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Originally posted by Zakalwe
Nice isn't it?
Yes it really is!
As I've said in a different thread, I'm saving to get my own slice of 60s muscle, a 1969 Mustang, gloss black, big chrome mags, nice 351, etc.
What was the C.I. (cubic inch) of the 289 engine after the upgrade?..321?? whatever it was, it was one sick engine. I had a`73 Ford Ranger with that engine, and it wouldn't pull a boat up a ramp..and if you had a travel trailer...forget it. I finally learned that the engine was nothing more than a screwed up 289, so I went to a junk yard, bought a 289 Boss (4bbl) and completely rebuilt it back to factory specs. Dropped that sucker into the Ranger, and Lordy lordy...that thing would out pull a John Deere!!.. I often said if it had 4 wheel drive, it would climb a pine tree.
There were two different 351's..one made in the US wasn't worth much other than a huge boat anchor. The Canadian 351 was supposed to be the one to get. I never had either, so I can't really say..but one of my friends built racing cars...stock... and he told me once to never get one kind, and the Canadian version had a name..which escapes me today. Actually, the 289 Boss was the preferred engine for racing...they turned up faster and stayed glued together better than some of the others. They were so popular that they almost became non existent in the late 70s and early 80s. When you could find one in a junk yard, you would pay twice as much for a 289 than you would for other used engines.
Here's a pic of the general look I'm aiming for, although of course hell will probably freeze over before I can afford a Boss. I'll have to settle for a lower spec car, give it a nice paint job, and work from there.;)
Great pic..thanks for sharing...