At long last we are starting the process of getting my 1936 Cord 810 back on the road. For the last two years we have been busy organizing and selling off bits and pieces of my Dad’s vast collection of automobiles and parts. In the last couple of months we have finally organized things to the point where we are ready to dive into the engine and transmission we plan to fit to the “Brom” Cord. My Dad bought this engine from Al Hatch (in Detroit) almost 10 years ago. The engine came out of a Cabriolet Al purchased from an estate in the 1980’s and has only been driven 250 – 300 miles.
Eric Johnston removed the intake and exhaust manifolds from the top, and oil pan from the bottom to allow us to have a good look at the engine “innards”. Our friend Bob McNaughton stopped by to help us evaluate the condition of the engine. The crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, camshaft, rocker arms, and valves all look fine. We found a few problems to fix related to the timing chain on the front and flywheel off the back but all things considered the engine looks good.
As of today the re-assembled engine is attached to our run-stand where Eric is preparing to “fire it up”.
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