1932 Cadillac V-8 Engine Question

[flackmaster]

Can someone please advise me what year(s) the cylinder block portion of the engine will interchange with 1932 V-8.   Seeking replacement for LEFT side of '32 V-8 engine. (freeze cracks all the way through cylinder wall, NOT repairable)   If you happen to know of one, will buy whole engine if necessary....Thank you.

[Johan Boltendal]

Not possible to overbore and reline with a new bushing. Maybe not.  comparable are the La Salle and Cadillac V-8  blocks for '32 and '33

Dick Shappy  Providence RI or Sonny Elliott Kansas city Kansas, most likely can help you

 

[C Carl]

I gave Jeff Nielsen your email. I just hooked him up with a complete '32 engine destined for the CLC Museum. His group has quite a lot of '32 - '33 engine parts and are checking for you.  - Carl

[flackmaster]

Thank you for the information and referrals - I am a Packard guy hunting for a very good friend, so I am Cadillac blind.  Vehicle is quite interesting, actually a sedan that was converted into a truck to transport and power a circus ride and is being restored as such (including the ride).  Still with the original family since the '40s.  That is, if a replacement engine/block can be sourced...  Target is to secure engine/components and some other misc parts by Hershey.   

Edited June 11, 2017 by flackmaster (see edit history)

[C Carl]

This forum is the greatest place to hang around the cyber greasepit and have fun preserving old cars. Jeff just called me. His old friend Ted believes he has a couple blocks that will work for you.

 

A circus truck ? I was in Venezuela about 20 years ago. I ventured off into the misty heights of the Northern Andes , along a remote dirt road. Looked to be an adventurous alternative return route to Caracas. Neither the the ladies nor the  gentlemen at Universidad de Los Andes in Merida where I was attending a function had ever been on this difficult route. I inquired locally where I turned off , half said I could not get through. But the other half ? Good enough for me. Oh , it was remote , all right. Misty at altitude , this was the continental divide. All the humidity from the enormous Amazon drainage basin condensed in fog. Cresting this South American pass at somewhat over 13,000' , I looked down past a couple of hairpins and saw my first , and I think I remember it was the only vehicle seen between the turnoff and the tiny village I finally drove through. Of course I shortly overtook the truck and the small trailer it was towing. It turned out to be a one truck circus ! A one truck circus ! Wow ! That venue found an audience in these remote little towns where I imagine some people live out their entire lives. Strange and scenic , the entourage opened a real peep into the culture there , and what entertainment in remote rural U.S.A. must have been like at the dawn of the automotive age. The circus is in town ! Hey ! Sure beats T.V. ! (Did they even have T.V. back then ? Uh , I don't think so. Actually , trucks and automobiles were already quite capable by the time mere modulated radio came along. If you haven't seen that documentary , "Empire of the Air" by Ken Burns yet , don't let your beard grow much longer before you do so). I think  I may have a picture I took while passing it in some box where I put it 18 or 19 years ago. I suppose I will find it sometime , as unorganized as I am. It was a rather old truck then. It certainly would be AACA Antique now. Where DID I put that picture ? 

 

Flack' , I will send you info by P.M. which will help you get that circus rolling again. I know Ted will love what you guys are doing. He is a Past CLC President. Too bad circus here had to follow steam trains into history.  - Carl

 

P.S. Speaking of pictures , does your friend have any ? Back then, or now ? You know how we are.

[flackmaster]

Just now back online.  thank you VERY much for the assistance.  I will endeavor to get a picture of the project, I understand.

Will followup with report on sourcing as appropriate.

 

DAF