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| '67 Fairlane S code? |
| By Mike McQuesten - 11/11/2001 1:50:54 PM; IP 63.50.125.46 |
Here's what I'd like to know more about:
In 1966, The Fairlane was offered with a variety of 390s. I know there was two 2Vs and there was two 4Vs. One being the Z code 300 horse standard engine very similar if not almost exactly like the standard full size Ford/Merc offering. I know the heads were C6AE-Rs that would accept the uni body exhaust manifolds. Then there was the S code 390 GT/335 horse which was only available as standard equipment with the GT/GTA packages for the Fairlane and Comet (Cyclone). So that's simple and understood.
Now for 1967.... The shop manual that I have shows only one 4V 390 engine for the unibody cars and it has an S code designation. And I also know that Ford saw fit to make the S code 390 which became rated at 320 horse for '67 as an option for the Fairlane/Comet/Mustang etc. Even the GT/GTA came standard with a 289. This was crazy. But my point and question is:
Was the 390-4V that was available to a '67 Fairlane 500 buyer in reality a GT? I knew a guy who had, and I saw this with my own eyes and even raced him with my '66 GTA, a 1967 Fairlane 500, bench seat, 4 speed, 390-4V car. It had standard blue paint all over everything and a rather regular air cleaner. It didn't look at all like the spiffed up chrome accessorized GT engine package. I don't remember looking under the air cleaner to see if it had a holley or a Ford carb. We went out and made two runs and I barely pulled him.....like by 3 or 4 feet. We were neck & neck most of the way. He had wheel hop probs due to the stick and I had none of that with my C6 equipped GTA. I figured that was the only reason I got him. I had a better start off the invisable line.
So if a person ordered a '67 Fairlane/Comet non GT car for that year with a 390-4V, did that person get an actual GT 390?
I didn't care a lot back then like we didn't care a lot about VIN designations, etc. But in recent years I've wondered about this once in awhile. I try to wonder about more important things sometimes but then I always revert back to thinking about car stuff it seems. Hmm, what might that be called? |
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