I don't think these ARE US production. The "Original Ford Shipping crates" don't say Ford or a part number, but do give a Sth Carolina delivery address and say they weigh 225Kg. Hardly the original wartime box.
The engine in the crate has the hydrovent vertical, the other engine has it horizontal. 81A/81T is the 1938 model year, but these heads continued to be used long after that. I have never seen a forward fill oil point on a US manifold, only Canadian. Timing gear cover is for a 2-bolt distributor, suggesting a post '41 date. The stamped engine number follows no convention I know of, so this engine could be for an industrial application, so things like distributor, Hydrovent, Dual temp senders,etc might not follow the usual ID rules.
For all I know, the engine number might even mean it was reco'd in North Carolina in Dec 1991. Any clues ID'ing the stencilling? 505 W/S something?
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