Finally in a position for a fun toy. Not exactly a sports car, but it could be when I'm done.
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March 27, 2011 8:01 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
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March 27, 2011 8:04 p.m. Toyman01 SuperDork
That is awesome! Love the older cars.
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March 27, 2011 8:11 p.m. a401cj Reader
loves me some Cragar SS
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March 27, 2011 8:15 p.m. huge-O-chavez SuperDork
nice..
But where are Rod and Todd?
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March 27, 2011 8:19 p.m. fritzsch New Reader
Sweet car! Looks to be in great condition
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March 27, 2011 8:35 p.m. Woody SuperDork
1963?
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March 27, 2011 11:44 p.m. wspohn Reader
Sports car? What you been smokin'?
Nice old car, yes. Sports car....uh, no.
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March 28, 2011 12:27 a.m. Nitroracer SuperDork
Weee! Another fairlane owner!
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March 28, 2011 1:49 a.m. Luke SuperDork
Sweet rumbly V8 goodness
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Love the red-on-black!
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March 28, 2011 3:39 a.m. wheels777 Dork
Sweeeet!
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March 28, 2011 6:50 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
That looks like it is in great shape. Do you have big plans for it or is it a driver for the season?
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March 28, 2011 6:50 a.m. SillyImportRacer Reader
Very nice
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March 28, 2011 8:26 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
260 or 289? My Dad had a '63 with a 289. It ran really strong. I found out years later that the only 289 that came in '63's was the 271hp hipo 289. Crap.
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March 28, 2011 8:27 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
wspohn wrote:
Sports car? What you been smokin'?
Nice old car, yes. Sports car....uh, no.
You obviously have not seen the suspension systems available for this car.
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March 28, 2011 9:32 a.m. DeadSkunk HalfDork
bravenrace wrote:
260 or 289? My Dad had a '63 with a 289. It ran really strong. I found out years later that the only 289 that came in '63's was the 271hp hipo 289. Crap.
The 63s also came with a 221 V8 (at least in Canada they did). Same with the Mercury Meteor version of the Fairlane body shell.
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March 28, 2011 9:52 a.m. Racedreamer New Reader
super fantastic
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March 28, 2011 8:13 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
Let me catch up. . .
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March 28, 2011 8:15 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
wspohn wrote:
Sports car? What you been smokin'?
Nice old car, yes. Sports car....uh, no.
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March 28, 2011 8:17 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
Woody wrote:
1963?
yes
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March 28, 2011 8:20 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
bravenrace wrote:
260 or 289? My Dad had a '63 with a 289. It ran really strong. I found out years later that the only 289 that came in '63's was the 271hp hipo 289. Crap.
Yes, and not only that, it was the only year for the 5-bolt 289.
This one is a 260 and will stay that way for a while but will swap in 4 bbl and cam. Big block is tempting but too much engine bay cutting is involved.
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March 28, 2011 8:24 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote:
That looks like it is in great shape. Do you have big plans for it or is it a driver for the season?
It'll be in storage for another year while I do another DAC (Department of the Army Civilian) deployment for the depot. After that, the usual Johnny Rockets cruises and ice cream runs with the kids.
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March 28, 2011 8:52 p.m. Rob_Mopar HalfDork
Is that a PA car? It looks a little familiar.
phaze1todd wrote:
This one is a 260 and will stay that way for a while but will swap in 4 bbl and cam. Big block is tempting but too much engine bay cutting is involved.
How well does a 351W fit in one of those? A 408 based on a 351W would have all the fun of a big block without all the weight and girth.
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March 28, 2011 8:59 p.m. plance1 Dork
cool
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March 29, 2011 6:48 p.m. phaze1todd Reader
Rob_Mopar wrote:
Is that a PA car? It looks a little familiar.
phaze1todd wrote:
This one is a 260 and will stay that way for a while but will swap in 4 bbl and cam. Big block is tempting but too much engine bay cutting is involved.
How well does a 351W fit in one of those? A 408 based on a 351W would have all the fun of a big block without all the weight and girth.
Yes, it's a PA car. NEPA to be exact.
