Dave Stuckey builds engines that are not only mechanically impressive, but things of beauty, like this gorgeous 296-cubic-inch Mercury flathead V-8 with a rare Edelbrock four-deuce intake and a set of Offenhauser heads. He spent 60 hours meticulously polishing each head, sanded the block as smooth as glass and built the aluminum bracketry for the motor old school, with a drill and a hacksaw.
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