Well, maybe not exactly. Not certain who the manufacturer of my flathead engine stand is, but it's very similar to the K.R. Wilson stands, which are apparently as rare as hens' teeth. My uncle had one, and acquired another one, so guess who got one!
Yeah, several years ago when I was in the "squirreling parts away since I can't work on the hot rod" stage of my life, I bought this from him, and now it's finally getting some duty. It was rusty when I got it, but all I did was give it a good wash and wire brushing, then painted it with Krylon International Harvester implement enamel paint. Pretty close to KRW red, as far as I'm concerned. The stand came with a bunch of random accessories that apparently fit post-flathead (54-59?) Fords; the Y-Block era, I guess; don't know much about them, but I've seen these accessories on display at a nearby car museum. I'll shoot and post photos of them at some later date.
For the piece attached to the flathead, I had to make it with the plate that bolts to the exhaust ports, which I got from Vern Tardel. He was really kind and patient with this dumb kid who dropped by his place to talk parts and take measurements. He's a real genuine, gracious guy, and I appreciate his kindness. Anyway, I got the part and my welding friend cut up some heavy wall pipe and welded up the adaptor you see in the stand here.
Lemme tell you, bolting up 500+ pounds of running, despite being bargain-priced, flathead to a stand with just four bolts, and taking the slack off that chain hoist gave me the willies, but she didn't move a budge. Just sat there waiting to be worked on. Well, ya gotta wait a few days, baby, but I'll be back.
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