Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

[Tyler T.]

Re: Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

X11 BB chevy circa 1963 mystery motor.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1139489&d=1288909194

Tyler

[Kenneth H.]

Re: Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

Well it looks like somebody knows what they are. There are 11 different bidders bidding on the item.

[Bruce B.]

Re: Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

Ken,

I will be very surprised if they don't hit well over $600+

Bruce B

[Joe L.]

Re: Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

I also thought Ford FE when I first saw the picture. The fact that the outlet points straight rearward eliminates any passenger car application I can think of. That flange would be nearly against the firewall. A medium or large truck application where the engine sits a fair distance from the firewall would allow a pipe to curve down with some clearance. They look almost like they would bolt to the intake side of the Olds 5.7 diesel or another V8 diesel.

Tom

Tom------

It can't be Ford FE. The port configuration and manifold mounting bolt pattern are different for Ford FE. Also, the ports on these manifolds appear to be evenly spaced. With a Ford FE the 2nd and 3rd ports have a wider spacing.

They might be Ford 351 Cleveland or 429/460 big block. However, if the casting number "62" on these manifolds refers to the year 1962, neither of these Ford engine series existed then.

Correction: There is no "62" on the casting; there is a "2" which I interpreted as denoting "62" but it could also denote "72", "82", etc. OR it might not even represent a year or date code, at all.

Also, I confirmed that the seller is correct about the length, end port-to-end port, being too long for a Chevrolet big block. At least it's too long for any stock-type head that I'm aware of.

[Dick W.]

Re: Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

They're worth what the high bid is just to put on the wall for display. Always make a good story. Kind of like I asked about provenance on a very "famous" Thompson machine gun. The seller had a newspaper article referencing "a" Thompson that was owned by a very nortorious outlaw. He also said there is no evidence that this is that gun, but no evidence that it was not, but it made a good story. Gun brought well over $100k

[Tom B.]

Re: Mysterious Exhaust Maifolds on eBay

Well, whatever they are, it looks like they were worth $186.50 to someone.