straight 8 picture thread

Thought bout this for a long time but never did it until my son asked if i could make a thread for straight 8s as he needs some pics. So why not start a picture thread. Any straight 8s. Lets see em.

 

My 52 Packard:

 

Here's a pic of a 1931 buick as I belive from an auction this weekend.

 

Here's a couple of the 53 Pontiac.

 

does anyone have a picture from the side? I would like to see how much longer these engines are than a regular V-8

 

Here are some pictures of 327 Packards.

 

More,

 

Sorry the one picture was so big.. Did not realize it.

Measured the Packard and from the bell housing surface of the block to the end of the water pump is 42" long so maybe thats why the picture was so big? I'm kidding

 

I've got a 320 Buick Straight 8 I'm putting in a '31 A Pick Up...
Here it is in it's original home...

 

Really would like to get a hold of a 47 or later 320 buick. I have some ideas for one..

But I REALLY want a 356 packard inline 8!! Now thats some muscle.

 

Here is a pretty sexy one I just ran into.



It's an old altered called the Bloody Mary.

 

This is a GREAT thread! My 51 Pontiac Straight 8 was stock except it had a two barrel Holley on it with straight pipes, it really made a difference!

 

A Norm Frick head out of Colorado. Edmunds made a head for the packard but I cant find any of them.

 

Here is a big Buick from the salt last year. The guy spun a bearing and was in no mood to answer any questions, so I opted for some pictures.

 

wow great pictures. Lets see more. As for the heads. I have seen one head on ebay and edmunds but the buy it now price was i thing at least 2 grand. I myself dont have time or the money to buy a straight 8 right now(3 235 chevy sixes occupy that space right now) but my son wants to buy one in the future for one of his projects. We saw one on ebay couple months ago. I think it was a 38 buick straight 8 with a valve cover so no flathead and it sold for i think 30 bucks. But yes great pictures, keep em coming.

 

Any body got contact info and web site for Norm Frick heads??

 

Get some air cleaners on them carbies..don't you care about our environment..
LOLZ!!!!!!

 

Count me in. My '53 Pontiac finally got its straight eight installed two months ago. Still working on getting it running.





And this is what it looked like when I got it.

 

Pontiaaaaaac

 

from this

to this

 

This is a cool thread. Keep em coming.

 

54 Bonneville Special engine

 

Here is a the straight 8 in the 53 buick i saved from the crusher a while back. this grease ball runs extremely well. It is the onlystraight 8 i have ever owned. OldWolf

 

A few 8's

 

Here is a Studebaker in an early 1930's INDY car.

 

'30 Studebaker

 

As a kid in the 50's I remember seeing a buick straight 8 dragster at the Santa Ana drag strip, and then 20 years later I saw it in the back of a radiator shop in Mission Viejo Ca. anyone have pictures of this engine? as I recall it had 8 Strombergs

 

Hot Rod Packard,

Do you have any pics of the car itself? Looks like a neat build.