Which Ford Engine am I?
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1963 Galaxie available engines: 223 I-6 / 289 / 352 / 390 / 406 / 427.
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Jim, you get the prize. An invite to Simi Valley for breakfast next month to hang out with some really cool guys!
I can't make it but I'll figure out a way to buy you a large cup of coffee to boot!
I can't make it but I'll figure out a way to buy you a large cup of coffee to boot!
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Some members think Henry invented the V8. He didn't, Cadillac did.
He didn't invent the "low cost" V8 he introduced in 1932, either. Again, it was GM .. this time in the "companion" 1929/30 Olds Viking and Buick Marquette.
These V8's used ONE head gasket! These cars and the Oakland were cancelled in 1931 due to the Depression.
GM "companion" (cheaper) cars: LaSalle>Cadillac .. Marquette>Buick .. Viking>Oldsmobile .. Pontiac>Oakland.
LaSalle lived the longest, 1926/40. When Pontiac was introduced in 1926, sales of the Oakland (purchased by 'Billy' Durant in 1909) dropped off dramatically.
He didn't invent the "low cost" V8 he introduced in 1932, either. Again, it was GM .. this time in the "companion" 1929/30 Olds Viking and Buick Marquette.
These V8's used ONE head gasket! These cars and the Oakland were cancelled in 1931 due to the Depression.
GM "companion" (cheaper) cars: LaSalle>Cadillac .. Marquette>Buick .. Viking>Oldsmobile .. Pontiac>Oakland.
LaSalle lived the longest, 1926/40. When Pontiac was introduced in 1926, sales of the Oakland (purchased by 'Billy' Durant in 1909) dropped off dramatically.
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I know this was taken at the Peterson, and those are original Delorean buckets, but I have NO IDEA AT ALL what might power that mysterious-looking vehicle.
Maybe our friend Marty would know.
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Maybe our friend Marty would know.
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It was supposed to run on a fission reactor. Can you imagine how environmentally messy that could get in a high-speed collision?
The below is powered by something completely different, and is definitely not a Ford vehicle. Yea, Leno has one of these, too:
This guy's got more stuff than even Barbie!
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The below is powered by something completely different, and is definitely not a Ford vehicle. Yea, Leno has one of these, too:
This guy's got more stuff than even Barbie!
Pop
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Elwood Engel, the guy that styled these cars used to work for FoMoCo, why they resemble 1961/63 Thunderbird's.
How Leno ended up with one of the cars is an enigma, because all were supposedly scrapped.
btw: The Thunderbird is the only car named after a golf course!
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There were actually 55 of 'em built, 50 of which were "production cars". Leno bought his directly from Chrysler Corp. See:
https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hc...r/3717421.html
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https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hc...r/3717421.html
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Ford Parts Specialist
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Simi Valley, CA
There were actually 55 of 'em built, 50 of which were "production cars". Leno bought his directly from Chrysler Corp. See:
https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hc...r/3717421.html
Pop
https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hc...r/3717421.html
Pop