Legendary Ford Magazine Issue #3

Texas Issue

General theme: Texas issue Feature cars: 1969 Cyclone Spoiler II (Dan Gurney Special), 1963 Fairlane 500 (289 K-code), 1970 Cougar Eliminator (Boss 302), 1969 Mustang coupe (428 SCJ). Poster car: 1970 Cougar Eliminator. Issue highlights: Tech: Front end rebuild, Disc brake conversion (part 1). Featured Powerplant: Y-Block Event: Fabulous Fords Forever Road trip: traveling in rural northeast Texas.

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289 "hi-po" 1963 Fairlane 500

Ford's success tory of 1962 was the fairlane - re-invented, re-sized, and priced within reach of hundreds of thousands of new-car buyers... 297,000 new-cars buyers, in fact. For 1963, Fairlane wasn't changed much, but there was an important new...

Featured Powerplant: Ford's Y-Block

Closely based on the 317 cubic inch OHV engine introduced in the 1952 Lincoln, Ford's Y-block was introduced in 1954. Overall engine design goals included room for increased displacements and compression ratios. In addition, it was a modern...

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