. Others have no idea what engine it is, some of the Caddy guys have a hard time with it since I've disguised it a bit and fabbed my own valve covers.
All in all, I've only had one guy that got obnoxious about it. He was a dyed in the wool Ford guy who started cussing and giving me crap about having a Chevy engine.
I just laughed at him and let him go on and on. It wasn't worth it to argue with him.

You have a gorgeous truck. drive the tar out of it and ignore the morons
Bobby

 

Apology accepted Lucille, I like Ford motors but yuh gotta go with with yuh got. For all of you that have chevy motors and you like it that's cool too. Heck, my doctor is talking that I might need a pacemaker, now that sure ain't sticking to the original motor.

 

still a nice truck ,,I agree with rest of the guys!! enjoy ..my 54 is mostly stock ..I got warnings about dangerous rims ..with not a lot of choice for replacements..I like the old stoc stuff ..but I also enjoy the neet stuff somme guy's do ..hell your damm near normal !!I like the sticker ..an there anint anything wrong with the motor ..as long as you get out and enjoy your FORD truck ,,,

 

Actually, I think it is still the original motor, but you're just adding a supercharger.

 

Wallster,

You will probably have to try and get used to the disappointing looks now and then. True blue Ford guys get ticked when they see anything other than a ford in a ford. Just the way we are wired I guess?

 

It's easy for Chevy guys to be magnanimous...I wonder how they would feel if it ever became popular to stuff a SBF in a Chevy truck?

A guy in our club excuses himself for the SBC in his 55 F100 using the same line, "the PO put it in there". But at the Rods & Relics "Run to the Sun" event at Lake Havasu a couple of years ago one of the judges looked at his truck and just walked on by...said he doesn't waste his time looking at Ford trucks with SBCs in them. At least after that episode he got rid of his "heartbeat" valve covers!