1969 Cyclone

[RareBreed]

Hubby just talked to the seller again. Sounds like it's a driver after all!!
I just talked to Victor again. He said he just drove the car 50 miles last week. The guy he bought the car from had been driving it regularly for about a year and went through the whole car to be sure it was relatively good.

[Gilligan (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

I don't think that was available in a '69

I want a '68 with the 427

The 428 certainly was available that year (the last year for it though).

The 427 was listed as an available option for Mustangs in '68 but none were known to have ever been delivered. A few Shelby 500s got them but the bulk of those received 428s instead. Even the later production AC Cobra 427s received 428s..much to the chagrin of the buyers who discovered that after the fact. In practical terms, 427 deliveries stopped in '67.

I have a 428 with 427 low-riser heads all built and sitting on an engine stand in the shop. Holman Moody marine conversion too.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Gilligan

The 428 certainly was available that year (the last year for it though).

The 427 was listed as an available option for Mustangs in '68 but none were known to have ever been delivered. A few Shelby 500s got them but the bulk of those received 428s instead. Even the later production AC Cobra 427s received 428s..much to the chagrin of the buyers who discovered that after the fact. In practical terms, 427 deliveries stopped in '67.

I have a 428 with 427 low-riser heads all built and sitting on an engine stand in the shop. Holman Moody marine conversion too.

What do I have wrong? I thought the 427 was THE engine at the time and the 428 came in '69 or '70 and was about 60-70 hp less than the 427?

And didn't they do a 429 as well???

I'm lost.

[Gilligan (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

What do I have wrong? I thought the 427 was THE engine at the time and the 428 came in '69 or '70 and was about 60-70 hp less than the 427?

And didn't they do a 429 as well???

I'm lost.

I live, breath and build high-performance Fords..have for decades. So my grasp of the minutiae is perhaps a bit over the top..

The 428 was just a big station wagon engine until it was rushed in to service as a "high performance" engine in 1968 to fill the gap being left by the 427s which Ford was over-obligated on. The 428CJ and SCJ tenure was mercifully brief, being replaced in 1970 by the mighty 385-series engines that began with the 429 (actually introduced in '68 in Lincolns...why all the early castings have the "V" designation in the third position). The meanest of the bunch was the Boss 429 ...Ford's hemi.

The true performance engine prior to the Boss and SCJ 429 engines was indeed the 427..low, med and high riser models...the tunnel port..and the mighty SOHC cammer.

[Larry Gude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Gilligan

The 428 was just a big station wagon engine until it was rushed in to service as a "high performance" engine in 1968 to fill the gap being left by the 427s which Ford was over-obligated on. The 428CJ and SCJ tenure was mercifully brief, being replaced in 1970 by the mighty 385-series engines that began with the 429 (actually introduced in '68 in Lincolns...why all the early castings have the "V" designation in the third position). The meanest of the bunch was the Boss 429 ...Ford's hemi.

The true performance engine prior to the Boss and SCJ 429 engines was indeed the 427..low, med and high riser models...the tunnel port..and the mighty SOHC cammer.

I find myself aroused.

[Gilligan (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Larry Gude

I find myself aroused.

[RareBreed]

Hubby sent the certified check via Fed Ex so seller should get it tomorrow. Already sent up transporting it cross country. It will be very exciting to get it here.

[RareBreed]

Ice storm in Memphis delayed the arrival of the check so hopefully, he'll get it today and then the car can get on the road to us next week.

[buddscreek]

Originally Posted by Gilligan

I live, breath and build high-performance Fords..have for decades. So my grasp of the minutiae is perhaps a bit over the top..

The 428 was just a big station wagon engine until it was rushed in to service as a "high performance" engine in 1968 to fill the gap being left by the 427s which Ford was over-obligated on. The 428CJ and SCJ tenure was mercifully brief, being replaced in 1970 by the mighty 385-series engines that began with the 429 (actually introduced in '68 in Lincolns...why all the early castings have the "V" designation in the third position). The meanest of the bunch was the Boss 429 ...Ford's hemi.

The true performance engine prior to the Boss and SCJ 429 engines was indeed the 427..low, med and high riser models...the tunnel port..and the mighty SOHC cammer.

i put one of my dad's 427 w/ tunnel port heads into a 69 mach1. that thing was wild and fun. the 428 was a better street engine imo.

[Gilligan (Premo)]

Originally Posted by buddscreek

i put one of my dad's 427 w/ tunnel port heads into a 69 mach1. that thing was wild and fun.

I'm guessing you know how much that 427 engine would be worth today?