FE spotted at Pomona

[thatdarncat]

Hemi Joel is taking in the Winternationals this weekend in Pomona California. He spotted this FE powered Ranchero and asked me to post it here for the group.

[57 lima bean]

  If ya like that sort of stuff

[cjshaker]

Judging by the black and white picture on the windshield, that thing's been around for a while. Not so sure about the weird cut-out on the rear fenderwells, but I think I could overlook that with the cool factor involved

[machoneman]

Wow, very cool! 

Yeah, that pic seems to show a fuel injected, not blown, engine from long ago.
 

[Hemi Joel]

The sign says he's had it since 1962. It has been through many variations of the 427. I love the 57 to 58 rancheros.

[Heo]

Im with you on that Doug. Why not make a nice
Wheelwell opening on such a cool car? Its not like
the rest of it is thrown together ower a weekend
I like it a lot but that wheelwell make my fingers
itch to cut and weld

[wowens]

Cool that he has had it so long.

[fryedaddy]

I think the body lines in the rear quarter make the cut look worse than it really is,up close it may look a little better

[gt350hr]

   Tommy Tucker  Raced the car since the '60's at local drag strips ( mostly Irwindale) as it was close to his tire stores. His motto was "If you're not Tuckered , you're not tired". He raced it with FE power for as long as I remember it , though not always supercharged. He supported and loved drag racing. There were several FE powered '57s in the So Cal area , his was the only Ranchero .

[shady]

Tom Tucker is the name of the news anchor on Family Guy. Coincidence?

[e philpott]

I like it !! Header gaskets sure look easy compared to my 63 Fairlane , if the picture not deceiving a proper gasser fender radius would be sweet