I'm looking for the history on the Tattersfield products. I know they where a short lived company closed in 1952 and built some great speed equipment. My own personal interest is my 216 2x Tattersfield intake. Did the company produce a catalog of there products? I have done a search on HAMB and have seen some intakes No other equipment or speed ads Where they big in racing? Win anything? Thanks Canuck-2
Send an email to Baron Racing Equipment. Their address is flathead@aaahawk.com I sent them an email last year asking about the Thickstun PM7, and they sent me copies of the original sales brocures, installation guide, history, etc. Extremely nice folks. Rich
This is Les Suiter driving in Oakley Kansas,you can see a Tattersfield intake on the car he is racing.I don't have particular info on Tattersfield but find stovebolt intakes in general interesting.
Their was a pretty good story on this in a past issue of the Rodder's Journal. I'll find waht issue it was. Starts with the Thickston story in the issue before and then goes into the Tattersfield story since there is a connection. Here is some of the history from what I can recall from reading the article many moons ago. The Tattersfield's (father and son) were in with Tommy Thickston and Frank Baron. I believe Baron was a mechanic for Tattersfield's father shop. After Thickston past away, Baron and Tattersfield got the casting boxes and tweaked the center portion of the Thickston PM-7 to say Tattersfield other information to make it different enough from a Thickston version. Tattersfield also ran a beautiful belly tank that was, of course, hammertone blue as well. They made a oil bath air cleaner for their hi-rise that is as rare as hen's teeth today. Also, they carried on Thickston's plans for a supercharger. Also, little know fact, all Thickston eqiupment was painted red from the factory and the Tattersfield was hammertone blue.
This is great! What a start. Hammer tone blue you say, how interesting is that. I will for sure post what ever I find Thanks Canuck-2
I've got a Tattersfield dual for early Chevy as well, and always wondered if that upper intake passage between the carbs actually did anything other than look weird.
Here is mine on my Plymouth flat 6, a long time ago... Please notice the quality repair on the upper radiator hose.
I'm Bob Tattersfield's grandson but I dont really know much about the company, try my dad, Dick Tattersfield, email is leannedick at gmail dot com I'm sure he'd be happy send an email back with a few details--Dan Tattersfield
Any updates on this? Very interested in knowing more too since I recently acquired a Tattersfield intake for a 230 Plymouth engine that I'm building to go in a Model A.
Bodacious, Would you post some pictures of your intake and motor? I too am building a 230 plymouth 6 and was curious which Intake you had. If they went out of business in '52 who continued making speed parts after that with their name??
I dont have any History on these TattersField parts, But i did see where it was said they were Hammer Tone Blue. I have a 2x1 for a Chrysler/DeSoto Flathead 6 and it shows signs of more like a hammer tone Green on it. I got mine off a Rock Stock 1942 Chrysler 4dr Sedan, Guy wouldnt sell me just the manifold so I had to get the whole car. He traded me the Intake for a set of Rams Horn Chevy exhaust manifolds for the 2x1 intake & The Chrysler car was traded for a rusty '51 Chevy coupe body.
Guys, It might take me a couple of days, but Ryan and I had agreed I would post a number of added bits of information from prior stories in TRJ. I wrote both the Thickstun and Tattersfield-Baron stories and have an extensive collection of photos and paperwork that did not make the story cut. While you are right, it was short lived, it was fully funded when it was active. Again, give me a couple days, but by late tonight I will give you some teases! Jay
As promised this morning, here are a couple of brochure shots. I have a LOT MORE. This includes one of the Tattersfield-Baron Racing inserts. If you look in the background of the vintage photo, you will see the Tattersfield-Baron belly tank, next to the huge Tattersfield Engineering shop truck, as per the story in TRJ. Look for more over the next few days. Jay
OK, some more stuff. Here are the two inside pages to the blue Tattersfield booklet, along with a Mopar ad, and the two page, tri-fold air cleaner brochure! Next up is the belly tank construction photos on Sunday. Jay
Those mopar heads seem as rare and swell looking as the thickstun manifolds! Keep 'em coming, J. Fitzhugh! Thanks!
This would imply that the predecessor Thickstun flathead PM-7 Hi Rise intake manifolds were only made pre-war and perhaps during WWII. Anybody know for sure when the PM-7 Thickstun went out of production? Were any made after the war still carrying the "Thickstun" name? or was post-war production all "Tattersfield?" ( I am aware of the recent production by Baron).
Tom Thickstun died in June 1946. Up until his death, the PM-7 (which stands for 7th pattern made, per his early partner Jack Radkey) was sold at Tattersfield's shop. I have pictures of the shop with the Thickstun logo in the window. Sometime after Thickstun's death, as best I can tell 1947, the manifolds and heads are renamed and improved. Hope that helps, Jay
Jay, I am glad to see you on this board. My father speaks highly of of you.(Terry Seaholm). This is very interesting stuff. I wish you would look into Gotha Speed Equipment. I have some stuff and would love it if you would do an article for Rodders Journal in the future. Dale
Dale, I appreciate your note. I have great respect for your dad, and over the years have counted him as both a friend as well as a contributor in helping uncover hot rod history. The only thing that immediately comes to mind with Gotha are cable activated exhaust cut-outs. Am I on the right track? Jay
Still working through the Tattersfield catalogs. Here are the Chevy and Mopar handouts! Still going! Jay
They did make cutouts and sold the rights to JC whitney.They made a few other products as well. If your interested in pursuing something let me know. This is an interesting read. Love your knowledge.
Bob Morton, who drove the Tat-Baron belly tank at Bonneville lives in La Jolla and has a Pioneer spot on the AHRF web site........used to be a friend of mine...... http://www.ahraf.com/index.php Go to Pioneers and you'll see Morton and a lot of his lakes pics...... CB
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