Re: Is it an A when your done or not?

Posted by Rick Botti on February 05, 1998 at 12:58:27

In Reply to: Is it an A when your done or not?
posted by MRR on February 05, 1998 at 08:08:21

Is a Ford 289 still a 289 if you modify it with a hotter cam ?
Would a Chevy 327 still be considered original with an improved oil pump, stainless steel valves,or chrome molly rings?
With an A engine, I would call the the modifications you mentioned "B" improvements, but I would still call it a Model A engine. I would not call it original, but that would not be as important to me unless I was building a "Show" car. Drivers I don't mind "unseen" modifications, Henry after all never drove a 70 year old automobile. Come to think of it Henry would have us all still driving Model T's if it weren't for his son Edsel. Hmmm, maybe that wouldn't be so bad after all.

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