F-Head Flathead Conversions - Photos

This was asked in the OP's second post...

"I have been told this is a Ramar for a Ford banger, but it doesn't completely match all of the information I have found on them. Perhaps you can shed some light on them?"

"RaMar" was a collaboration of Joe Jagersberger (Rajo Joe) who's Rajo shop in Racine, WI, got funded by Max Markman to develop the F head for the Model A & B. Most of Rajo's earlier efforts and wide success was with Model T conversions.

As you can see, the adds are dated 1931.

There was a two and the 4 port as the OP has pictured from the Speedway Museum collection. Here is the two port and some advertising pertaining to it. This car and engine are part of a private collection in Minnesota.

 

Now here is a really obscure one.

This is an Auto Engine Works, F head (exhausts overhead) complete engine that was made in St. Paul, MN by what later became Capitol Gear, maker of marine reverse gear boxes.

It is not a conversion on a Ford T or other block. Supposedly a dozen or so engines were made. This may be the only survivor which is also in the Minnesota private collection.

 

have some jigglers for sale

 

Speedy Bill's Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska has a huge room with nothing but engines, lots of these conversions. Amazing how many guys had their own little backyard "factories" back in the good ole days

 

Does anybody have any info on that Harry Miller-Gulf/coffin-nose Cord 810-lookin' lakes roadster, in the black & white Dixon brochure? (Above, middle of page 2, this thread).
Boy, is that car swell!
Eddie

 

I was always told that Chevy extended the hood on the '28 models in preparation for the 6 coming out in '29. Was I wrong ?

 

My dad's first car, a 1925 chevy, had open pushrods.

 

Chev were always OHV

@Gary Addcox, Yes the hood was extended for the 6 but the engine was not ready for release, so they did a redesign on the 4. The 2-port head and the side plates are the major differences to the earlier engines.