1969 Camaro SS with a Flathead...yup

[1970Bluel78]

Over on the HAMB in the " vintage shots of days gone by " thread, there is a picture of a almost new Camaro with a Ford Flathead engine it. What makes even more weird is it looks like it has a Stinger Hood on her. The picture was from April 1968. Anybody ever hear/see this oddity ??

[1970Bluel78]

Sorry Typo Should be 1968

[RPOLS3]

Taken from the Old Street Scenes thread here

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t114/dog427435/Street%20Scene/a160.jpg

[68l30]

Ya always go with what ya know!! And by looking at that guy in the overalls....He know's Flatheads.. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif



BIG

[427TJ]

You can almost hear him say, &quot;Flatheads forever!&quot;

Judging by the grille emblem it was a 396 car. Either that or gramps sawed the &quot;350&quot; off the bottom.

[markjohnson]

Don't forget the fiberglass Stinger hood there. Can you imagine if this car was on the list of '67 Yenkos? It would be one of the strangest fates to befall one!

[Mk IV Muscle]

Either Louis Chevrolet or Henry Ford musta' been turning over in their graves! LOL. Got to give the guy credit for innovation though, even if he was taking a step backwards IMO.

[x Baldwin Motion]

[quote=427TJ]You can almost hear him say, &quot;Flatheads forever!&quot;

(and.. &quot;I ain't using no motor called a porcupine, dag nabbit!!)

[Fast67VelleN2O]

Could it have been to run a specific class?

[John Brown]

The guy was racing in a class that only allowed flathead V8's, inline six and inline eight cylinder engines.

[C1SS396]

Note no wiper motor . Look like power brake booster taken off also .You know that dude looks like he can tune the 97's and flathead . Love to hear the story. Wonder what trans muncie with a adapter or lasalle ???? Makes it the first negative day 2 first gen Camaro.

[iluv69s]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: C1SS396</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Note no wiper motor . Look like power brake booster taken off </div></div>


May have never had power booster. The power brakes was an optional item on 68 SS Camaros I believe. Power discs became mandatory on the SS model in 69. Most 68s Ive seen did not have power brakes originally.

Is that BB heater box though?? Interesting build back in the day though !!

[John Brown]

That all may be true, but even though the picture was from 1968, the Camaro is still a 67.... or at least the grille is.

[427freak]

I can hear that guy now &quot;I'll show that there Yenko guy a conversion!&quot;

[Jim Ferron]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 1970Bluel78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sorry Typo Should be 1968 </div></div>

You mean '67 right?