In the 19602, cars were cool! Before the 1973 oil crisis, automobile manufacturers concentrated on making products that looked sexy and were fun to drive. Before the first Datsun or orange Toyota ever hit the American shores, cars were about power. Pure, unadulterated Ametican muscle... and they looked good doing it. Of course, Ford was no exception to the rule. Before they were forced to build the Pinto for fuel economy, they built muscle cars, and when you looked under the hood, you would see a work of art.

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Part of that beautiful artwork on Fords of the early 60s (dating back to 1958) was the coolant expansion tank made of brass. Big, powerful engines required a lot of cooling, so in order to increase the cooling capacity, Ford installed expansion tanks to handle the extra load. More importantly, they installed them proudly on top of the engine (see the pictures below). It wasn't until they began the conversion to lightweight, cheap and ugly plastic tanks that they began yo hide them inside the fenders.​​

 

We build six different models of brass expansion tanks right here in New York and, unless requested by the customer, we don't paint them so that you can proudly display your shiny brass underhood art in your garage and at shows! These are built to precise manufacturer's specifications. Once it's assembled, we test each unit for leaks and test-fit it to a manifold to assure that your unit will bolt up precisely as it should right out of the box! Here are the cars that our brass expansion tanks fit. Please call us at 516-293-2175. Please call us with your year, model, and engine so that we can build your unit. We keep all of these parts in stock so that we can assemble it for you within a few days of ordering!

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Ford Brass Tanks --- Made in America
1960-1964 Galaxie Big Block
1960-1966 Thunderbird
1958-1966 Mercury
1958-1966 Lincoln
AC Cobra
Ford Cobra
Cobra kit cars​

MADE IN THE USA

Because your classic Ford wasn’t made in China

(although your Cobra was possibly made in the UK)
 

We also build brand new radiators for Galaxies from 1960 to 1964 learn more about them here.

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As with all of our products, Classic Radiator & Heaters believes in ​building and selling only top-quality products that fit properly, look great and last for a long time!​