Cool small block fords what makes them look cool and vintage ?

My Ford has to be Ford powered . But I want it to look vintage I have a set of finned aluminum Edelbrock valve covers but want somthing older looking . Got a set of Cobra powered by Ford wanted some forever but same thing . Want it to look older than it is & will probably run a generator but cant find valve covers I like thinking of maybe getting some early Falcon Sprint chrome valve covers round with tall breathers maybe run some Mercury stickers on them for a different look . What have you guys done or seen that you liked ? Does anybody make a finned aluminum cover that says Mercury on it ? Only ones I have seen that I liked were Offenhausers but they bring big bucks . Any pictures ?

 

I just put some M/T's on mine and i think it looks pretty sweet

 

Search can yield a lot of stuff if you use the right key words to narrow it down.
Here is one that has some very nice engines in it.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=566096&highlight=cal+custom+302&showall=1

 

Finned Cal Custom's are nice. Got a set hanging on my wall.

 

I'm running M/T's as well. I haven't found anything that looks older as of yet. Disregard the silly lookin' skull on the radiator. It's no longer there.....

 

heres mine ! made adapters to run fe valve covers ! converting a oil bath air cleaner to paper at the moment and gonna paint to match and do away w the open element to give it a better look !

 

heres another i did for a friend ! we used finned edelbrock valve covers and painted them ! used an early 260 timing cover and machined our own oil fill tube to match , finned oil pan ! still working on multi carburation

 

I'm going with big block merc from the sixtys. Need adaptors thou. I have the old cal customs but i like the mercs better. Nothing is finished in the pics here

 

Offenhausers are very common and currently still produced if do want those.

 

That's sweet.

 

Not too many choices in vintage since the Challenger V8 was a child of the 1960s. Besides the finned VCs from Cal Custom, as far as vintage you gotta go with tin.





But Mustang Depot has this tasty pair O finned:

 

The guy wants a "Ford in his Ford" but no one comments on a Ford engine painted Chevy orange?!!

 

I agree with the cal-custom posting. Here is are my valve covers on my 33. I found two sets online for under 100 bones...

 

Cal custom.

 

Those look taller than all the others and Im assuming they clear those roller rockers? What are you doing for a breather/PCV? Know what vendor has that set?

 

Theres nothing Vintage about a small block Ford the Y blocks wher a bad motor and nobody wanted the flat Heads back in the day the 289 and 302 would hardley fit in a old Ford you had to use the new265 SBC then the 283 and the holy Grail 327 if you want vintage

 

i think they are the newer ones, yes they clear the roller rockers, i believe he bought em through summit ! we ran an early timing cover and drilled the block for the oil fill ! we will put the pcv in the back of the intake into the valley

 

huh ? if your refering to either of my pics the first engine is victory red and the second is burnt copper !

 

I'm your Huckleberry. LOL.

 

how are they not vintage ? small block fords were around in 62 ! y blocks are hardly junk , everyone was running flatheads ! i'm a ford guy but if i had to run something else i'd take a hemi , olds , cadillac or nailhead over a small block chevy

 

Looks like orange on my computer! Whew, I feel better now (But hey, I'm a Chevy guy anyway....thought all older Fords were blue!)

 

black till 66 !

 

Thanks for the info. That a nice looking engine!

 

What brand of gold paint did you use???

 

You know I really like people that think this way...they don't bid on or buy up anything I want.

 

Good Looking Mill.

 

I like the headerson the ford or any other spread out set up, Unlike the casual SBC just looks un even and clogged up. I think that sets the look apart, I understand run what you can but when you have a choice and dont need a ton of power fords always look vintage. I dont want a cookie cutter rod. Plus there really not that hard to find.

 

That's what we put on the 289 in the wife's 56 ford tudor and they have the right look . Speedway sells some nice finned ones to

 

And SBF's dont fit??? they fit a DAMN site better than a SBC and are lighter