Hemmings Speedster front brake changeover

While we had the engine out being rebuilt this winter, we also decided to change the original front brake set-up to a more modern self-energizing style.
Thanks to some information from an old American Rodder article we found online at the Flathead V8 website www.flatheadv8.org we decided to go with 1948-’52 F1 pickup front brakes. Most […]

March Military Campaign- loaded for bear

Dodge M-37s were one of the most utilized military vehicles during the Korean War era. With the same six-cylinder engine as the Plymouth cars and a heavy duty New Process transfer case, they proved they could take a beating. The 3/4-ton 4WD convertible was designed to replace the WWII WC series Dodge trucks and the […]

Now where’d that flathead go?

Just waiting on the block to come back from the machine shop before we complete reassembly of the speedster. The 1934 block has poured babbitt main bearings so we had Allied Engine here in Bennington send the block out to have the babbitting done. As long as no other parts are needed, it should go […]