buckeye2 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 At the car last week end there was a old chev with a flat head straight 8 motor. He said the 327 was in it when he purchased it. I had never seen one before. The 327 was cast on the block. Does anyone know who made this engine buckeye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Was this Chevy possibly a Packard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cessna195 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 All Chevy’s are overhead valve engines. Chevy never had a flat head engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 3 hours ago, 61polara said: Was this Chevy possibly a Packard? I think you are right - but did the 327 Packard have 327 cast on it? I have seen pics with Packard Thunderbolt cast in the head. Nobody else di a 327 flathead 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye2 Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 The owner said the motor was replaced in the chev. when he purchased it. buckeye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The first Chevrolet automobiles were not over-head valves. They used a T-head inline six 1911 through 1913. I had to use google to find the cubic inch displacement. According to an article I found online it was a 288 cid, not exceeded by another Chevrolet until 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 So a Chev with a Packard 327 CID 8-in-line? What vintage was the rest of the car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye2 Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Packard made this engine until 1954. The chev. that i saw it in was a 1951 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen_Dyneto Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The L-head Packard 327 engine was produced from 1948 thru 1954. "327" was cast into the cylinder head, not the block as buckeye2 indicates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dictator27 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 It would have been longer than the stovebolt so the firewall would need modification to get it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 7:51 PM, cessna195 said: All Chevy’s are overhead valve engines. Chevy never had a flat head engine. Jump to search Chevrolet Series D Overview Manufacturer Chevrolet (General Motors) Production 1917-1918 Model years 1918 Assembly Oakland Assembly, Oakland, CaliforniaNorth Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown, New York (3324 produced)Flint Assembly, Flint, Michigan (1315 produced)Norwood Assembly, Norwood, OhioSt. Louis Assembly, St. Louis, MissouriArlington Assembly, Arlington, TexasOshawa Assembly, Oshawa, Ontario Canada (194 produced) Powertrain Engine 288 cu in (4.7 L) V8 Dimensions Wheelbase 120 in (3.05 m) The Chevrolet Series D is an American automobile produced by Chevrolet between 1917 and 1918. Over 4,000 Series D cars were manufactured in the 1918 model year,[1] and it was the first Chevrolet V8 car made. It was not until 1955 that Chevrolet made another V8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It was a Packard not a Chevy. Packard made a 327 straight eight in the early fifties. This can cause some confusion to those who have only heard of the Chevy 327. Nash or Rambler Ambassador also came with a 327 V8 of their own manufacture in the late 50s and early 60s but that is another story. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Did the 1951 Chevrolet with the straight 8 engine look anything like this? Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Funny post ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 5:29 AM, buckeye2 said: Packard made this engine until 1954. The chev. that i saw it in was a 1951 In 1951 there are three G.M. cars on the "A" body. Chevrolet has a 115" wheelbase, Oldsmobile 88 on a 119.5, and Pontiac Chieftains on a 120" wheelbase. These vehicles are all the same length from the firewall back. The reason the Pontiac is on 120" wheelbase is because it came with a straight eight. Those five inches in wheelbase are all forward of the firewall. I suppose you could stuff a 327 Packard into a Chevrolet as almost anything can be done with modifications and the two obvious choices would be a firewall modification or extending the engine past the center point of the front axle which makes for a poor handling car and putting the radiator on the outside of the radiator core support instead of on the inside like they come stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Or, if someone was just a little devious he could put Chevrolet emblems on a Packard and fool 90% of the public. Not that anyone on this forum would do such a thing. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Nobody ever put a Packard straight eight in a Chevy but if they did the back of the engine would be hitting the instrument panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 11:02 PM, Owen_Dyneto said: The L-head Packard 327 engine was produced from 1948 thru 1954. "327" was cast into the cylinder head, not the block as buckeye2 indicates. Like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 41 120 Club Coupe(SOLD October 2018) Ozstatman, you have a time machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Rusty_OToole said: Nobody ever put a Packard straight eight in a Chevy but if they did the back of the engine would be hitting the instrument panel. Do you know the length of a 327 Packard straight eight vs. a Pontiac straight eight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I bet the Packard is longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/11/2018 at 1:25 PM, Frank DuVal said: 41 120 Club Coupe(SOLD October 2018) Ozstatman, you have a time machine? Frank, Don't understand your comment. Maybe my brain is just not cryptic enough? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Your signature says you sold the '41 120 in October of 2018, at least a month before it is October 2018. Sure your seasons are revered from ours, but months? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 37 minutes ago, Frank DuVal said: Your signature says you sold the '41 120 in October of 2018, at least a month before it is October 2018. Sure your seasons are revered from ours, but months? ? Must be! Didn’t Einstein have a theory about that? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozstatman Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Ahhhhh!........2017 was the actual date, have to change that! Thank you for drawing my attention to this slip of the finger, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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