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Olds FE Blocks

BCk in late 66 I was returning after 2 yesterday in Vietnam having saved 7p00 dollars. I wanted a new c a r. After driving various. Uncle cars I pretty well had decided on either a 427 4e5 hp Cirvette or a 427 R Code Fairlane . It was early September and no dealer had either car let alone a demo thst I could drive. I contacted a really nice military auto broker out of OKC who told me he'd special order either car equipped as I wanted it for about a thousand or so off sticker. I was going to go to college and whatever I got was going to be my daily driver for a few years. The Fairlane equipped pretty much the way I wanted it was a few hundred less than the Vette. Ne I ther car could be had with AC and the Fairlane couldn't be ordered with less than 3.89 gears. I finally settled on the Vette which I got for 4585 dollars with the tricarb engine M21 4 speed Transistorized ignition big brake package and side exhaust. I got power windows and the AM Fm radio. And a high speed 3.36 posi rear end with the supposed hyper red line tires on rally sport wheels. It was a good choice although I had to replace the entirely inadequate wheel and tires with wider American 5 spoke mags and Good year Blue Steak tires. That said the car would top out at 155 at redline and punch thru the quarter at 13.06 at 107mph. And it did eat plugs but oh well. And had a thirst for 103 octane Cgevron Cusom Supreme. Whic at the time was around 30.9 per gallon. I never ever saw a 66 or 67 427 Fairlane on the street and did not realize how rare they were.. About 15 years later I started getting interested in Ford engines when I bought a Pantera culminating when I built a very accurate t e Thunderbolt clone e and a 498 a ll alloy cammer motor for my open road race 1969 tube frame ASCAR Chassis Mustang. It dawned on me along the way that a 1967 R Code Fairlane would have been a great car but a bad daily driver. Which perhaps was why so few were sold. I recall the Ford dealers at the time were very reluctant to special order one. Currently one of my 2 daily drivers is a 64 Fzirlane 500 with a 5 speed Tremec and a 410 hp 331 Ford stroker based on a e02. It's a white coupe with a gold interior and a fair amount of suspension mods. Very pleasant car.

My first purchase after I win the lottery, just like this 427 fairlane.

that's an awesome view and angle of the rear end articulation you captured there! 👍🏻

I've wanted one of these since Mario won the 67 Daytona 500 in one

427ford was a hard motor to beat

Nice John car is beautiful see you at the Reunion

Smoked Mopar.way to go Fairlane

Look like this car is equipped with a gear vendor, right ?

Wow...Awesome

How much HP

fucking beast

And Kaase parts could replace those that commit suicide

Good driving man,,i know they can be a handful 👍👍

Fords 👍👍👍

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Note to the camera man, what your seeing through the camera, your recording, as they say in the Navy "Steady as she goes" ( I think it's the Navy) Great cars Thanks

Beaver Springs, sounds promising

67 with SOHC 427 Super Charged E85, should run well into the 12's

Mirrors are the keys ⚰

Beaver springs, beavertail tits warning otherz

Sorry Charlie. This is a 1966 Fairlane. I can tell by the taillights. 1966 models did not come with a hood scoop and only came with a 390 or 289. 1967 models came with a 300 ci 6, a 289, 390 and the illusive 427 side oiler

Based on the ET these are far from stock but at least they look the part

Wow! Badass Fairlane!!!

Hard to believe an engine design that’s 58 years old is still kicking ass at the tracks today.

Why don't you people show a E.T. that is readable. Without know the E.T. your video not worth a crap. All the noise can't hear the announcer.

.... nobody... but nobody.... say's boy thats a cool tesla .... elec cars bite tho big root!

I had a chance to buy one of these, it was the 1974 NHRA champ here on the west coast. The guy wanted $10,000 with no motor, I wish I had bought that car. . . .It still had all the drag racing stickers and numbers on it.

Ya gotta love those old Fords

That was bitchin, the both nailed the light and hammered down, that was a great well matched race.

holy shit

Sweet..67 one of my fav far as body style..

now i wish i would have never gotten rid of mine

Good stuff!

My dream car

That was the baddest 427 on the block back in the day.

So what ever happened to Bleach Burnouts?

how bout that Fairmont! Did it also have a side oiler 427? I seriously doubt it.

427fe side oiler, all throttle no bottle...

OK ,,I'm dizzy now..Who won?

Ok, watched 7 seconds, didn't need to see anymore. It was a 67' Ford with a 427, that's all I needed to hit the like button.

What are the details on the right lane?

I can’t believe my dad owned a thunderbolt. Sold to a guy who totaled it smh my favorite car of all time is no doubt the fairlane

Good Run! BAD Wheel Hop..😬

Great race, that's actually me in the other lane driving my 1967 Coronet. At the time it had a Bowman Performance 451" Edelbrock Victor headed BB. You caught me really early in the run, were we running full 1/4 mile that day? I must have been dead LATE that hit haha!

Really was encouraging to see the continued interest in Racing the Famous Big Blocks of the 1960s. That Generation is almost gone along with a Lot of Knowledge and Skills on how to Build and Run those Drag Cars along with them. I do not know if the Companies that Build the Nascar big blocks for racing also manufacture New 427 Engines to use at the Drag strip, or how much they cost? Also the chance of finding a 1960s Fairlane, Thunderbolt or Comet sitting in someone's Garage would be real Rare.

Don't race those fox mustangs and even some of the others. They are horrible at wrecking and sometimes take out the nice cars

That was an awesome run down & win….great race…!!!.

Great vid!!! That sucker comes on at the big end damn!!