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[427Fastback]

I just turned 56 a few weeks ago...bought my first 427 around 1982/83.I have had the one that's in my 68 since around 1986..Always working on a FE for some project......Cory

[cjshaker]

Just chiming in I am 48 will be 49 in July CJ Shaker were ya from in NY I am from Massapegua grew up in Baldwin I used to hang out and race cars right in front of were Motion used to be. Those were the days I don't think those days will ever be back

It was some of the other guys that are from NY. I'm from Ohio.

[cammerfe]

We never did any of that street racing in Detroit.
Sounds like it was fun.....   

Cough, cough!!!

KS

And I'll add that my first ticket, as a high-school senior, was for drag racing the family car on Woodward. It was a '53 Merc flathead with headers and glasspacks, a Mallory ignition, and an Offy intake with 3 97s. The ticket cost me $10. I had to go to a JP office in Keego Harbor to pay it.

My first new car was a '64 Custom with a 427-T and all the other mandatory stuff that came when you ordered it.

Back shortly after 2000, Neil Van Oppre, who was Editor of Mustang Illustrated at the time,  asked me to write a story about street-racing with Brother Lon's '67 TP 427 Mustang. The 'victim' was a tri-5 chib that had been gutted and was running a 440-inch rat motor. We were established that night as the "King of the Drive-in" with the drive-in being the #1 westside hangout---called Telway.

I'm one of the '3%'. I was 74 last month.

[fe-starliner]

I'm one of the (at this time) 4.4%.  Turned 71 last April.  My first FE was a 1966 Fairlane GT, ordered in November 1965  with nothing but a 4 speed and radio.  FE's have always been my favorite engine from the Ford family.....and I've never owned anything but a Ford product in my lifetime.  I'm getting ready to build a 427 4V for my 61 Starliner next month.  Have a 406 6V in my '60 Starliner and a 352 in my '68 F-100 SWB.  My two sons, 45 and 49 (both Ford drag racers) have already spoken for the Starliners when I'm gone....

[bobb428]

39 here.

[Mistral_427TP]

Nice to see other old Pharts here (pre 1945). Here's my current ride at 77..



First Fe was Mustang 390GT fastback delivered in April/May 68.  Late Oct 67 I placed an order for 427 Fastback Mustang but had to cancel the order a couple of weeks later  because I was in the hospital having my unhealed (broken) lower right leg repaired.  Hey Tom P this was in Victoria, BC.

[FirstEliminator]

39 for me. Age doesn't matter. It's all about what you like. When I was in my teens I remember hearing so many people say "I wish I never sold that car".  A neighbor of mine had a story of trading in a 69 396 Camaro on a new Pinto. I guess thats the start of my problem as to why I have 13 Mercs. Today I bought two 45' truck trailers to store the excess in....I think i need a couple more trailers.

   70 Cougar XR-7 460
   69 Cougar Sport Special 351w
   70 Cougar XR-7 conv 351c 4v
   69 Cougar Eliminator 351w
   69 Cougar XR-7 390
   58 Mercury Parklane 430 (black)
   58 Mercury Monterey 383
   58 Mercury Parklane 430 (white)
   64 Mercury Montclair Marauder 390
   68 Mercury Monterey 390
   68 Mercury Monterey conv 390
   68 Mercury Colony Park 428
   68 Mercury Colony Park 390

    post edit-----ooops just realized all but one of these are in my signiture.
     

[Drew Pojedinec]

I'm wondering who the other sub-40'er is on here...I'm 38...

right there with ya Brent....  I'm 36 at the moment.

Blessed that I can play with cars as a hobby, also nice that I'm in a line of work where they need my help, if I need an extra $4k for a project, all I need to do is pick up the phone and they'll buy me a plane ticket to go to work.  Far too often in my early life I was scrapping around for work and couldn't get the extra time.  Nice situation to be in, hope it maintains.

[Heo]

Hi Mark i see you have a cougar with a sunroof
There cant be many made of them. I found one
68or69 here in Sweden in the late 80s but the
 price was to high and the condition to bad.
 Red metalflake paint
with a lot of rust under it Filty crushed velvet
interor wireing made with all red cables
No one had heard of a sunroof cougar and
said it must be a homemade conversion
but as far as i could tell it was factory stock
as i remember it the enginecode was 428
but it had a Cleveland 4v instaled

[FirstEliminator]

Hi Mark i see you have a cougar with a sunroof
There cant be many made of them. I found one
68or69 here in Sweden in the late 80s but the
 price was to high and the condition to bad.
 Red metalflake paint
with a lot of rust under it Filty crushed velvet
interor wireing made with all red cables
No one had heard of a sunroof cougar and
said it must be a homemade conversion
but as far as i could tell it was factory stock
as i remember it the enginecode was 428
but it had a Cleveland 4v instaled

     Hi,
   Hertz Rent-a-car ordered a fleet of 101 Eliminators all 351w, FMX, p/s, p/b a/c all with Sunroof for 69  Then another 101 of 1970 Sunroof Eliminators.
    The Eliminators were the only sunroof cars that were non-vinyl top. There were not a lot made. But they did make them in standard and XR-7 Cougars.

[Heo]

That one was a Xr-7.I think the factory paint was
yellow, black int.Dont know if it had vinyl roof
from factory  Imagine replacing  the leather int.
with some cheap lampshade crushedvelvet stitched
by a crosseyed girlfriend in red and white with
golden ropes dividing the colors. yeah customising
makes your car look so much better

[cjshaker]

Nice to see other old Pharts here (pre 1945). Here's my current ride at 77..



First Fe was Mustang 390GT fastback delivered in April/May 68.  Late Oct 67 I placed an order for 427 Fastback Mustang but had to cancel the order a couple of weeks later  because I was in the hospital having my unhealed (broken) lower right leg repaired.  Hey Tom P this was in Victoria, BC.

Holy Mackeral!! Is that a twin turbo Cobra??

Nah, I see linkage there. What kind of intake set-up is that?

[Mistral_427TP]

Holy Mackeral!! Is that a twin turbo Cobra??

Nah, I see linkage there. What kind of intake set-up is that?

Yes it is twin turbo Cobra replica.

It's single plane Tunnel Port Intake modified with welded top plate so that Hilborn Fuel Injection can be bolted to the top plate.
I bought this TP Hilborn intake with  mechanical fuel injection from Jim Dove 15 yrs ago. I had to fabricate this linkage because each side has 2 short throttle shafts (like  Weber setup) instead of 1 long throttle shaft through 4 throttle bores. I needed to make 2 throttle shafts act as 1 so that 4 throttle plates are in sync on each bank.

I had it converted it SEFI and ran it that way for couple of yrs. Several yrs ago I decided to put couple turbos on a FE and had the work by a turbo shop. You don't see many turbo FE about.

[fekbmax]

That's a sweet setup. Any estimated numbers on power ? Is it strictly street or dull duty or all race ?  Its a nice piece. Thanks for sharing. 

[Mistral_427TP]

That's a sweet setup. Any estimated numbers on power ? Is it strictly street or dull duty or all race ?  Its a nice piece. Thanks for sharing.

Little disappointed in the numbers;  421 HP and 487 torque at the wheels @ 5 psi.  Short block is std 427 cu in with C8AX - C Hyd camshaft and std Ford Tunnel Port heads (no head work done) with small intake valves.
For a light weight car HP and torque should be sufficient at my age.