I don’t know, the pictures were blurry but there were definitely small differences from any other aftermarket block I have seen. Guess time will tell.

I have one of those C4AE-6303-G steel high riser cranks as well, 3.78” stroke and the early cap screw rods that go with it.

I am fairly sure this forging was used through 67 with different final machining instructions, thus the modified (ground and re-stamped) versions used for later 427 versions.

I wonder if this was just a raw forging that somebody had ground with 3.98” stroke. If it had been a Ford cheater crank it would likely have had the casting marks modified like the later cranks to match.

B107, there’s several answers to that in which are being sorted out. The people in the know believe the car was pulled from the line and restamped by ford then sent to Memphis DSO to be sold to the public after they were done with it. Since the history of the car lines up with that. Thanks though for being a posting my cars information online, if I wanted it here, I would’ve posted it. The information has zero to do with what I asked about IE the cars owner history. Clearly the information of the cars history requires me to search elsewhere. Have a good day.

In an attempt to get history like you are asking for I checked with some guys who are not the form type... one already knew about the car and that is where I got the information. Others that are "in the know" just said its likely fake. Another pointed out that these types of test cars would not have been done in Atlanta, and in October of 65 there were certain 427 Fairlane specific parts that would not have been released yet let alone sent to Atlanta to be fit to a production line car. These were also not given R code vins, just like the Ed Terry car.

Sure we know that test cars were built, used in advertising and even loaned out for PR, but then destroyed. That is why none of the SOHC 427 Galaxies or others exist...

This kind of smells like a John Rummel story....

Quote from: cjshaker on July 04, 2021, 08:38:27 PM

I remember the original Hot Rod or Car Craft article (can't remember which, but I do have the magazine) containing the "new" 427 Fairlane. It's a pretty extensive article, and the pictures are in black and white, but I do know the car was distinctly a dark color. Yes, it most likely was not a regular production car, but just shows that there were other versions produced.

EXACTLY!! We also know of the Ed Terry car that started off as a prototype and was raced extensively. I’ve seen the article as well, and that’s the area that I believe this car falls into.

As far as my Vin, I’ve given it to a few people to help with the car that also believe the car has a legitimate unique history. Passing it around isn’t doing anything more than VIN collecting. The point of the post is to find the previous owner and history of the car. That’s exactly why I’m searching for information regionally. The car likely is known to someone in the Mississippi area or southern racing community

Don’t forget that the Ed Terry car was actually a Z code, not an R. You’ll need some extraordinary documentation to prove that you have a car that is outside of the official number of 66 R codes Ford is known to have built.

Replace the springs. Rebuild suspension with quality bushings and steering parts, not cheap kits. Like you said, eliminate the offset shafts. Check with Bud’s to see if they still sell the HD shocks Donahue used to have, or also look at the Bilsteins through RCD Classics. If it’s a power steering car and originality isn’t important switch to a Borgeson power box to eliminate the sloppy power assist.

65-67 MR style with recesses for wing nuts and no emblem holes. The castings definitely look like cheap repops though.

Do you have a good picture of the chambers?

Yeah I think you actually met my dad when he bought the rear leaves from you... I brought the car down from Idaho and had it for about a year.