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Block Manufacturer : Ford
Block Material : iron Cylinders : 4 Cubic Inches : 177 Bore : 3.75 Stroke : 4 Block Year : 1926 |
Head Manufacturer : HAL
Head Material : iron Cam : In block Cam Drive : Gear Driven Carbs : Zenith HeadYR : Era : Model T | ||||||||||||
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Unique Hal Hosterman design uses ball bearings inside curved tubes to replace the traditional OHV rocker arm assembly. Hosterman started making these heads around 1926, producing 1500-2000 over several years. Sold them, with special exhaust manifold, through various distributors including Montgomery-Ward. Hal recounted later that he and his hop-up friends, in their 'T's equipped with these heads, would wait at the foot of a hill in town for owners of big cars to start up, give them a 'third of the way' lead, then take off and pass them as though they were standing still. Pretty good advertising for the day! | |||||||||||||
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