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| RE:Police not HP. |
| By Mike McQuesten - 03/28/2002 3:22:23 PM; IP 206.193.0.124 |
Thanks for the nice shot of a '61 Police Interceptor 390 Derek. I've got the factory brochure that shows this exact picture. And it's referred to as the Police Interceptor engine by '61. I also have the '60 Police brochure.
But I have seen some publications that have used this picture and referred to it as the High Performance 352 or 390. It's easy to see the confusion because the Police engines included the HP shorty header style exhaust manifolds from '61 through '64. They also incorporated the open element HP air cleaners of the various years. Other than the '60, which offered a special grind hydraulic cam, a mild solid lifter cam was incorporated. Thus, generally the Police engines utilized a HP style block without provision for hydraulic.
But look closely at the picture you've posted. First, check out that fuel pump & filter. Standard equipment there: 5/16" line with a small flow capacity filter. That system was common on 2V & 4V standard engines. Then the vacuum advance is another indicator of this not being an HP. And I'm not sure about that harmonic balancer but it looks like it may be the standard one not the HP style which is unique. And strain your eyes to look under that air cleaner that I need and you might be able to make out the look of an Autolite 4100 four barrel carburetor. And it's bolted to a cast iron standard 4V intake.
So thanks again Derek for the cool picture. The "P" code packages are very rare indeed. The Interceptor 352 & 390 of '60 - '61 had unique features but they weren't Hi Pos! |
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