Long time lurker new member

Here is my 64' Gal. She was originally a 289 3 on the tree with OD but now a 466 and TKO 600 lurks be beneath the 1 of 1 cowl hood. I've also added 4 wheel disc brakes, upgraded suspension, and a tweed interior.
At some point its gonna get a color change and some other body mods.  

Justin



 

This is my 63. Full frame off (I did the paint that way on purpose to make it look old), 552,solid roller,11.6:1,C6, 3500 stall,3" to 2 1/2, 10s w/275-15R, 195s on Buick Riv wheels F. Tubular A frames, QA1s F, Mono leafs w/Cal Tracs 9 way adj. R. Sebring seats. Hybrid power steering,Saginaw 605 top w/stock 63 bottom. Hydro boost brakes 12s F, 11s R.

Well me being a new member I guess I should show everyone my ride. It is a 1970 Ford XL numbers matching barn find that I found about four years ago. It was a one owner car that at the time hadn't been plated since 1996. It had been painted back in the 80's with this yellow as the actual original paint color is light ivy yellow. I have played around with the car a little adding 3.25 gears, rebuilt the 429 and added a few touches on the outside to make it look a bit meaner. I totally love this car!

Is that Leather?

Way, waaay back in the 'stoned' age, a friend of mine's dad owned a '70 429 car just like yours except it was green. My friend used to 'borrow' it and we would pack 7-8 of us in that thing, 4 across in back with our girlfriends in our laps, and go cruising on Friday & Saturday nights. Even with all that weight, we still surprised a few Camaros, Mustangs, Cudas and other small-block 'hot rods' in the inevitable stoplight street racing. It looked like our parent's cars on the outside, but under the hood lurked big block muscle... with air conditioning, even!

Don't get me wrong, the FE engines were real beasts. But the 385 series were no slouches either, especially with a little tweaking.