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while the 427 SOHC motor was never put in a production ford from the factory, you could buy certain full size fords and order up the 427 SOHC motor, and have the dealer install it for you.
The SOHC was not an option on any Factory Ford.. Its not like you had an option on a full sized Ford to order a 427. You basically bought the 427 SOHC separately and paid the dealer as the install shop to install it.
The SOHC was not an option on any Factory Ford.. Its not like you had an option on a full sized Ford to order a 427. You basically bought the 427 SOHC separately and paid the dealer as the install shop to install it.
and where did i suggest that the SOHC motor was a factory option? you said exactly the SAME THING i said.
I do vaguely recall some "Thunderbolt" Ford cars that came out of the box mostly as drag cars - none of them came with a 427 side-oiler?
I was more of the age to build plastic model cars than fool with real cars when these came out.
Although, the "The older I get, the better I was" principle does come into play here - few legendary old fast cars/bikes can stay in the same zip code with the new 'stang, 'vette, or a Viper...Likewise the old Vincent bikes - there are 600cc bikes that go faster anymore.
The older cars do have a certain "rawness" that is appealing - no electronic nannies, and part of why they are entertaining is that they are *harder* to go fast with...
Getting back on topic a bit, as noted the 390 is an FE engine, as in, Ford-Edsel - point being, it's a considerably older design than the Chevy Rat.
I do vaguely recall some "Thunderbolt" Ford cars that came out of the box mostly as drag cars - none of them came with a 427 side-oiler?
I was more of the age to build plastic model cars than fool with real cars when these came out.
Although, the "The older I get, the better I was" principle does come into play here - few legendary old fast cars/bikes can stay in the same zip code with the new 'stang, 'vette, or a Viper...Likewise the old Vincent bikes - there are 600cc bikes that go faster anymore.
The older cars do have a certain "rawness" that is appealing - no electronic nannies, and part of why they are entertaining is that they are *harder* to go fast with...
Getting back on topic a bit, as noted the 390 is an FE engine, as in, Ford-Edsel - point being, it's a considerably older design than the Chevy Rat.
Years ago I read an article regarding several 'specially' built Ford engines (as in the casting quality of the blocks, etc.).
These engines required several tooling bit replacements during the machining process during the builds. This special process made them so strong duty wise they were considered indestructible and when pushed to the limits, even throwing a rod at high rpm's didn't harm the block in any way. I think the tests were done on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Have you ever heard/read anything of this? I kinda think it was in one of those Peterson Big Books in the 60's/70's.
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