A BIG Hairy 352

[FiveSevenLiter]

Found this article in an old magazine I bought last week.
4,161 pounds
8.00 X 15 nylon tires
4.89:1 with overdrive @ 3.49
15.3 in the 1/4 mile
152.0 mph on the test track.

[rmk57]

  Quite an impressive e.t. for a 4,100 lbs. car and only 352 cubes.

[Jeff Norwell]

I love this early kind of stuff.... Can you send me the article to email Mr Po ta toe?

[Jeff Norwell]

Check it.... Real great factory F O R D Performance.. on an engine most have given up on......
Love this stuff....

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/super-rare-superstar-1960-ford-starliner-360hp-high-performance-v-8/

[hiball3985]

Thanks for posting that Jeff, great reading.

[Jeff Norwell]

Thanks for posting that Jeff, great reading.

I am just fascinated with Ford factory performance... no matter what era Jim..(Well not present) but historical stuff.Ford shunned and shed away from it, much more than the others.

[hiball3985]

I am just fascinated with Ford factory performance... no matter what era Jim..(Well not present) but historical stuff.Ford shunned and shed away from it, much more than the others.

Me too . That right up was done really well and I enjoy all the tech specs they included. I sure miss those days and I'm down to minimum old parts. Still have my 427 solid lifter cam in my 390 and a couple of the dual point distributors on the shelf that I just look at to bring back memories.

[Jeff Norwell]

Jim. forgive me.I have forgotten.. what is your Ranch powered with now?

[troublemaker427]

The red car was owned by a friend Nick Smith at the time of the Hot Rod article.  It has since been sold but Nick still owns these, both 352-360 cars.  My father built both of their engines.  Both have gone low 13s with period correct motors.

[RICH MUISE]

Wow, impressive. I love the Starliner.
My dad drove 6 cyl. Chevies. Can't remember ever seeing him with the hood of the car open.

[Jeff Norwell]

Wow Jody. Like Rich said..IMPRESSIVE.... Those 60's are beautiful.

[hiball3985]

Wow Jody. Like Rich said..IMPRESSIVE.... Those 60's are beautiful.

I always loved the 60's too.
Jeff, the Ranchero is stock 292 powered. The 66 pickup is a 390 with 427 factory cam, 428 CJ heads, headers, Holley etc. It's a real sleeper  . I had one of the single 4V factory aluminum manifolds like the one in the 60 article for years until the exhaust cross over burned through 

[Jeff Norwell]

I do remember that now Jim. you showed a pic a while back of your tri-power engine on a lift..I just couldn't remember what powered your Ranch,... Thanks!
I too just picked up a intake like the one in the article... the bottom exhaust crossover is in good shape..... I want to build a engine similar to that one in the article.

[Tom S]

... The 66 pickup is a 390 with 427 factory cam, 428 CJ heads, headers, Holley etc. It's a real sleeper  . ...

A sleeper indeed. And lookin' like that it's downright sneaky!
I'm guessing that some of them brand X guys got a big surprise. 

[rmk57]

I always loved the 60's too.
Jeff, the Ranchero is stock 292 powered. The 66 pickup is a 390 with 427 factory cam, 428 CJ heads, headers, Holley etc. It's a real sleeper  . I had one of the single 4V factory aluminum manifolds like the one in the 60 article for years until the exhaust cross over burned through 

I like those crusty old f-100's. Gotta get me one one day.  Is that San Onofre campground your at ?