I knew they made a V8 before the Ford flathead V8. The Chevy dealer my father ordered his custom 1959 Impala from had an old 1917 Chevrolet V8 on display from the days when GM used I4, I6 or I8 engines. That is one gorgeous little Chevrolet!! I have started those old engines up, and drove some of the old power nothing bare bones cars and trucks. Some of them are better than others. That little Chevy looks like a real gem, compared to the Fords of the day!
Fords big claim to fame has always been first mass produced. First mass produced car in the world, first mass produced V8 in the world with the flat head V8. You can debate if some of the earlier V8 were mass produced or not but there is no disputing that the Ford flathead V8 was mass produced and extremely successful despite it's crude design.
@@GlassTopRX7 You are wrong on so many levels. The automotive assembly line was created by Ransom Olds, who as you probably guessed is the founder of Oldsmobile, the first automaker in the world to ever mass produce a gasoline powered automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash. Ford did not create the first mass produced V8 either, it was Cadillac in 1914 with the Type 51, selling 13,000 units its first year. This is not open for debate, it's fact written in history. You Ford nut swingers just love trying to take credit for milestones and inventions of which you had no part in. The only thing Ford did was streamline the assembly line process by using conveyor belts, they did not invent it.
288 cu in is almost exactly what a modern GM 4.8 V8 displaces... couple more ponies than the 1918, mind. Love all that nickel! This engine was like Marty McFly playing Hendrix in 1955: people just didn't get it.
John Dough.I read somewhere that the power output was too low considering the cubic capacity and the 4 cylinder was comparable, but maybe the cost of production was a killer,
It was only made for one year. They didn’t sell many do to the price. My great great grandfather owned one. All i have is a picture of it in front of our families house in the Bronx New York. The picture was taken in the 20’s I think in 27. Dirt roads then. We still own the house as of 2018. I read some where that it may have made 56hp It had a 3 speed and the front wheel driver side cap if taken of had a mileage gauge
@@pepsiccolausa8857 Possibly a marketing decision as well; back then, it would never do for Chevrolet to be a direct competitor to Cadillac, especially being the former being OHV with Caddy still being a flathead. Had Chevy kept this Eight, a valley cover would've been introduced to get away from oiling the rocker shafts every 200-250 miles.
People need to remember that Chevy was not part of GM until May of 1918, so GM had no part in this design. Chevy had the model 490 to compete with Ford, but the V8 was much more expensive. When GM bought Chevy, they wanted Chevy to be a direct competitor with Ford, so the V8 was dropped. BTW, 1917 was the first year for the V8.
I knew they made a V8 before the Ford flathead V8. The Chevy dealer my father ordered his custom 1959 Impala from had an old 1917 Chevrolet V8 on display from the days when GM used I4, I6 or I8 engines. That is one gorgeous little Chevrolet!! I have started those old engines up, and drove some of the old power nothing bare bones cars and trucks. Some of them are better than others. That little Chevy looks like a real gem, compared to the Fords of the day!
Fords big claim to fame has always been first mass produced. First mass produced car in the world, first mass produced V8 in the world with the flat head V8. You can debate if some of the earlier V8 were mass produced or not but there is no disputing that the Ford flathead V8 was mass produced and extremely successful despite it's crude design.
@@GlassTopRX7 You are wrong on so many levels. The automotive assembly line was created by Ransom Olds, who as you probably guessed is the founder of Oldsmobile, the first automaker in the world to ever mass produce a gasoline powered automobile, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash.
Ford did not create the first mass produced V8 either, it was Cadillac in 1914 with the Type 51, selling 13,000 units its first year. This is not open for debate, it's fact written in history. You Ford nut swingers just love trying to take credit for milestones and inventions of which you had no part in. The only thing Ford did was streamline the assembly line process by using conveyor belts, they did not invent it.
Seth B Chevys have always looked better
@@GlassTopRX7 The V8 Ford was the first mass produced V8 in a low priced car. The 1918 Chevrolet model D was an expensive car.
So what was the first mass produced V8 for a car then?@@KDoyle4
Beautiful old Chevy V8 i did not even they made a V8 that early except in very expensive cars!!
hot rod magazine ran a story on this car back in the '70s . later on i told people about the 1918 chevy v/8 and nobody believed me ..
I would get one of these and bring it up to modern specs. Like, 415 horse 400 torque. Redo all the internals of that motor.
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I believed you.
Just learned about the early Chevy V8 today! (7/15/2019). Beautiful car, great little video- hope you did well in the Great Race!
WHY COMMENTS DON'T SHOW DATE POSTED LIKE THAT!!😪😪😪😪😡😡😡😡
288 cu in is almost exactly what a modern GM 4.8 V8 displaces... couple more ponies than the 1918, mind. Love all that nickel! This engine was like Marty McFly playing Hendrix in 1955: people just didn't get it.
LS 4.8 is 293 due to bore and stroke
Chevy had Nickel plating so Ford upped them in 1919 with Dime Plating.
Bowtie till I die. I wish I had the means to buy one of these. Wouldn't surprise me if it had the same bolt pattern of any other small block chevy
Sad the odd ball is the Chevrolet Atlas inline engines, the 3500, 3700 and 4200 did not have the SBC bolt pattern for transmissions
Thanks. Great Chevy,and came with the first Overhead Valve V8 too.Wow!
The first overhead valve V8 was a Wright Brothers in 1910. They only made 1 though for a racing airplane.
That 1918' Chevy has 26" Wood 12 Spoke rims...My 2017 Chevy Camaro SS has 20" steel 5 spoke Rims.✊😁
We have the 1918 Chevrolet BabyGrand. Bigger car than the 490 but has the 4cyl. Has been on our farm since new.
Wow this is astonishing! Every little detail was perfected and a v8 swap? Im uncommunicative hats down to you luke!
nope these came stock with v8s surprisingly
Yep, Chevy had already invented and abandoned the OHV V8, way before Ford came along with the flat head.
Probably the last car designed and engineered that had Louis Chevrolet involved.
Best wishes. God bless
I love your car!
So, did you win the race?
Dual exhaust with glasspack mufflers?
No check engine light to worry about.....
Because old chevys never die. They just get faster! 😎✌
The sound of silence was used as an indicator that there MAY be a mechanical malfunction somewhere in the vehicle.
I would really like to see the Dyno numbers on the car.
@john the V8 option costed too much for the market at the time, leading to poor sales
I bet its a Hurst shifter.
love the car. how much you want for it? =)
Where is this car today?
Watet coled intake sistem???? Mmmmm this is water heater intake sistem, ok???? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🙋♀️
Luke, why was the V8 discontinued only after
a couple of years??
Poor sales
John Dough.I read somewhere that the power output was too low considering the cubic capacity and the 4 cylinder was comparable, but maybe the cost of production was a killer,
It was only made for one year. They didn’t sell many do to the price. My great great grandfather owned one. All i have is a picture of it in front of our families house in the Bronx New York. The picture was taken in the 20’s I think in 27. Dirt roads then. We still own the house as of 2018. I read some where that it may have made 56hp
It had a 3 speed and the front wheel driver side cap if taken of had a mileage gauge
@@pepsiccolausa8857 Possibly a marketing decision as well; back then, it would never do for Chevrolet to be a direct competitor to Cadillac, especially being the former being OHV with Caddy still being a flathead. Had Chevy kept this Eight, a valley cover would've been introduced to get away from oiling the rocker shafts every 200-250 miles.
People need to remember that Chevy was not part of GM until May of 1918, so GM had no part in this design. Chevy had the model 490 to compete with Ford, but the V8 was much more expensive. When GM bought Chevy, they wanted Chevy to be a direct competitor with Ford, so the V8 was dropped. BTW, 1917 was the first year for the V8.
That car is too precious to put it on that trip. Mileage is nice n low
Couldn’t watch it. Thingy keeps spinning.