Steve Harman wrote:

                Good morning Mr. Lamar.
                                                I'm trying to get
information on the 6 cylinder engine
                the Funk Brothers used in 1948. A lady in

Coffeyville, Ks.

told me they used this engine
                in airplanes as well as the conversions of the 8N Ford
tractor.

                Any help is Greatly Appreciated.

                                        Thank You,
                                                        Steve Harman

                sharman@amctheatres.com

I am not aware of a six cylinder engine used in the Funk, But an inverted

Model

A ford derived engine was used by them in the 30"s. Even with a bit of a

Hop Up

and  full pressure to the rods, it was low on power, and many were re engined
with "aircraft" engies - Vance

I vaguely recall it could have been a Plymouth engine. Don Sherman I think
mentioned that in his Smithsonian article on auto engines in airplanes.
I'll check with Don and see what he says.

Paul Lamar

There was a gov't sponsored "flying car" contest in the30's and one of
the entries used a 6 cyl Plymouth flathead.   I used one myself in the 60s
and it was smooth and very forgiving of incredibly poor care ('50
Plymouth 'woods buggy').   A real lump of cast iron, tho.   I'd imagine
thepower to wt was awful.  But like all straight 6s, very smooth.

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
mechanical engineer

Since it was 1948 it could have been a Franklin six HO aircraft engine.

Paul Lamar

 
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