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[Triplegreen500]

My first new car.

Still own it.

 

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Now that just took me back!!

 

[w.Hudson]

Jeez, I remember looking at a ‘62-64(?) Galaxy conv 401 tri-power 4spd in red at a used car lot many,many years ago.

My best friend was part of a deal where a 62-64(?) police unit with a 401 was destroyed. The engine was ruined during a highspeed run.

My friend had a 55 Plymouth with a hopped up 277 and a factory two 4 barrel carbs from a Fury. It had a solid lifter cam that he said had a "Packard Grind". Not sure what that was.

At the drive in, the policeman was bragging how fast the Ford was and could catch anybody. My friend had doubts.

The story goes that they would race to the next town and back. The total of about 14 miles round trip. Legend has it that the Plymouth was on his way back before the Ford got to the next town and
when the Ford did make it back to the starting point, it was not in good health. The car only has a few hundred miles on it and now it had a major problem.

I bet that was hard to explain to the Shift Sargent on duty.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Did you like it and how many years/miles did you keep it for? Issues?

I had an '84 Shelby Charger (no turbo) that I drove for 3 years / 73k miles.

Mine was an 84 and I did like it. Drove it for about 90,000 miles and I sold it when it started consuming antifreeze. Probably the head gasket, which they were known for.

 

[70 sublime]

I had this version-

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Red, black leather, turbo, 5 speed, T tops.

FUN

...but broke a LOT.

I had a red one also as a second hand car
Mine had the pizza cutter rims on it
A little later had a red Laser same set up and it had the digital dash where my first one was just the gauges
Both were the Turbo version

 

[sam dupont]

Ford 401? Not to be nitpicky, but I have never heard of them. Like Ford hot rods, but not an expert

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[Pops1967GTX]

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[Photon440]

Ford 401? Not to be nitpicky, but I have never heard of them. Like Ford hot rods, but not an expert

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There was a 410 engine in some Mercurys, perhaps it was a miss-print.

 

[qkcuda]

I thought the tri-powers were 406's?

 

[w.Hudson]

Ford 401? Not to be nitpicky, but I have never heard of them. Like Ford hot rods, but not an expert

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I thought it was a 406 or a 410 Marauder. I'm no expert either.

My friend would say it was a new 400 engine. He did not mention that it was Tri Power.

It was a cool story

I wish that he was still here to ask.....

 

[w.Hudson]

And now for something totally different.....

 

[DeltaV]

Did you buy the Paul Rossi Challenger behind them?

I stopped buying the car and car hauler combos when they jacked up the price earlier this year from under $18 to almost $25.

 

[sam dupont]

I thought it was a 406 or a 410 Marauder. I'm no expert either.

My friend would say it was a new 400 engine. He did not mention that it was Tri Power.

It was a cool story

I wish that he was still here to ask.....

I had a friend who was a Ford freak and I participated in conversations with him learning much. I learned there was a 332 in '58 when we were in a junk yard in Gillette, Wy and I bought a pair of 332 heads for $5 because he didn't have any money on him. They had adjustable rockers and machined combustion chambers. He said only they, and CJ heads had those chambers. He put them on a 390 in his '57 Courier (sedan delivery) with a top loader. It ran pretty good

 

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