I was talking to a local business owner in my hometown yesterday and during course of our conversation I learned that he has (claims to have) a Lincoln Flathead V8 engine that's stored with some other old Ford Flatheads in a warehouse he owns. I offered him $100 site unseen for the Lincoln motor...but he said he was thinking more like $300...I'm curious to know what this engine is really worth...assuming it is what he claims and it is not used up...any thoughts?

 

Weight to power ratio is a down hill slope - Speed parts are hard to find, regular parts are getting difficult
I don't offer any money until I or someone I trust examines the part over in person

 

They weigh about 800 lbs, make a little more power than a Ford flatty, and parts are hard to find. Is the bellhousing still with it? In an F-3 it "might" make some sense for the extra power. Note there are "truck" 337's and "Lincoln" 337's. Dale Fairfax on here has one in an F-100:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post13260188

Notable posts by Dale:

337" trumps 239/255 any day. Even a wild "built" 239/255 can't approach 337" and the built in low speed torque of the big one. Intake manifolds are available from Ken Austin @ Austin's Rod Shop in Oregon. Stock heads can be milled. Headers are pretty simple to fab. However, you're right that the novelty factor is the most significant reason. It's a lot of fun to raise the hood at a show and have people walk by and say: " Look, it still has the Flathead in it". Most don't notice the differences-like rear mounted distributor and (in my case) "funny" carburetors."

"If it hadn't been for my terminal case of silly sentimentality, I could have stuck a 460 Ford in that hole about as easily and probably for less $. If I could have a "team mate" to the truck I have, that's probably the route I'd go but at this age, that ain't likely to happen.

As to the question about transmissions, the automatic (Hydramatic) versions had a unique bell housing and, of course no flywheel. Adapting a later transmission (stick or automatic) is problematic but can be done. Bendtsen's has done some stuff to accommodate late automatics. A truck bell housing and flywheel would be the best base for hooking up a 5 speed. Fortunately my engine came out of a car with a 3 speed/O.D. "

 

thanks for the tips...I'm gonna check it out this weekend...if he'll negotiate on the price I may buy it just for the parts...not sure I'd want to go through the hassle and expense of putting it in my F3.