[V8] 5-car garage

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

I can't say exactly what makes his special - but it is. All the usuall matching
numbers and such, but the motor was not just a 429. It has all the racing
goodies on it (from the factory) and can spin at 10K RPM. I had no idea those
big old V8s could do that. Since he has the stock ignition (dual point) though,
he does not have a very wide power band. He did put a Holly on in place of the
OEM Rochester Quadra-Pig - which is another stumper to me. I did not know
Rochester was a supplier to Ford. That did wonders for his power band as
measured on a dyno.
He shows the car so it has to stay very close to stock and I guess the Holly is
legal in that regard.

Dave


Quoting DasWolfen at aol.com:

> In a message dated 11/19/04 2:59:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> dsaad at icehouse.net writes:
>
> > A guy I work with is a Mustang nut. He has a '71 429 that is extreemly
> rare
> > -
> > and worth north of 40K. He has it restored back to OEM specs.
> > I can not recall the exact model, but it was a little unusuall in that it
> > had
> > the automatic tranny and full power and A/C. It is good at burning off any
> > un-wanted tire tread.
> >
>
>  Actually among 71 429 Cobra Jet and Super Cobra Jet cars (Mustang, Cougar,
> Torino, Montego) its reletively common to find full power options w/ Auto
> and
> AC.
>
>  My ultimate 5 car garage......
> 65 Shelby GT350
> 66 Shelby Cobra 427
> 68 Shelby GT500
> RS6
> Late model F250 Supercab SuperDuty w/Banks equipped PowerStroke
>