I worked at caterpillar plant in joliet ill 63/64 and drove/raced fords starting late 50s. I picked up a flyer from a Ford dealer that listed a cammer option at the time (63/64) when Ford was trying to get it approved for nascar -chrysler was bitching like hell and france and company always would short Ford when possible!! SOME OLDTIMERS may remember the latemodel sportsmans class that ran in the mid sixtys (or not) you can look up the class and record! france and co. would cheat ford at any chance !! MY neighbor (now passed) holds the Daytona track record for the class also the southern boys did not like northern boys beating or running faster than any of them! MY NEIGHBORS FORD STARLINER RAN 165/167 mph IN ABOUT 1966/67 HIS NAME IS ERNIE TUFF FRANCE AND THE BOYS MADE ERNIES FORD CARRY AN EXTRA 400 POUNDS IN THE TRUNK !!! ERNIE always said it was because he was north of the Mason/Dixon line! THE CAR IS STILL 100% COMPLETE AND 100% ORIGIONAL -----UP TO 5/10 YEARS AGO ERNIE WOULD BRING THE CAR TO A DRIVE-IN AT WINONA MN. AND FIRE IT UP!! THE 165/167 SPEED WAS AVERAGE !! I BELIEVE I HEARD 207 ON THE FRONT AND 209 ON THE BACK---ALSO I BELIEVE FIREBALL ROBERTS DROVE THE CAR AND CALE YARBOROGH FRANCE AND CO.(NASCAR) WILL SCREW FORD AT ANY CHANCE!!! (PS) ERNIE LEFT THE STEEL PLATES FOR ALL TO SEE!!!! JOHN oldiron
