Here's my take on any 60-year old rods that have who knows how many abusive cycle subjected to them.Toss them in the scrap pile and go buy some nice aftermarket H-beam rods.

You'll have a much lighter and stronger rod made from billet 4340 chromoly steel, 7/16" ARP 2000 capscrew bolts that have superior clamping strength compared to a stock 3/8" through bolt design.

I sell 6.76" Molnar Technologies H-Beam replacement rods bushed either a stock wrist pin diameter or a .990" wrist pin for $660 delivered to your door with free shipping.

While the old nostalgic race stuff is cool to look and talk about the cost of building an engine at today's prices WHY would anyone take a chance of using antique connecting rods.

When I pull out in my street car or when I am racing my drag car I want to press the pedal to the floor and not worry about an well used connecting rod breaking.

Can you really afford to have a well used 60-year old rod ruin your entire engine to save $84 a rod?

Tom