Motor city flathead block 5 inches), and new Apr 6, 2020 · Engine is stamped: "Motor City Flathead", then "S. . 5 inches), and new Mar 16, 2023 · "Life Member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club using a Ford Flathead block First Ford Flathead bodied roadster to run 200 MPH Record July 13, 2018 LTA timing association 200. Sorry to hear of his passing. 830 running to mile Aug 15, 2019 · Mark's business "Motor City Flathead" ceased around 2006 if I remember correctly, but most of his parts are now available from Phil Goller at Goller's Hot Rods in Defiance OH, including the full flow pump kits. Todd Ryden Writer Kevin DiOssi Photographer Jan 21, 2025 See All Sep 23, 2018 · A burly, bearded, black-shirted bear of a man, Mark Kirby is obsessed with flathead Ford V-8 engines. If you want to make modern improvements base it around a decent forged 5 bearing crank and integral filtered oil system. The intake ports are D-shaped with the flat part of the D on the top. He really built a strong running motor. Apr 30, 2021 · Dealt with Mark several times when he was still in Dundee, Michigan. This is a quite old story from back in 2010. If Mark was doing MCF today, I could only imagine he'd be bigger than some of current large engine rebuilding operations. Take a look at our photo gallery to see a few examples of some the cars that have come out of the shop. Jan 21, 2025 · Jon Hall and Motor City Flatheads built a ’33 Ford to serve as a show-car testbed for their new all-aluminum Flathead V-8 engine. My friend has one of his 296's in a '39 Fordor convertible. " or the "6" would indicate? Jan 3, 2023 · What happened to the Motor City Speed Equipment Motor? There are a lot of issues to overcome to try and get an aluminium block to work with internal exhaust passages. 921 First Ford flathead roadster to run 200 MPH at Bonneville Salt Flats setting the record August 7th 2021 at 205. B. Oct 27, 2018 · My Dad's 39 runs a MCF engine with an Offy intake and 3 97's. See All 3 Photos Here's the dilemma. I have pictures of him and his '34 taken there. Apr 30, 2021 · Mark Kirby was truly an innovator and Motor City Flathead may have come along a few years too soon. Apr 10, 2018 · Googling around as you do I initially found the story of Mark Kirby’s newly engineered Flathead V8 block on the Coker Tyres website. This page led to me to the Motor City Speed Equipment (no longer available) Website. We stock all the parts necessary to build an original Flathead block into a dependable, state of the art hot rod engine. Welcome to H&H Flatheads, the home of the Ford Flathead rebuilding specialist from mild to wild. Shortly after its outset in… Apr 18, 2007 · Mark was in bad health for a while, He is doing fine now and is developing all kinds of wild stuff for flatheads including a 4 1/4" crank for the new aluminum blocks, go to shadow rods and click on the Motor city Flathead link. Built me a 286 Cu In. After he closed up shop he when to Shadow Rods where he developed the Flathead Aluminum Block. H&H Flatheads began operations in 2000 and have continually grown and expanded our engine services and while we specialize in rebuilding Ford Flatheads from 1932-36, LB’s, 59A’s, 8BA’s and V8-60’s, we also rebuild Lincoln 337s, Lincoln V-12’s as well as Y-Block Ford and Mercury. 744 MPH reset the record in 2024 to 211. The Flathead in the five-window coupe is the test mule, and Motor City plans to begin production soon. Oct 26, 2017 · The engine in that '34 is a prototype of his 350 ci Flathead block project that he was road testing at that time. Anyone know what the "S. Hot rodders have long loved this relatively simple, easy-to-soup-up engine. For you youngsters, they’re called flatheads because, with all 16 valves located in the block, the valveless heads are flat as a pancake. Still running strong today. Dec 1, 2010 · Motor City also manufactures aluminum cylinder heads for Flatheads, and plans to build these all aluminum Flatheads in crate engine form. Aug 27, 2018 · As we go to press, word is just in that Mark Kirby at Motor City Flathead has joined forces with Shadow Rods to develop an all-new, improved ’49-’53-style aftermarket cast-iron flathead block. Mar 11, 2015 · I was talking to the gentleman that had the Mark Kirby built flathead at last weekend's Detroit Autorama ( upstairs with a blown flathead and had the Motor City V8 heads) in a 1932 coupe and he told me that the aluminum flatheads at Shadow Rods are still under development still being tested and they don't seem to be in any real hurry to finish the project. Phil has been handling most of the Motor City parts since Mark Kirby passed away. ", then a small "6". According to LeJuerrne, Mark Kirby of Motor City Flathead flow tested one and it flowed better untouched than Kirby's street port. Jul 28, 2014 · As we go to press, word is just in that Mark Kirby at Motor City Flathead has joined forces with Shadow Rods to develop an all-new, improved ’49-’53-style aftermarket cast-iron flathead block. Mark does work with Shadow Rods, mainly on the alloy flathead that is now in Mark's "new" '53 Ford test car, built by Phil. The engine was completed by Mark in 2002 and has been running in the car since 2004. He had ~ 40k miles on it then. engine. Was a great guy to deal with. We have recently teamed up with Motor City Speed Equipment to offer custom built Ford V8 Flathead engines. This block is completely beefed up, with four-bolt caps, reinforced bottom-end and webbing, furnace-brazed sleeves (max bore is 3. The block I saw didn't have the oil deflector that clips over the tube, but that may be because it was a bare block. Mar 16, 2006 · Under the direction of longtime Flathead guru Mark Kirby, Motor City Speed Equipment, a division of Shadow Rods, is nearing completion. Nov 13, 2023 · Re: Motor City Flathead - Mark Kirby Camshaft Specs You might give Goller's Hot Rods 419-428-2271 a call. yutqsaoxbeubaazuuownajukijxiwhmbbvrvrxaihfqzvazobiufirxsgtbkkxmzjemixwnytasygykkoul
Motor city flathead block 5 inches), and new Apr 6, 2020 · Engine is stamped: "Motor City Flathead", then "S. . 5 inches), and new Mar 16, 2023 · "Life Member of the Bonneville 200 MPH Club using a Ford Flathead block First Ford Flathead bodied roadster to run 200 MPH Record July 13, 2018 LTA timing association 200. Sorry to hear of his passing. 830 running to mile Aug 15, 2019 · Mark's business "Motor City Flathead" ceased around 2006 if I remember correctly, but most of his parts are now available from Phil Goller at Goller's Hot Rods in Defiance OH, including the full flow pump kits. Todd Ryden Writer Kevin DiOssi Photographer Jan 21, 2025 See All Sep 23, 2018 · A burly, bearded, black-shirted bear of a man, Mark Kirby is obsessed with flathead Ford V-8 engines. If you want to make modern improvements base it around a decent forged 5 bearing crank and integral filtered oil system. The intake ports are D-shaped with the flat part of the D on the top. He really built a strong running motor. Apr 30, 2021 · Dealt with Mark several times when he was still in Dundee, Michigan. This is a quite old story from back in 2010. If Mark was doing MCF today, I could only imagine he'd be bigger than some of current large engine rebuilding operations. Take a look at our photo gallery to see a few examples of some the cars that have come out of the shop. Jan 21, 2025 · Jon Hall and Motor City Flatheads built a ’33 Ford to serve as a show-car testbed for their new all-aluminum Flathead V-8 engine. My friend has one of his 296's in a '39 Fordor convertible. " or the "6" would indicate? Jan 3, 2023 · What happened to the Motor City Speed Equipment Motor? There are a lot of issues to overcome to try and get an aluminium block to work with internal exhaust passages. 921 First Ford flathead roadster to run 200 MPH at Bonneville Salt Flats setting the record August 7th 2021 at 205. B. Oct 27, 2018 · My Dad's 39 runs a MCF engine with an Offy intake and 3 97's. See All 3 Photos Here's the dilemma. I have pictures of him and his '34 taken there. Apr 30, 2021 · Mark Kirby was truly an innovator and Motor City Flathead may have come along a few years too soon. Apr 10, 2018 · Googling around as you do I initially found the story of Mark Kirby’s newly engineered Flathead V8 block on the Coker Tyres website. This page led to me to the Motor City Speed Equipment (no longer available) Website. We stock all the parts necessary to build an original Flathead block into a dependable, state of the art hot rod engine. Welcome to H&H Flatheads, the home of the Ford Flathead rebuilding specialist from mild to wild. Shortly after its outset in… Apr 18, 2007 · Mark was in bad health for a while, He is doing fine now and is developing all kinds of wild stuff for flatheads including a 4 1/4" crank for the new aluminum blocks, go to shadow rods and click on the Motor city Flathead link. Built me a 286 Cu In. After he closed up shop he when to Shadow Rods where he developed the Flathead Aluminum Block. H&H Flatheads began operations in 2000 and have continually grown and expanded our engine services and while we specialize in rebuilding Ford Flatheads from 1932-36, LB’s, 59A’s, 8BA’s and V8-60’s, we also rebuild Lincoln 337s, Lincoln V-12’s as well as Y-Block Ford and Mercury. 744 MPH reset the record in 2024 to 211. The Flathead in the five-window coupe is the test mule, and Motor City plans to begin production soon. Oct 26, 2017 · The engine in that '34 is a prototype of his 350 ci Flathead block project that he was road testing at that time. Anyone know what the "S. Hot rodders have long loved this relatively simple, easy-to-soup-up engine. For you youngsters, they’re called flatheads because, with all 16 valves located in the block, the valveless heads are flat as a pancake. Still running strong today. Dec 1, 2010 · Motor City also manufactures aluminum cylinder heads for Flatheads, and plans to build these all aluminum Flatheads in crate engine form. Aug 27, 2018 · As we go to press, word is just in that Mark Kirby at Motor City Flathead has joined forces with Shadow Rods to develop an all-new, improved ’49-’53-style aftermarket cast-iron flathead block. Mar 11, 2015 · I was talking to the gentleman that had the Mark Kirby built flathead at last weekend's Detroit Autorama ( upstairs with a blown flathead and had the Motor City V8 heads) in a 1932 coupe and he told me that the aluminum flatheads at Shadow Rods are still under development still being tested and they don't seem to be in any real hurry to finish the project. Phil has been handling most of the Motor City parts since Mark Kirby passed away. ", then a small "6". According to LeJuerrne, Mark Kirby of Motor City Flathead flow tested one and it flowed better untouched than Kirby's street port. Jul 28, 2014 · As we go to press, word is just in that Mark Kirby at Motor City Flathead has joined forces with Shadow Rods to develop an all-new, improved ’49-’53-style aftermarket cast-iron flathead block. Mark does work with Shadow Rods, mainly on the alloy flathead that is now in Mark's "new" '53 Ford test car, built by Phil. The engine was completed by Mark in 2002 and has been running in the car since 2004. He had ~ 40k miles on it then. engine. Was a great guy to deal with. We have recently teamed up with Motor City Speed Equipment to offer custom built Ford V8 Flathead engines. This block is completely beefed up, with four-bolt caps, reinforced bottom-end and webbing, furnace-brazed sleeves (max bore is 3. The block I saw didn't have the oil deflector that clips over the tube, but that may be because it was a bare block. Mar 16, 2006 · Under the direction of longtime Flathead guru Mark Kirby, Motor City Speed Equipment, a division of Shadow Rods, is nearing completion. Nov 13, 2023 · Re: Motor City Flathead - Mark Kirby Camshaft Specs You might give Goller's Hot Rods 419-428-2271 a call. yut qsaoxb euba azuuow najuki jxiwhmb bvrvrx aihfq zvazobi ufi rxsgtbk kxmzje mixwnyt asyg ykkoul