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| RE:TP 427 in a '68 -R-code! |
| By McQ - 08/23/2005 11:17:03 PM; IP 4.255.39.251 |
See you what you started Jon with your questions regarding a pretty rare plain jane -S- code '67 coupe?
Okay since we're off on some fun stuff now, and it's always good to hear from you Hawkrod, I'll tell you one I saw with me own eyes......but I don't claim it to be a FoMoCo build/installation.
T'was in late May-O-'68. I was in the Seattle region for for the kinda fun any 20 yr.old looks for in Seattle. But I knew from some source that Hayward Ford's Ed Terry was up from Cali on a match race-promo tour with his '68 Mustang Cobra Jet 428. Note that I don't indicate it as an -R- code or -S- code or even a BOSS cause no one gave a crap what the 5th unit on the VIN was then. So fun for me on that day and evening was going to the drags at Puyallup Raceway. Ed's white 'stang was on display in the parking lot at a Ford dealership in Kent. We got to that Ford store ASAP that day. Had to get there before Ed & crew hauled the new CJ out to the strip for the night time races.
What do you think was bolted into the engine bay of that Mustang? BTW, Ed's Mustang was one of those first batch, race only, no sound deadners, radios, heaters, PS, etc. Just a white package with black interior. It was nicely lettered/decked out in Hayward Ford's best promo style. Back to the engine room....
Would you guess an SS prepped CJ? You'd be wrong. It was a fully prepped Sideoiler, Tunnel Port 427. Ed was there to answer the stupid questions of a bunch of Ford crazies and he was a gentleman indeed. He explained to me and my fellow blue oval fanatics that this was a promo tour for Ford's entry into true, affordable street performance. And those Marketing Execs back at the glass house in Dearborn wanted WINS anywhere these Mustangs went. They wanted Hemis and Big Block Chevrolets to be humbled to say the least. Hence, the use of the brutal one.....427. Ed said that for legal SS racing the CJ went back in.
So how'd the '68 Mustang CJ do? Fabulous!! It was matched with a local record setting '67 Satellite Hemi. First run, Ed takes it easily with a low low 11 sec. E.T. When that 'stang came off the line, we had good postions front row near the starting line, it sounded.....I hate to use this word but it's all I can think of right now - Awesome!! I had personally never seen a FoMoCo SS car ever sound like that. If I close my eyes and really think about it, I can still get goose bumps. We were so proud.
Second run....okay, he had to let the local Hemi legend win one.
Third & final.....11.00 seconds flat, the Mighty Mustang takes it.
Remember the tires used in '68? Nothing like what's available today. And I don't think sub frame connectors were used either.
Was it a factory job? No way brothers in blue. It was the way we admired them and I bet most of us still do....it was "Built not Bought". |
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