Flathead auction
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Those are interesting engines, no details provided tho. Most of them are 59-series flatheads (integral bellhousing, cast iron oil pan) but with 8BA-style heads and ignition. Some appear to have rebuild plaques on them. I can't think which if any engines would have come from the factory that way, maybe military or industrial?
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Too bad they are so far away. I wouldn't mind picking one up for the build I'm planning.
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It doesn't hurt that there are probably 15 million people within a 90 mile radius of those engines either. Sell 'em in the middle of Nebraska and they'd probably not bring as much or be as hotly pursued.
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Doubtful any more that 25 of the 15 million would be interested and online has negated any need to be close .
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Man, but shipping that stuff has gotta be a royal pain and expensive...
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I'm surprised that H&H in SoCal hasn't scooped them up, makes me suspect there is either a high reserve, or something in their history we aren't being told. The engines have apparently been around quite a while, and through several hands.
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^^One of the "dynamometer tags" states 1988, I wonder if that's when it was built, or certified.....that'd be a pretty late date for rebuilding a flathead, you'd think they'd use something newer by 1988.....
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