ebay 1956 308

[rdmontez]

is the 56 308 engine worth taking a look at?

[RL Chilton]

Is it Hudson-related? Does William Shatner over-act? Is Britney Spears over-rated?

[mars55]

Here is the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1956-Hudson-Hornet-308-engine-with-Twin-H-manifold_W0QQitemZ150315170366QQcmdZViewItemQQptZM otors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item1503151 70366&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A64%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[half baked]

what do you intend to do with it?

[Dave53-7C]

is the 56 308 engine worth taking a look at?

Sure, why not. The 1956 models had hydraulic lifters. If you could pick it up for $200.00, maybe the guy who paid over $400.00 for Twin-H linkage on eBay would want another set. :D

[RL Chilton]

Sure, why not. The 1956 models had hydraulic lifters. If you could pick it up for $200.00, maybe the guy who paid over $400.00 for Twin-H linkage on eBay would want another set. :D

What a plan! What a plan! One never knows.

[Hugh's_Hornet]

Still no bids the last time I checked.

I was sort of thinking about what would be involved in a ~1750 mile road trip over the Christmas holidays.... ;)

[46HudsonPU]

Starting price is $200 (reserve not met), with a BIN of $1,000.

From the description, this appears to be the later/last of the 308s built, and according to the description, it has the 12v starter and generator to go with it- as well as the double pulley on the harmonic balancer...


BTW - @$400 for the Twin-H linkage, somebody should 're-pop' them... Seems like there would be money to be made in it. :confused:

[nhp1127]

That engine looks like it sat in the rain for forty years. Probably a good anchor weight by now.

[Hugh's_Hornet]

That engine looks like it sat in the rain for forty years. Probably a good anchor weight by now.

Well, like these guys pointed out, it does have the double groove crankshaft pulley, a Twin-H setup, and a 12V starter. If you could get it for ~$400 you could make your money back (or more) just on those items.

Just MAYBE it's a decent block and it would have the valve reliefs of the later engines. If it wasn't so far away I'd probably gamble on it- not for $1k but for something less.

[rdmontez]

I'd like to use in the 51 p-maker rather then the 327 I built for it. Oh well, I'll bid.

[rdmontez]

sold for 355 , not to me. . . couldn't up the bid on my Treo quick enough. Another reason to get an iphone.