Solid Copper Cylinder Head...

Hudsy Wudsy
Hudsy Wudsy Senior Contributor
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Perhaps not worthy of much note (especially being as it's a Ford thing), but a little interesting, nevertheless.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1932-Ford-B-Race-Motor-Winfield-Copper-Head-Hot-Rod_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ140684QQihZ003QQitemZ130179224058QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    For the price he is asking he will be hanging onto it for a while longer.
  • SamJ
    SamJ Senior Contributor
    51hornetA wrote:
    For the price he is asking he will be hanging onto it for a while longer.



    This is an interesting one, SW. Based on my museum experience, I think this thing would sell at $10,000+ if offered at Barrett-Jackson or RM. But I could be wrong...I often am...:cool:
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Solid copper melts a long time before gasoline burns:p... there is way more to this story than meets the ear... perhaps this was a displey motor... chrome carbs, fancy side cover...on a 4 cyl. If a bonneville motor, why would they use a head that must weigh 250:eek:? ALUMINUM IS A LOT EASIER TO SAND CAST, DISSIPATES HEAT in the td 70'S....:confused:
  • mars55
    mars55 Senior Contributor
    hoopity wrote:
    Solid copper melts a long time before gasoline burns:p... there is way more to this story than meets the ear... perhaps this was a displey motor... chrome carbs, fancy side cover...on a 4 cyl. If a bonneville motor, why would they use a head that must weigh 250:eek:? ALUMINUM IS A LOT EASIER TO SAND CAST, DISSIPATES HEAT in the td 70'S....:confused:



    It is not solid copper. It is a alloy of copper i.e. bronze. The British used bronze heads on their high performance motorcycles extensively in the thirties.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I can see the poor schmuck now, standing in front of St Peter hizzself. "Bob, sayz da saint... " I guess you didn't know that Frontenac was the inventer of the OHV conversion for the flat head fords" Bronze, sayz da saint hizzself, lemee zee, says he...reasons to cast a new head.... better cooling (bronze ain't no better than aluminum), better compression (blow a hole in bronze real quick with the preign from the hot spots) and save weight...whoops.

    I have never seen anything quite like this at Barrett/Jackson, but it might make a great paperweight. I'll almost bet a quick drag with a doudle cut bastard would produce sonething that would stick to a magnet.:D
  • SuperDave
    SuperDave Senior Contributor
    Speedy Ed, the owner of Speedway Motors has the worlds largest collection of early Ford speed equipment. I would love to visit his museum someday. If it was made, he probably has at least one of them.

    And , yes, I bet there is some iron in there somewhere., either way, it sure would look kool under the hood of my 31 ford Tudor.

    Dave W (FL)
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