Another for the old timers

[surewhynot]

A pic of a 47 Mercury I used to have. 239 Flathead v8.

http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/...d have kept/?action=view&current=mercury5.jpg


What is odd about the water pumps?

 

[blacksnapon]

The one motor I have ZERO experience with. I'll guess gear driven.

 

[Kep4]

I have no clue.

Where's Bill?! (BKW) He'll know the exact part number, why it was made that way, how much it would cost and when it was discontinued.

 

[mrfixit]

Wasn't it that the water pump itself fed water to the block by hoses, as well as to and from the radiator? Been a long time since I saw one of those but if my memory hasn't gone completely gonzo, the the pump drew from the rad, out a hose to the block, then a hose from the block to the rad?

 

[Brian_B]

4 hoses. Each side had a feed to and from the block.

Can you see them in those pics?

Unfortunately, we have all had cars we wish we had kept. Thats the way it goes......

 

[mrfixit]

See? I wasn't too fer off.... And I didn't have pics to cheat with!

 

[Brian_B]

I took those last week. You could have went to my link and gotten them the same as I did.

 

[mrfixit]

I know you took em last week, and I prolly coulda GOOGLED it as WELL. Sicko that I am, I was trying to actually REMEMBER. silly me.

 

[Brian_B]

I know you took em last week, and I prolly coulda GOOGLED it as WELL. Sicko that I am, I was trying to actually REMEMBER. silly me.

I did remember it...from last week and the week before.

 

[mrfixit]

Sure, brian... Keep digging...

 

[Brian_B]

The week before that I worked on the truck...so there was no flat head pics.

 

[mrfixit]

And??? sheesh the question isn't THAT old...

 

[Brian_B]

They stopped putting the flat heads in trucks in 54 as far as I know. Is that the age of the question?

 

[BKW]

4 hoses. Each side had a feed to and from the block.

Can you see them in those pics?

Unfortunately, we have all had cars we wish we had kept. Thats the way it goes......

Uh...I see two completely different flathead engines. Notice the outlets on the heads for the radiator hoses.

Tony: The bumper ends on your 1947 Mercury are worth at minimum $1000.00 for the set of four. Those accessory ends are an extremely tough accessory to find today.


What's unique about the front engine mounts on the flatheads? Notice what they are a part of.

 

[surewhynot]

Bill, you nailed it on the (flat) head.
The water pumps are also the front engine mounts.

 

[BKW]

Bill, you nailed it on the (flat) head.
The water pumps are also the front engine mounts.

When I read the question, I knew the answer immediatly, and here's why:

Previous powered by Ford flathead vehicles owned:

1-1936 Lincoln Zephyr V12.

1-1939 Ford Convertible

1-1940 Lincoln V12 Continental Coupe

3-1947 Ford Station Wagons

1-1952 Ford Victoria

1-1952 MG TD

1-1953 Mercury Tudor Sedan

and prolly a few more I've forgotten.

HUH? An MG?

Yes. V8 60's were installed when the cars were new by the MG dealer in Hollywood (Hollywood Sports Cars).

The building originally housed the Stanley Steamer dealership, then it was Franklin Motors of Hollywood. Then it was a bowling alley, and finally MG and Jaguar. Prolly the only car dealership building in the world that first sold Steamers, then Air Cooled Cars, and finally gasoline powered cars.

I pulled a complete 1933 Franklin used left front fender and sidemount, and several Jag neon signs out of the attic of this building 20 years ago. A friend was the GM, he also wrote for Motor Trend. For many years, he owned the prototype of the 1965 Mustang Station Wagon (not built by Ford).

 

[Blue Goose]

For many years, he owned the prototype of the 1965 Mustang Station Wagon (not built by Ford).

Hey Bill, you don't by chance have any pictures of that Mustang wagon?

 

[BKW]

Hey Bill, you don't by chance have any pictures of that Mustang wagon?

Somewhere I do...where, is another question. The original B&W pics were posted several months ago on t'other site. The car still exists today.

I'll see if I can find the pics, then I'll scan them and post them in the gallery here.

 

[surewhynot]

The Mercury I had was bought new in 47 by Manatee county for the sheriffs dept. It was the Captains car and stayed in his family until 87. In 93 I bought it, and it was still drivable. I had to tear down the tranny and replace the first and reverse cluster shaft. Evidently someone over the years hammered on it alittle too hard and those 95 ponies hit hard.

I kept the car for about 3 years, but never had enough money to properly restore it. I sold it to a local classic car museum who restored it back to when it was a sheriffs car and currently have it on display. I will try to find a picture to post.