Looking for a Ford Flathead V8

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

You might want to entertain one of the crate engine flatheads floating around, I believe that the were French rebuilds and came in a couple years ago. Marcus at Willys Acres had some and they were reasonably priced compared to doing a complete rebuild. They were slightly different but for the price not a bad sub. Alternately you could consider re-powering the carrier with an alternate motor. I always thought a small diesel would be neat....

Those must have been examples of the "French Flathead", a postwar Ford V8 as used in the French SUMB MH600BS 1.5-ton 4x4 truck.
They are very different, but I agree, a good substitute - much better than a diesel anyway!

Hanno