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| RE: Honestly, how did the 428 CJ compare |
| By Geoff McNew - 11/05/2003 5:50:53 PM; IP 66.52.140.101 |
Well, a 428 CJ 'stang won the 1968 Winternationals in SS/E with a 12.12 109.48 pass in the 1/4...granted, the engine was on the "lose" side, but it beat all super stock competitiors of that time.
My daddy promptly ordered an R-code '69 Mach 1 and was told he had only the 2nd Mach 1 sold in California! (Of course, dear old dad, instead of putting the thing on blocks in a garage, drove it as his sales car, then sold it 2 years later for $1,900.) Interestingly, he ordered the car with a toploader, but Ford evidently hadn't smogged a stick, so it arrived in Dec. of '68 with a C-6. It did have a V-code 3.91 axle and thus was an SCJ. That car never lost a stoplight-to-stoplight or 45 mph roll-on against anything...and dada really put the bug in me, because he used to really go out of his way to jack up guys in 'vettes, Z-28's, even a SuperB. I always wanted that car, and 3 years ago I found a '69 Whembeldon white Mach 1 with shaker, SCJ, V-code axle and 6 code trans. I will die with that car.
BTW, my best time is 13.4 @ 105.33 on street tires with headers. |
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