Scored a lot of cool parts and truck,car ,bus

[Robert gilbert]

I have a freind that came across a srap job on this old farm , Stuff everywhere . This is what ive found so far and theres more to be had just piles of metal and im pulling out all kinds of treasure. I dont know the years on the truck its a ford has a flat head or the car , i know its a chevy delux 50 s ? and i dont know what the motor in the bus is but is it worth saving or what is it ?The bus is a chevy . Theres alsow a trailer with star wheels and bones, the rearend in it looks like a quike change rear no pics of the rearend , what could it be has a hump on it and a big spring like a model a .

ford truck





This is the bus motor it has two bolts going throw the center of the valve cover

this is the chevy its all there org miles is 70 thousand sitting for 30 years on the dirt under trees



bus motor

Tomorrow im going into the dudes barns he says theres all kinds of cars and old car stuff . This stuff has not been seen in 40 years the barns are in the worst shape ive ever seen . It mit not be safe but im going in anyway . Ill be saving all this stuff from the scrapper .

[skidmarks]

the bus motor looks like a buick nailhead, most likly a 322

[skidmarks]

the ford truck judging by the stainless it a 40 or a 41. is the buss a stick trans? if so the stick flywheel is worth saving if the motor is shot

[G V Gordon]

The next to the last pic is a nailhead Buick V8. Is that in the bus? Wouldn't surprise me in that a lot of trucks had V8's swapped for more power. Used to be a dump truck in my home town with a 394 Olds in it.

[Robert gilbert]

Originally Posted by skidmarks

the ford truck judging by the stainless it a 40 or a 41. is the buss a stick trans? if so the stick flywheel is worth saving if the motor is shot

Yes its a stick the trany has a big break on it

[skidmarks]

Originally Posted by Robert gilbert

Yes its a stick the trany has a big break on it

whats the bus a ford ? then it would have a crager or wilcap ect bell housing adapter. its worth keeping

[Robert gilbert]

Originally Posted by skidmarks

whats the bus a ford ? then it would have a crager or wilcap ect bell housing adapter. its worth keeping

no chevy

[wbrw32]

The hood on the truck is 46-47.....on the nailhead,the flywheel set up is worth
saving..damn the tranny....

[paperdog]

Dem Reliable Doors Is Purty

[Robert gilbert]

Originally Posted by paperdog

Dem Reliable Doors Is Purty

Im with you on that i wish i found it years ago it would have been a good rod . and it was right under my nose the hole time to , I think its a parts doner now but we will see when i get it home . The car is all there but i think when i get it out of the woods it mit be just as bad . Both have a ton of good parts .

[skidmarks]

Originally Posted by wbrw32

The hood on the truck is 46-47.....on the nailhead,the flywheel set up is worth
saving..damn the tranny....

40-41, the overall shape is the same but the 42-7 had one side bar and no stainless. that hood should also have a V8 logo stamped in the sides next to the louvers

[Robert gilbert]

Can anyone tell me is that a good flathead ive been told to get a later one like 49 - 52 or somthing like that .and whats the cars year or do i need better pics . And is it worth buying i do have to pay for all this stuff but its going to be scrap price or cheaper i think a few hundred for the car and a couple for the truck maybe three hundred and one hundred for the nailhead and tranny and ill have to pull the motor and move all the stuff my self . The rear end to what could that be . Is it a franklin rear end or somthing does that sound right it looks like a quike change with the hump on the back of it . it has bones and a tork tube . and a big beffy spring like a model a

[xxwelderxx]

Save all the stuff you can. Dont let that all go to China!!!

[Corn Fed]

Originally Posted by Robert gilbert

the rear end looks like this but its old and crusty http://www.hotrodworks.com/

I find it hard to believe it's actually a QC since it's under a trailer. But you never know what's happened over the years. You really need to get a pic of the rear end for us.

[MN Falcon]

The Ford Truck is a 41 (or possibly 40) 3/4 ton or 1 ton. The hood on the larger trucks is more similar to the 42-47 than the 1/2 ton. See the large wheels also. If the flathead is stock it is the smaller 3-1/16"bore 221. It probably also has the 4spd crash box. The flathead is still worth grabbing. If you don't want to work on it, and can't find a buyer for the whole thing you can part it out.

When you are told that you want the newer one, the '46-'53 are all good blocks. In '48 the trucks got the newest block and in '49 the cars got it. The earlier model has the half bell cast on it so it makes it a little harder to swap transmissions.

[MN Falcon]

Originally Posted by Robert gilbert

well it looks like that but its out of somthing stock and old car . its not an aftermarket race rear but it has that style housing if thats a qc then thats what it is trust me i now it looks like that and theres so much stuff at this place its just sick . Im dieing to see whats in the barns there old trackors everywhere

The other day I was driving home from work and passed a house that had a little home made trailer for sale out front, as I drove by I could see that it was a car axle under it. When I pulled up to the stop sign I looked in the rear view and noticed that it was old Ford Banjo under it. So I backed up to take a closer look. Split bones and everything to make the trailer work. He wanted far more than it was worth for the Banjo and even more than it was worth as a trailer.

Are you sure that its not just a regular Ford Banjo rear?

[Robert gilbert]

Originally Posted by MN Falcon

The other day I was driving home from work and passed a house that had a little home made trailer for sale out front, as I drove by I could see that it was a car axle under it. When I pulled up to the stop sign I looked in the rear view and noticed that it was old Ford Banjo under it. So I backed up to take a closer look. Split bones and everything to make the trailer work. He wanted far more than it was worth for the Banjo and even more than it was worth as a trailer.

Are you sure that its not just a regular Ford Banjo rear?

yes it has this big hump on the back im going to get up early tomorrow and get back there and take pics its no banjo i sell them all the time . And it has a beffy looking spring like a banjo and bones . It looks like the pic but different older or somthing i alsow will be pulling out the nailhead .

[Brad54]

The engine is a Buick 322 Nailhead. They were put in big Chevy trucks (and busses, I guess), from '57-'59. Factory installation.
based off the '56 322, the cam was different. More torque, less top end. Well, less top end then the passenger car Nailhead, and they weren't known for top end at all.
If nothing else, the manual flywheel in that is desirable.
I'd be interested in seeing what the bellhousing looks like.
-Brad

[Squablow]

The Chevy looks like a 51-2 for sure, hard to tell from the pictures. Would be worth getting to part it out, stuff for the early 50's Chevs are bringing good money. Pull off all the sellable parts and scrap the hull.

Someone here will buy that truck cab/doors, should be worth $300, the hood and the flathead would also be worth saving. The frame and axles probably won't be since it's a big truck.

The engine in the bus is definitely a Buick Nailhead. As others have said, the stick flywheel and clutch parts are worth a good amount, lots of people searching for those. If the bellhousing is good, save that too. The actual transmission is worthless. The engine is probably worth saving too but the stick parts are the real treasure.

Also, take a peek at the dash in that bus, a lot of old busses had cool gauge panels that would be worth grabbing.

You're doing a good thing by saving this stuff. Hopefully you can turn a little profit and get some neat stuff in the process. I look forward to seeing what's in the barn.

[Robert gilbert]

Originally Posted by Brad54

The engine is a Buick 322 Nailhead. They were put in big Chevy trucks (and busses, I guess), from '57-'59. Factory installation.
based off the '56 322, the cam was different. More torque, less top end. Well, less top end then the passenger car Nailhead, and they weren't known for top end at all.
If nothing else, the manual flywheel in that is desirable.
I'd be interested in seeing what the bellhousing looks like.
-Brad

IM going to cut it right out it will fall right on the ground ten mins 4 cuts and drive shaft and it will fall right out because its a bus lol