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RE: I listened
By Mike McQuesten - 11/23/2001 2:50:53 PM; IP 63.50.108.95
Okay Tom, I listened up very carefully as per your request. It's all very interesting. Now I'm just going to whisper this to you:

FoMoCo never did release a 390HP/401 horsepower engine for a Thunderbird of any year. That's it. I want to guarantee you.
The engine codes that Mr. F has listed for you does indicate a 390HP for '61 & '62 however that powerplant was only released for the full size Fords & Mercs. The code Z was very commonly used for 390s from '61 on.

As for an M code bird, that was for '63. There was an M code car/engine combo in '62. Early '62 only. It was the carry over of the HP 390 tri power 401 horse engine for the full size Fords/Mercs again. Never installed them in Thunerbirds. Yes, in '63 there was an M code like Kevin explains. Maybe there was in late '62, that I don't know but I don't think so.

So what you have is a nice set of shorty HP exhaust manifolds that someone has somehow worked into a '62 t-bird. Buy that car! Those manifolds, if they trully are what you say, are worth between 3-400 bucks. Maybe more to someone in need.
No VIN plates? Not much info on what that old 'bird is.
But for $150, pull that old FE and see what someone has installed over these last forty years.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9474&Reply=9474><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9474" onclick="return false;">62 T-Bird 390</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>11/21/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9474', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9474') }); </script>  62 T-Bird 390 -- Tom, 11/21/2001
 RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- Mike McQuesten, 11/22/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9495&Reply=9474><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9495" onclick="return false;">RE: 62 T-Bird 390</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>11/22/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9495', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9495') }); </script>  RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- Tom, 11/22/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9502&Reply=9474><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9502" onclick="return false;">RE: 62 T-Bird 390</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>tulley, <i>11/22/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9502', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9502') }); </script>  RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- tulley, 11/22/2001
 RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- Tom, 11/22/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9508&Reply=9474><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9508" onclick="return false;">RE: 62 T-Bird 390</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>11/22/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9508', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9508') }); </script>  RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- Mike McQuesten, 11/22/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9510&Reply=9474><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9510" onclick="return false;">RE: 62 T-Bird 390</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Travis Miller, <i>11/22/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9510', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9510') }); </script>  RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- Travis Miller, 11/22/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9523&Reply=9474><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9523" onclick="return false;">RE: 62 T-Bird 390</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>11/23/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9523', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9523') }); </script>  RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- Tom, 11/23/2001
 RE: 62 T-Bird 390 -- kevin, 11/23/2001
Collapse <b>RE: I listened</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>11/23/2001</i></font>RE: I listened -- Mike McQuesten, 11/23/2001
 RE: I listened -- Tom, 11/23/2001
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