John Reddie Posted August 31, 2012 Report Posted August 31, 2012 This a 1936 Dodge on ebay. If you look at the engine, everything is reversed. At first I thought that the photo was reversed but the steering column is in the correct spot. Am I missing something here? I see that the coil is not how it would have been originally. It is a Dodge engine is it not? Thanks for any help here.:confused John R Quote
RobertKB Posted August 31, 2012 Report Posted August 31, 2012 (edited) Not a Chrysler built engine. Gotta be another make or maybe I have had too many beers.................or not enough. Edited September 1, 2012 by RobertKB Spelling Quote
karl head Posted August 31, 2012 Report Posted August 31, 2012 This a 1936 Dodge on ebay. If you look at the engine, everything is reversed. At first I thought that the photo was reversed but the steering column is in the correct spot. Am I missing something here? I see that the coil is not how it would have been originally. It is a Dodge engine is it not? Thanks for any help here.:confusedJohn R I think its a right hand drive with the pic reversed...... I just tried it and it looks good Quote
John Reddie Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Posted August 31, 2012 That's what it is. A right hand drive with the photo reversed. Here is how it really looks. Thanks for the responses. John R Quote
Niel Hoback Posted August 31, 2012 Report Posted August 31, 2012 I still don't think thats a Mopar. The intake manifold and the thermostat housing are not right. Quote
RobertKB Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 I still don't think thats a Mopar. The intake manifold and the thermostat housing are not right. Plugs 1 and 2 should be closer together as well. Not Mopar..............some other wannabe flathead! Quote
Young Ed Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 Stude? Their flatheads look quite similar to mopars. Quote
40P10touring sedan Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 I'd say Hudson....it's a guess... Quote
Daliant. Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 Its a kaiser/willys engine, probably out of a Henry J Quote
Daliant. Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Definitely a Kaiser engine, maybe not Henry J, was never that good with the orphan brands of the 50's Edited September 1, 2012 by Daliant. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 Kaisers also used 6 cylinder Continental engines, I believe. They were a flathead also. Quote
greg g Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 Continental engines had the dizzy in the center of the head or close to it. Quote
B-Watson Posted September 1, 2012 Report Posted September 1, 2012 The car is not RHD but LHD. Went to the eBay entry for the car, presently at around $110, and looked at all the photos. The last one was the best one - look closely at the building door to the right of the car in the attached photo. Went through the list of flahead sixes and eliminated Ford, Graham, Hudson, Kaiser-Frazer, Nash, Oldsmobile, Packard, Pontiac, and Studebaker. And the last, Willys, was it. All but Willys has the exhaust manifold on the passenger side of the car, by the way. The Henry J used Willys 4 and 6 cylinder engines. The photo of the 1953 Kaiser chassis is actually the Henry J chassis. And if you look closely at the engine, it is the same unit in the 1936 Dodge. The Willys six was 161-cid, a little smaller than the Dodge's 217. Quote
John Reddie Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Posted September 1, 2012 Great detective work there B-Watson. Thanks. This on had me stumped for sure. John R Quote
karl head Posted September 2, 2012 Report Posted September 2, 2012 lol...well great work guys. well at least I was smart enough to Join the best group. Quote
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