Think we cross posted there!
As far as I know twin belts were specified for trucks and single for cars in the US, over in England we were more reserved and retained twin belts throughout flathead production into the 50s. In my view twin belts were for reliability and during wartime when flatheads began to be supplied from the US and Canada, the British spec simply followed what they were procuring from Dagenham. Hence the twin belts and the British reluctance to move to the 239ci.... I am still sure that British built carriers never deviated from the 221ci, T16s and from people say Canadian carriers both went with 239ci power units.
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