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Ramblings of a over the hill car nut.
By Lou - 10/11/2001 9:10:25 PM; IP 204.60.237.222
Hey guys saying that a 58 ford was not a very good drag car is like saying that a Falcon Ranchero can't haul 2 tons.
Ford had no interest in drag racing in the 50s and very early 60s. 58 Fords were built for top end and that they were good at.
Ford was in the business of selling cars and there was a much larger audience with the buying power at oval tracks than at drag strips.
Also their Police business was nothing to sneeze at, a 58 Ford Custom 300 with a 352 and 2.69 gears was a tough car to out run.
The first car I drove was my fathers 58 Ford Fairlane 500 2 door sedan with the 352 cruso and 2.69 gears I cound be beat in the 1/4 mile but not in the 1/2 mile, plus the car was a dream to drive. The only draw back was that after 90 mph the air under the front end would give you the feeling of the front tires comming off the road. ( this wasn't true but it took getting used to)
Even with the 2.69 gears the car was quick , I would later wonder what the car would have been like with the 3.30 gear option. Just a note in passing, my father would put 155,000 miles on that car before he traded in in in 1965.
We used to do some standing mile runs on the Connecticut Turnpike the only thing that ever beat me in the mile drags was a 58 Rambler Rebel,with a water injection system on it , and a 57 Pontiac Bonneville.
Man that Rambler could go.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8590&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8590" onclick="return false;">332 roadtest numbers</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>10/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8590', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8590') }); </script>  332 roadtest numbers -- mikeb, 10/10/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8594&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8594" onclick="return false;">RE: '58 Ford Custom 300...</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>10/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8594', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8594') }); </script>  RE: '58 Ford Custom 300... -- Mike McQuesten, 10/10/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8595&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8595" onclick="return false;">The 2-speed Fordo wasn't available until 1959.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8595', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8595') }); </script>  The 2-speed Fordo wasn't available until 1959. -- Dave Shoe, 10/11/2001
 RE: The 2-speed Fordo wasn't available until 1959. -- Mike McQuesten, 10/11/2001
 RE: The 2-speed Fordo wasn't available until 1959. -- mikeb, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8602&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8602" onclick="return false;">This the one you're referring to?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul M, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8602', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8602') }); </script>  This the one you're referring to? -- Paul M, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8605&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8605" onclick="return false;">Yes sir,</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Styletone58, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8605', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8605') }); </script>  Yes sir, -- Styletone58, 10/11/2001
 Half to see that 3x2 setup when you get it done! -- Paul M, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8596&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8596" onclick="return false;">I'll tell you how it could be.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8596', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8596') }); </script>  I'll tell you how it could be. -- Dave Shoe, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8606&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8606" onclick="return false;">RE: Motor Life, February 1958,</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8606', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8606') }); </script>  RE: Motor Life, February 1958, -- mikeb, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8614&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8614" onclick="return false;">RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8614', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8614') }); </script>  RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!? -- Mike McQuesten, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8620&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8620" onclick="return false;">RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>mikeb, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8620', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8620') }); </script>  RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!? -- mikeb, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8621&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8621" onclick="return false;">RE:352/360 net hp</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8621', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8621') }); </script>  RE:352/360 net hp -- Mike McQuesten, 10/11/2001
Collapse <b>Ramblings of a over the hill car nut.</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Lou, <i>10/11/2001</i></font>Ramblings of a over the hill car nut. -- Lou, 10/11/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8636&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8636" onclick="return false;">Magazine Road Tests</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Travis Miller, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8636', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8636') }); </script>  Magazine Road Tests -- Travis Miller, 10/11/2001
 RE: Magazines are bias -- R. Shannon, 10/12/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8632&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8632" onclick="return false;">RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Royce Peterson, <i>10/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8632', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8632') }); </script>  RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!? -- Royce Peterson, 10/11/2001
 RE:14.9/Fairlane Cobra!? -- mkeb, 10/12/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8651&Reply=8590><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8651" onclick="return false;">RE:Are you talkin' to me?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>10/12/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8651', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8651') }); </script>  RE:Are you talkin' to me? -- Mike McQuesten, 10/12/2001
 RE:Are you talkin' to me? -- DJ, 10/13/2001
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