1:6. One wag has stated that the 1951 Hemi merely consisted of a set of iron Ardun heads atop a 1949 Cadillac shortblock, and that today's NHRA Top Fuel Hemi is nothing more than a fully-developed Ardun! A very rare set of original Ardun heads that I have owned for many years. There was a time when Ardun overhead-valve cylinder heads were incredibly rare. yes ardun is making blocks by them self without valve pockets. Ardun OHV Conversion - Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. On Nov-30-20 at 21:56:55 PST, seller added the following information: Limited Edition disassembled and repacked in original box and packing materials. Precursor to the Chrysler "hemi," Ardun heads delivered serious horsepower gains for hot rodders and racers privileged enough to afford them. Lot Number. Big power, over a stock in block valve set up. New Old Stock Ardun OHV Cylinder Heads for 1938-1953 Ford Flathead V8. 2007 SBN/A Drag Week Winner & First only SBN/A Car in the 9's Till 2012. Find this Pin and more on Early Enginesby EuroCool. The Ardun OHV conversion for the venerable Ford flathead was designed by Zora Arkus-Duntov and his brother Yuri as the âArdun Engine Company of New Yorkâ in the late forties. Completely rebuilt by Chapman Racing Heads of Woods Cross Utah. According to the seller, one of the biggest questions heâs asked is how he found an original Ardun for the car. Around 1998 Ken began making Ardun intake manifolds for a friend. GMP 1/6 ARDUN HEAD ENGINE. The genius of the original Ardun aluminum hemispherical-chamber cylinder head design gave the wheezy Flathead engine the ability to make over 300 horsepower on gasoline â and as we see in this video, around 500 horsepower while huffing nitro. His passion for Hot Rods and to create new products has helped the after-market industry continue to grow Shipped with UPS Ground. The originals still are. It was 2009 before everything came togetherâthe Ardun, the right collection of cool old parts, a 1932 chassis, and an original body that Ron had purchased from a friend several years earlier. 2012 SSBN/A Drag Week Winner First in the 9.60's/ 9.67 @ 139 1.42 60'. 180 View Lots Share This; New Old Stock Ardun OHV Cylinder Heads for 1938-1953 Ford Flathead V8 Sold For $25,300 Inclusive of applicable buyer's fee. This grew into 6 different Ardun, V8 60 intakes, Lincoln 337 heads and intakes, Lincoln V12 intakes and heads and ford flathead intakes. (for Ardun heads; no valve pockets) Find Cash Advance, Debt Consolidation and more at Suede-And-Chrome.com. But thanks to the efforts of several hot rodders and ⦠First to run in the .90s .80s and .70's in SBN/A. This hot rod holds the class record for top speed at over 157 mph. Best estimation is a total production figure of 250 - 275 units with many of these destroyed in drag racing and Bonneville applications, o few have survived. Saved from suede-and-chrome.com. Suede-And-Chrome.com. But more impressive is the fact that the Flathead V8 (with Condition is "Used". so i belive there is 2 separate new blocks coming out one original like and one just for ardun [/ QUOTE ] psychodaemon, I think you're right. I just saw a piece on Don's special blocks. The car you see here is a 1932 Ford Roadster, and its biggest claim to fame is that it has an original Ardun head V-8 engine equipped with a blower. Re: Ardun heads on ebay.