Would be an interesting project...

[wore out]

https://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/d/kindred-flathead-ford-v8-trans-inf-20/7810695310.html

 

[stevieb49829]

https://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/d/kindred-flathead-ford-v8-trans-inf-20/7810695310.html

I don't think that flathead V8 is OEM, is it?

 

[ss55]

https://fargo.craigslist.org/grd/d/kindred-flathead-ford-v8-trans-inf-20/7810695310.html

The Craig's List ad has a nice looking steam engine in the background.

 

[ss55]

The Craig's List ad has a nice looking steam engine in the background.

Back in the 1970's my boss had an old F-20 with an Oldsmobile nail head engine and automatic transmission ahead of the regular transmission. He had bolted scaffolding on it for siding and shingling jobs. The foreman said he had it up to what seemed like 50 MPH but the steering was so loose no one was willing drive it to any job sites.

 

[NDIHC]

Back in the 1970's my boss had an old F-20 with an Oldsmobile nail head engine and automatic transmission ahead of the regular transmission. He had bolted scaffolding on it for siding and shingling jobs. The foreman said he had it up to what seemed like 50 MPH but the steering was so loose no one was willing drive it to any job sites.

Not to nitpick, but the nailhead was a Buick engine. Oldsmobiles were Rockets. Not that it matters in the context.

 

[Duner Wi]

Not to nitpick, but the nailhead was a Buick engine. Oldsmobiles were Rockets. Not that it matters in the context.

It should matter to readers who don't know and it goes uncorrected and eventually shows up as fact after the lie is repeated enough times. Some things should be corrected , IMO .

 

[Gary Reif]

Am I the only one that doesn't know what gave those engines the nick names Oldsmobile Rocket and the Buick Nail head engine. I remember the description Rocket being used but never questioned it.

 

[used red MN]

Am I the only one that doesn't know what gave those engines the nick names Oldsmobile Rocket and the Buick Nail head engine. I remember the description Rocket being used but never questioned it.

Buick “nail head” was a nickname because the valve stems were nearly vertical in the engine heads and resembled nails in a board. For the Oldsmobile, “Rocket” was an “actual” name given to them by the manufacturer, like a Chevy “Blue Flame” 6 cylinder. And speaking of nicknames, Chevy sixes had the nickname “Stove bolt” because the slot head screws used to fasten the tin work on was said to resemble bolts for stoves.

 

[Gary Reif]

Thanks used red MN, that makes sense. I forgot about the stove bolt Chevy.

 

[ss55]

Not to nitpick, but the nailhead was a Buick engine. Oldsmobiles were Rockets. Not that it matters in the context.

My fault, I knew a nailhead was a Buick engine.

 

[NDIHC]

Chevy small block Turbo Fire and big block Turbo Jet. Nicknamed the mouse and the rat. Dodge had the "leaning tower of power" or the "lazy 6". Chrysler elephant. Buick nailheads were also called the Wildcat. There are tons of those names. Jeep Hurricane. Who had the commando? Was that AMC or Chrysler?

 

[Duner Wi]

Thanks used red MN, that makes sense. I forgot about the stove bolt Chevy.

Small diameter of exhaust valves is also part of nailhead lore.

Chevy small block Turbo Fire and big block Turbo Jet. Nicknamed the mouse and the rat. Dodge had the "leaning tower of power" or the "lazy 6". Chrysler elephant. Buick nailheads were also called the Wildcat. There are tons of those names. Jeep Hurricane. Who had the commando? Was that AMC or Chrysler?

Jeepster Commando or Norton Commando MC.

 

[Duner Wi]

Chevy small block Turbo Fire and big block Turbo Jet. Nicknamed the mouse and the rat. Dodge had the "leaning tower of power" or the "lazy 6". Chrysler elephant. Buick nailheads were also called the Wildcat. There are tons of those names. Jeep Hurricane. Who had the commando? Was that AMC or Chrysler?

Jeepster Commando and Norton Commando MC.

 

[NDIHC]

Jeepster Commando and Norton Commando MC.

I was thinking of the Plymouth 440 Super Commando. Took a while to get the gears meshed.