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something a little bit different to power your locost
02GF74 - 18/1/06 at 04:11 PM

this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Model-A-24HP-Engine-3-3-Litre-1928-Vintage_W0QQitemZ4604348057QQcategoryZ27377QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

eek!!!?!?!?!

nick205 - 18/1/06 at 05:53 PM

I'm not sure I'd class 24BHP out of a 3.3 litre engine as "powerful"

Also, even with a Pinto installed in my own car, that thing looks like it weighs a bloody ton

Arthur Dent - 18/1/06 at 06:08 PM

if you wanted a wacky, vintage motor a Crosley Hot Shot motor or something would be better suited than that lump.

Danozeman - 18/1/06 at 07:49 PM

quote:

Lots of tuning goodies available from the USA


At 24HP it needs them.

Danozeman - 18/1/06 at 07:49 PM

quote:

Lots of tuning goodies available from the USA


At 24HP it needs them.

Chippy - 19/1/06 at 12:09 AM

The old Ford model A was a popular hotroders engine, they used to pull them out, throw them as far as they could, and put in a humungus V8

Spyderman - 19/1/06 at 04:57 PM

I love his reply to the £350 offer, it's a classic!


quote:

Q: I think it it is a bit too much , my friend tells me he would sell me one for less , but he hasn't got one at the momoent . How about £350 ?
A: I do them for £350 when I haven't got one !!!!


[Edited on 19/1/06 by Spyderman]

cymtriks - 19/1/06 at 06:05 PM

The older the car the more likely the hp rating has nothing to do with the actual hp produced.

I'm not refering to the 50's and 60's SAE bhp ratings though they are certainly wrong on the high side.

I'm refering to vintage stuf like this. The hp rating was determined by a formula used for insurance purpose IIRC. Nothing to do with actual hp at all!