I'm not too sure as I haven't used these things myself. I always figured
these things were so you can match a foreign engine block to a stock trans.
In this case the 55-57 Hudson, Nash, engine which was a 327 Packard V8 (I
think that was the CI on that) so it could install in the 1948 and earlier
Ford and Mercury which were favorites of the Hot Rod crowd.
Seemed to me like the favorite engine swap for those back them was an Olds
V8. Was likely pretty hard on those old 3-speed stick shifts. I didn't
know Offenhause made these adapters, much less to match the Packard V8 to
Ford/Merc Transmission.
AMC did put that 327 in the 1957 Rambler (Rebel) with fuel injection and I
guess it was pretty tough to beat but there weren't very many. I don't
know if that engine was the same as the AMC generation 1 327 V8 or not. I
suppose Frank S. likely knows more about these. I suppose he will respond
on this, also.
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From: "JOE FULTON" <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 9:25 PM
Subject: Curious abou the auction item
This ebay auction 8044267296 is an offenhauser
engine/tranny conversion adapter, but I don't quite
understand what it does. Anyone?
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