This engine appeared in a thread on FB with no attribution as to from whence it came. It is a V8 obviously, and that logo on the valve cover is tugging at me, but I cannot, for the life of me, recall what it is. The engine is going into a hot rod A coupe. Can anyone help me figure out what this engine is?
That was my first impression also, but I 'googled' the company and as you show - wrong direction, not same depiction.
Yeah it was somewhat of a shot in the dark, I'm on my phone instead of a computer so I couldn't make it out very well. It didn't occur to me about it facing the opposite direction until after I posted it. Got me curious though, hard to pass up a good mystery!
Thinking perhaps the Emi-Sul semi-hemi that Simca made for their Brazilian passenger car, but I'll have to continue research on line and find a photo.
I think you are right about the Brazilian Simca Vedette. If so, it is an OHV adaptation of what was, originally, a Ford flathead V8-60 engine from France. Later........... here is a pic of the Brazilian 'Emi Sul' For more history see here http://www.allpar.com/cars/adopted/simca/simca-aquilon.html and here http://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...d-brazils-first-v8-from-flathead-to-hemihead/
You Boys had to LQQK NO further than RIGHT here...in the HAMB...lol http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/interesting-flathead-info.1009559/
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