identification · FF-0049

Why is the 1937 Ford Flathead considered a transition engine?

For 1937 Ford moved the water pumps from the cylinder heads to the front of the block while keeping 21 studs and the extended bellhousing. Steve treats it as the last first-generation year and the first with block-mounted pumps, making it another one-year-only engine.

Expert

Steve Coppock

Evidence

expert attributed

Component

water pumps and cylinder block

Applicable scope

1937 Ford 21-stud Flathead V8