Its in a 48 or 50 Plymouth. Was told by the owner is a very very early hemi... but I don't know. He said its a 326 V8. Here are some pictures. Thank you for any info.

 

Sorry about the size of the pictures.

 

Anyone have any ideas?

 

I'm not real familliar with the old Hemis, but that's not one. I'd say it's an early A engine, which is what a 326 is. The valve covers are wrong for a Hemi, and though the valves look positioned to be a Hemi, the A engines were like that, big wide heads, which is why many people think the A 318 is a big block.

 

I think it's 301 Poly (Polyspherical Head) and it's in 55 Plymouth...............I wish there were more pics of the whole car, especially the *** end..........

 

the 6 volt battery makes it before 1955. the v-8 m makes it after 1950 being in a dodge. keep a close watch on the disturber, a good one is hard to find. also a lot of people cant/wont work on a dual point. but i have a method that gets the dwell angle dead on. when you remove the dist mark the direction the rotor is pointing. the dist will only go in two directions one is right one is wrong 180 degrees out. also after pulling the dist out dont turn the engine over. moe7404@gmail.com its not a hemi, if its a 1952 or newer it could be a hemi but that engine is NOT a hemi. back then the body determines if it is a hemi or poly sphere, most of the time.

 

Dodge came out with the V8 in 1953, Plymouth in 1955. Chrysler in 1951. DeSoto in 1952.
All but the Plymouth were hemis at first. Later some switched to the poly heads and eventually to wedge heads.

 

to: charlie1935 yep i thought i would never forget which year was which. but you nailed it

 

It appears to be a 1955 Plymouth. The engine could be either a 241.3 cu. in. or a 259 2 bl. cu. in. It is definately a Poly Head. Hemi heads had two rocker shafts per head and poly heads had one rocker shaft. Also, Plymouth did not use any of the early Hemis. A more positive I.D. can be made with the engine number. You will find this just behind and to the drivers side of the thermostat housing ( at base of upper radiator hose) . It will be stamped in the top of the engine block just in front of the lifter valley cover on a narrow ledge, about 1/2 of an inch wide. It will take some digging and cleaning but it will be there. I suspect this to be a 259 cu.in. as there weren't many 241.3 s put in Plymouths.

 

never, never, never loose the aluminium tag on the carb. its more valuable than the carb.