Snapped a pic of this on the tour of the auto restoration building Saturday at McPherson C.A.R.S. club car show and came up with my own idea of what, why........
Gas saving accessory?
YEp, my thought too. I wonder on the dyno what the hP of a 390 FE Ford run with a NH, not sure if straight thru or sway back.
I got it! Vintage 1960's NASCAR restrictor plate prototype. Yeah, that's it... :-)
It's a Handle!
It's an engine that runs on air.
Easy way to keep the "ponies" in!
Looks to me like a V8 designed to run on a Holley NH carburetor. You will, however need a fuel pump.
Handle so you can move it around!
I thought it was an attachment to hang the motor on the wall! (lol)
If it is going to run with an NH carburetor, they should take out that distributor and put a timer in its place...
: ^ )
Saw this yesterday, Fuel saving measure was my first guess. Maybe an experiment.
All good guesses.
The adapter plate was made to test CFM's of different T carbs.
It was mounted on this engine for safe keeping (and to see who notices).