1937-1938 Dlx, 1939 Std Ford Radiator Reproduction 60HP (Model 74)

1937 Deluxe Ford Car Reproduction Radiator for the Model 74 with the 60 HP flathead  is an altogether different radiator than the more common V8 85Hp. 

The history of the "Thifty Sixty"

In 1934-35, Ford of Dearborn designed and produced a smaller, 2.2-liter version of the company’s standard V8 for its European divisions in Dagenham, England and Strasbourg, France. A curious piece of engineering, this first version featured four main bearings and only two exhaust ports per bank, and it was plagued with issues, especially overheating. Only around 3,300 examples were produced and scarcely a handful of them exist today.

A second, redesigned V8 for Europe, which was then introduced in the United States in 1937 as the V8-60. In Britain it was commonly known as the 22 hp V8, in reference to its taxable power rating, while in the USA the Ford ad writers called it the “Thrifty Sixty.”

One V8-60 feature is the front engine support casting, which doubles as the timing cover and mount for the ignition distributor and twin water pumps. The two Ford V8s, big and little, are similar enough in general appearance that they are sometimes confused by the casual observer. One foolproof way to identify the V8-60: There are only 17 head bolts per cylinder bank, while the standard V8 employs 21 or 24 fasteners per side.

The V8-60 was discontinued in the USA after 1940, and Ford added the L-head straight six as its economy engine in 1941. V8-60 would continue in production overseas after World War II and outside the Ford family of cars.   Power boats and in oval midget racing were popular into the 50s and V8-60s were commonly found on the oval track and in the water.

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