Help needed to I.D a radiator

[Lynn Eades]

Hi guys, I have a radiator, made by the Long Manufacturing company of Windsor Ontario. It has a Jan 1953 date on it, and has C8Q, and 8QB MO on it. It is for a V8 (2 inlets and 2 outlets) It is a big radiator, and might be a truck or bus item. It is a lot wider than a coventional (say a carrier) radiator.
Can anyone give some (constructive) advise as to what it fits.
Thanks in advance.
Lynn.

[Lynn Eades]

Is this from a bonus or jailbar. it has to be Ford, and it shows a jan 1953 date.

[Ken Hughes]

Hi Lynn,My Truck Chassis Parts Catalogue 1948-1951 (all models) lists your radiator.
50-51 Q,QH (model)-part No;C8Q-8005,sorry no other info though apart from Q,and QH being 4 and 5 ton vehicles.
I will let you know if anything else turns up as i will continue the search

[Ganmain Tony]

I'm led to believe Ford did make a fairly large side valve V8 in the 50's (over 300 cubic inches). For their trucks and probably buses.

Perhaps it is a radiator intended for that motor Lynn???

[Stew Robertson]

Inthe 1947 to fifty one Ford made a 336 for their large trucks and the lincoln cars flat head but the rads where about the same cooling capacity
When the overhead valves cam out is when they changed rad sizes.fORD ALSO MADE A fORD GAA flat head for tanks in the forties Now that rad was a monster
Stew

[Ken Hughes]

Hi again,that radiator looks very much like a 1942 one but larger,more than likely simular to a bren gun carrier,only a lot larger,just a thought Lynn.