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| RE: Where have all the Real Ford Guys/Gals gone? |
| By P - 01/04/2001 6:07:30 PM; IP 63.169.28.105 |
Hi Ed,
I own two 427's and I'm not willing to prove a point that has already been well proven in history by Henry Ford II, especially running against some guy in a 5.0 Mustang, even though I'd like to see any Ford do well, just like you.
I own two vintage Porsches too, and I'm not willing to go out and prove Porsche won LeMans 17 times by a public thrashing of perfectly good machinery. That's an expensive way to provide the evening's entertainment for others, at my expense.
I'm not going to try to relive and re-prove the past with my Ford engines, however, if I had a race 427 (or a hi-po 390 or 428) I might have a different opinion. I might have a different opinion if my engines were in a muscle car, but they're not. I think the majority of 427 ownership (and big block FE ownership) out there is NOT represented in the drag racing set. In other words, the drag racing set is not the (only) measure of the worth of the Ford FE. Many of these engines are owned by appreciative collectors, who are not into racing.
The problem with the FE is, they never really captured the "performance image market" quite like the GM brands did, such as the GTO, and even the Chevrolet brands did. Yes, Ford won on the BIG tracks, but they didn't win on the little tracks where the common man could race. Fords were always heavy with big motors. The GTO had a big motor but weighed a lot less than a Galaxie, and therefore could beat one down the quarter mile in front of a lot of common folks (like me).
So if you have one of those big Fords with the big motor, yes they are great and powerful cars, but why go to the track and have someone with a newer cheaper car with better power to weight ratio blast you into the weeds? If you have the bucks and need to prove the point, I think you probably could do well with a 427, but you won't have a lot of company out there with you due to the value of those old engines, and the cost of repair, etc.
I'm going to build a performance FE some day before I die, and I'll head for the track, or anywhere else, and I'll prove something to myself. Don't hold your breath though! When I do this, I hope you're at the track so you can at least see how well, or poorly, I do at the time. I'm sure any loss will be attributed to "operator error" and not the fine motor.
Regards, P
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