sandtrooper Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Unknown year of patch and does it say (V) '6' '8' '12' or '0' ?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) I believe it stands for "Ford V8-60" (60 horsepower). Edited July 9, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I think the patch is supposed to read "Ford 6 & 8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bill murray Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I agree with John. Ford V8 60 representing the smaller V8.Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrooper Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 I'm running with V8 1960......good one John and Bill......thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I'm running with V8 1960......good one John and Bill......thanksNot actually a 1960. It means 60 horsepower. I think it was for about 1937 or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandtrooper Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Not actually a 1960. It means 60 horsepower. I think it was for about 1937 or so.WHOA...I didn't mean to say 1960 but 60 hp... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ford introduced a straight 6 to go with the V8 in 1941. The design of this patch is consistent with Ford patches of that era. I still think the most likely meaning of the patch is "Ford 6 & 8", albeit very crudely drawn (especially the "8", which barely narrows in the center and is easily confused for a "0"), and it dates from the 1940s and not the 1930s/V8-60 era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ford also brought back the 4 cyl in 1941 so I don't think they would be touting their "6 & 8" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Ford also brought back the 4 cyl in 1941 so I don't think they would be touting their "6 & 8"That sentence negates the previous post of yours. So...let me get this right. You think that the numeral on the right is an "8" and not a "0"? And the numeral in the middle is an "&" sign and not an "8"? Just how old are your glasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 That sentence negates the previous post of yours. So...let me get this right. You think that the numeral on the right is an "8" and not a "0"? And the numeral in the middle is an "&" sign and not an "8"? Just how old are your glasses?John. I don't know how you got that out of my post. I still think the patch is for a V8-60. I was trying to show Dave Moon why it wasn't a 6&8 from 41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 John. I don't know how you got that out of my post. I still think the patch is for a V8-60. I was trying to show Dave Moon why it wasn't a 6&8 from 41.Ooops....sorry Dave......wrong Dave. I got mixed up from too many Daves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Guys, Ford intro'd the V-8 60 in 1937 on Standard models as an economy measure and ran it thru 1940. Keiser's correct in that it's a V-8 60 patch from 1937 (to 1940). The info came from "Ford, The Complete History,"by Publications International, 1990. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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