Below from 68 magazine is unusual combination of y block coupled directly to early diff, it was in a show car as a hearse with the engine inside the glassed area, bit like a Barris car of the era, i doubt it would be drivable and i cant remember seeing it, different!!

Below from 68 hot rod mags is nice yblock in hotrod with unusual valve covers.

Below is without doubt the nicest y block rail ever built, it belonged to good friend Bert Jones, he was natures gentleman, a mentor to everyone that he met and is dearly missed. I will get round to his storey one day when the mood suits me, but the rail is a tribute to his  talents, while not the fastest in its day, 312 tripower, was a delight to watch run, it put a rod through the block and with work commitments, bert never got back to it, he was responsible for being the brains behind the most winning, race cars, boats, dragsters, and anything with an engine, he was the foremost Cam grinder here until passing in 2000.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

 I am sure you haven't wore out your welcome on this site yet .Keep posting photos of your manifolds .  Great to see Bert Jones " Haley's Comet " . Like you, I have a big collection of early Australian Hot Rod, Hot Rodding Review , Rodsport  & Dragnews ..We could start up a new section just on Y Block powered Hot Rods in Au .???? Bill, I think I should do a story on you  ( for YBM ) and your love of Y -Blocks over the last 40 odd years .You have truely been an ambassador for as long as I remember .I even remember seeing a photo of you with LONG hair standing next to a 55 Cusso with 3 x 2 's .

Lon

PS . Bill and I have never actually met in person ,only spoken by phone or e-mail .

yblocksdownunder

you will never wear out your welcome here the things you post are truly insperational keep posting pics i for one love looking at them your really australia's y-block guru & im overdue for a chat on the phone.

p.s. like lon i havent met bill in person but do enjoy our phone chats.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

graduate 1980, bus, truck, car, hot rod, boat, submarine, hovercraft, hydrafoil, firetruck, mobile home, jet, helicopter, cruise ship, motorcycle, bicycle, santa's sleigh, clock, alloy bullbar, alloy fuel tank, lens buffer & y-block lover

Thanks Bill!

God Bless.

  Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

'58 F-100, '58 Alaskan Pop-Top, '66 F-350,   Supercharged '73 Triumph TR6, 

'69 MGB-GT,   '63 Triumph Herald  (60 HP  Spitfire engine)

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

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We ALWAYS enjoy Lon at EXPO, (except Lynne's better lookin!)

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Mesquite, TX.

Brother and I own/operate 1957 Ford Fairlane 312/4x2 and two 1963 Falcons 302 rollers carburated 600cfm, FE427 sitting in shed..