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Detroit, 5:48 AM
Tue Nov 24
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08/09/09
However, to see them in this kind of condition, not being worshipped, I'm good with it.
08/09/09
But here's the downside. Compare this body to the Mustang and you can see the Nova was austere to the point of Quakerish.
Chevy had no choice but to launch the Camaro but Novas eventually caught up--so in essence Chevy launched two different monsters after the Mustang.
08/09/09
I think the Nova was launched to compete with the Falcon. The Mustang was a 'Euro' restyle of the Falcon meant to better compete with the rear engined Corvair. For sure the Camaro was meant to do what the Corvair couldn't and compete with the Mustang. These market niches all got a bit confused. The Nova SS and Falcon Sprint didn't help. Cool old cars, all of them.
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Here's what it looked like stuffed in
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Code L79 was the killer 350hp 327. Think about it, 350 horsepower in a 2,500-pound car. We're talking drag racing here.
The engine put out great power and looked great, too, with a chromed, dual-snorkel air cleaner, chrome rocker covers and chrome oil filler and cap at the front of the aluminum intake manifold, which sported a 600cfm Holley four-barrel carburetor.
Internally, this engine had 11.0:1 compression and hardy valves with the intakes measuring 2.02 inches and 1.60 inches on the exhaust side. GM even did the exhaust right, with duals and resonators for a raspy sound.
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Are they vintage PepBoys or an OEM-option?
My father-in-law restored this generation of Mustang extensively back in the day (has trophies, some forlorn parts cars, and one '66 vert remaining for me to finish to prove it) so I'll have to ask him next time I'm down there.
08/09/09
One note: The Mustang was based on the previous Falcon platform, not the 1966. Falcon was all-new for '66 along with Fairlane, and both cars now shared a common platform. The '66 Falcon also didn't get the 271 hp 289 - the 200 hp was the maximum (though some special order 271s might have slipped by). 1965 was the last year for Falcon hardtops, convertibles, Sprints, and performance options. The '66 emphasized economy and not much else - performance was left to the Mustang and Fairlane.
08/09/09
@tonyola:
I agree with you about the color. My preference is the Candy Apple Red.
08/09/09
You have to click photo to see all the colors.
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@tonyola:
I was doing a photo search for a '65 Stang like yours and came across this. Had to share it.
08/09/09
I had one of the first big-block Mustangs, a 67 GT/A fastback. Man was that chassis not ready for that engine. Even with the front discs, braking was as abysmal as the handling. Quick, yes, but I have precious little nostalgia for 60s Mustangs from a dynamic standpoint.
08/09/09
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The 1970 Maverick was essentially a shortened Mustang, which in turn was based upon the original Falcon's platform. So was the mid-70s Granada.
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The best aspect of the Falcon platform was that it was pretty light compared to other Big Four compacts.
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I also wonder how this worked. I thought the Mustang was a unit-body car, so wouldn't there be all kinds of structural issues with this scheme?
05/19/09
Why the heck didn't they just strap the Mustang to the helicopter and fly it up there?
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