Ford Flathead V8 Coffee Table Up For Auction

Most of the time, collector car auction sites tend to focus on precisely that – collectible automobiles, or those built in larger quantities that are in nicer condition with lower miles, making them somewhat compelling to different types of people. However, from time to time, we also come across some pretty cool Ford related memorabilia listed for sale via online collector car sites, too. Now, that has happened yet again, this time, with a nice Ford Flathead V8 coffee table that would look pretty cool in any Blue Oval fan’s home or garage.

This Ford Flathead V8 coffee table is currently up for auction at Bring a Trailer, and was built using actual components from that vintage powerplant. It’s a nicely restored piece as well, with a fresh red powder coat on the block, coupled with a rectangular 1/2″ tempered glass tabletop. That piece features a central cutout that makes room for the three Stromberg two-barrel carburetors to rise above it, and they’re also fitted with a progressive linkage setup and a red finish inside of the air scoops.

In addition to those features, this Ford Flathead V8 coffee table also features an Offenhauser intake manifold and cylinder heads, along with chrome-finished headers, a distributor, spark plug wires, and Autolite spark plugs, plus caster feet that enable the whole thing to sit level. As one might imagine, the assembly itself isn’t exactly light – in fact, it weighs approximately 300 pounds, meaning that moving this thing around is probably a two-person effort, at the very least.

Interestingly, this isn’t the first time we’ve come across a coffee table made from a Ford engine in recent months. In fact, this past July, we spotted a coffee table made from the engine that came out of a 2006 Ford Mustang Saleen model, which featured an aluminum block, a Saleen-branded supercharger, Saleen valve covers, and belts and pulleys, along with a tempered glass top of its own.