1969 Cyclone
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RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
Only 3 other vehicle projects in the works?? pshaw. I would call that "nearly out of projects".
Say..you know what engine is in the Cyclone?
351 Windsor
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
Truth came out this morning while emailing husband. While it does run, he doesn't trust it to drive any distance. Said that it's been in storage for years and all kinds of things need to be replaced. Stuff like all the wheel cylinders, brakes, brake lines, fuel line, shocks, fuel pump, clean out the radiator, replace hoses, etc. General maintenance stuff that really needs to be done to ensure the car is safe.
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
I was hoping the answer was going to be "428", of course. Nice looking ride though.
Just because it has the engine in it "now" doesn't mean it will end up that way. He may keep it "as is" for a while but I don't put anything past him anymore.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Hubby is buying this today.Finally a car that runs and he doesn't need to tear completely apart to rebuild. Will do a little work on it but nothing like the other 3 cars he has waiting to be completed.
AWESOME FIND!!!!! One of the under appreciated gems of the muscle car era!!!
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
Seller owns a business selling parts for Falcons. He found this Cyclone in the same barn as a Falcon that he was interested in buying. Got a good deal on both cars and is trying to flip the Cyclone since he has no interest in it. Found in Washington State w/ 75,280 miles on it.
Larry Gude
Strung Out
I was hoping the answer was going to be "428", of course. Nice looking ride though.
I don't think that was available in a '69
I want a '68 with the 427
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
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.
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.
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
Strung Out
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.
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
Strung Out
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.
buddscreek
Active Member
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.
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?