$75,000 Ardun v8 60 Flathead. That's gotta be rare!!

[Elrod]

I know... I know... Ebay gayness, but I thought this was pretty neat.

Anyone know about Ardun V860 motors??? I know that the Full size Arduns are rare, but this thing is unique.

Anyone have some pictures of one of these on a car from back in the day?

(not mine!)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&&item=2449742714

http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/13/06/f8_1.JPG

http://i6.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/13/44/1e_1.JPG

[badpat]

i hear jay leno was looking for a stocking stuffer

[roadster36]

Does "Speedy Bill" have one of those yet ?

[briggs&strattonChev]

holy shit, they could clean the damn thing up for 75K!!

[ray]

can someone bid for me? i don't have a credit card and i don't wanna give egay 5 bucks for verification.

[autocol]

oh great! thanks for posting that! now everybody knows about it!!


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[Missing Link]

It can stay rare for $75,000

[48_HEMI]

I posted this motor a year ago,its here in portland been sitting upstairs for years, supposed to be just a couple in the world.would look good in a deathrod http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Machinos]

Crusty old engines are cool, especially super-rare ones, but you know what? I'd rather spend $75k on a nice new Ferrari.

[alchemy]

I'd buy that in a second, if I only had the money.

alchemy

[Deuce Rails]

And exactly which new Ferrari is $75k?

[Crestliner]

I can't understand why there is no bidders yet. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

[derelict]

I used to work with a guy that lived in Solana Beach CA. The guy wasn't a rodder and as far as I know wasn't into any kind of car deal. He told once told me that he had a set of V8 60 Ardun heads that he had gotten in some obscure place for some obscure reason and that they were still in the box because he never used them. He told me at that time he had no intention of ever selling them because they were so rare??? I thought the guy was full of shit because I'd never heard of V860 Arduns? Now I think he could be my new best friend. Let's see, his name was Chuck something or other, Hmmm.

[19Fordy]

I already have 2 of them.(pictures ...that is.)

[badpat]

motor looks real nice- too bad it aint a sbc- then it would really go

[22 track]

Pat Ganahl wrote an article on the V8-60 Ardun in the Feb 79 issue of Street Rodder Magazine and this article was rerun in May 93. At least 6 were built. Zora Arkus-Duntov told Tom Senter they were built for midget racing and could not be run on the street.

[chickenridgerods]

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I'd buy that in a second, if I only had the money.

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I'd sell my niece and nephews in order to pay for it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif That sure would be neat sitting in the storage chest next to the full sized one I'm gonna inherit someday.

Tex Smith's "Complete Ford Flathead V8 Engine Manual" has some history on both sized Arduns in it. Mentions that there were "at least a dozen" of the V8-60 versions produced.

[Nads]

Yea man, the Ardun V8 60's are indeed rare birds, but $75,000 rare? I don't know about that.
Having said that if I was a millionaire I'd probably bid on it.

[Byron Crump]

Call me crazy but I would rather have a nailhead, early hemi (but of course this is from a small block chevy kinda guy) or one of those new crate flatheads than this...hell, how much are those regular new Arduns, 12,000 or something...I would stick with Fenton or something and just dress a flathead, they sound and look good enuff on their own.

[JamesG]

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holy shit, they could clean the damn thing up for 75K!!

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He's going for that "patina" look.....
My take on it is that for $75,000 he should loan you his old lady for the weekend too!

[Byron Crump]

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He's going for that "patina" look.....
My take on it is that for $75,000 he should loan you his old lady for the weekend too!


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That might not be such a good idea, what if she has that unwashed patina look also?

[briggs&strattonChev]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

merc50 RULES!

[Crestliner]

Really don't think he wants to sell it, just wants to brag about having one.

[Elmo Rodge]

I passed on a pair about ten years ago. I thought the fellow was bullshitting about having them. Wrong. Wayno

[fab32]

That could be the CROWN JEWEL in my engine collection.

Frank

[JamesG]

The Holy Grail.....................

[Byron Crump]

Ya know, if I was mega rich I would buy it and put it in a street beast, that would show the world who has balls!!!

[delaware george]

i think it would be cool in a riding mower

[Elrod]

That would be one bad ass riding lawnmower!!!