While I prefer to display gorgeous vintage engines with polished aluminum or turned finishes, occasionally I show the other end of the continuum. Oxidation is the eventual fate of all of man’s automotive engineering efforts as rust indeed never sleeps, while man too often does.
I found this tired old engine in a field off Burn Road here in Arlington. A man there has accumulated a cache of two makes, one European, and one domestic, and a buddy of mine was picking over them for parts. I tagged along to get some photos and knowing that my Jaguar shares an air filter with one model of one of the makes thought I might just fine a canister for it if I was lucky. I wasn’t, but I did see a lot of rust.
Can you name the make and model of this vehicle based on the photo?
Since we’ve seen nary a guess, here’s a hint:
I know this’un, but I’ll help w/a hint: It’s ‘Murrican! Notice the non-roller slat chain…one of the engine’s weakest points.