Time and the relentless march of technology has changed how you’d look at this car today versus 36 years ago.Next to a 427 Galaxie, this is my buy if I win the lottery! 427 Fairlane was what Ford needed on the street to really go tiger hunting in ’66, top 390 was rated at 335 horsepower but lacked serious performance, poor heads had a lot to do with it which were specific to the 335 horse version. My brother’s and my 1971 HemiCuda convertible was staged next to a ’27 T-Bucket with a tunnel-ram-equipped Hemi. (Photo courtesy of en.wheelsage.org. Well Ford was scarce even then. The Ford Fairlane 500XL 427 is an important piece of automotive history.

The 427 I thought was only for a Shelby and only 1/2 of 1968. The Marti Report on this car noted that of the 14,874 Fairlane XL two-door hardtops built, 72 of those XLs came with the R-code 427. Destroked full bore engines, even the Smokes’ mystery Chevelle used a destroked 427.Thank you Howard.

An idea born in Rhode Island and built in Detroit delivers drag racing championships! This was a Ford family. Unfortunately, the owner did commission a repaint around 1990. )Wheels consisted of Ford styled, 14-inch painted steelies, shod in Firestone Sup-R-Belt, red side-stripe tires.The R-Code’s exhaust system had a single transverse muffler and dual exhaust outlets.

I could never convince my dad that we should do the same.
They are the Holy Grail and who knows why. By definition a barn find is a some sort of vehicle that needs work, allotta work in most cases. Most memorable car I ever owned!as I said i did the same with a 66 cyclone….and just had drum brakes…..scary carI wouldn’t care whether the 427 (if it’s actually a 427) is original or not.

As one would imagine, a car with as much firepower and light curb weight as the R-Code would offer some serious performance. "Absolutely I am.

No title is a deal breaker for me, I know there are many ways around it, but Ive lost my butt on a 280z and a Honda CRX in the past……..no thanks, I learned after 2Titles are a tuff item to get and salvage kills values. Hopefully, this one gets restored to its former glory.Considering what has been done to the engine, and that a proper 427 may need to be sourced, this is a $20,000 car…More fearsome Fords!

Shades of days gone by, window sticker lists "427 8V HI PERF" at "3 MOS OR 4000 MI PWR TRN WARRANTY. GM had a corporate ban on racing but that didn’t prevent Chevy from selling the 427/435 in the Corvette. $59.45 shipping. The 1966 Fairlane XL500 427 R-Code’s no-frills interior, with bench seat, four-on-the-floor shifter, and dash-mounted tach. Hmm, apparently chevrolet can’t buy a win either, ask Jimmy J. Lol. Greg offered to hitch his trailer to his truck and motor up to Maine, a trip of more than 1,000 miles.Greg brought along his 16-year-old son, Jordan, and his father-in-law, Ronald Stallard.

Greg was surprised to learn Ford optioned the same racing 427 in a limited run of 1966 and 1967 Fairlanes. All 72 of those 427 XLs came with the four-speed transmission. And how bout 48 wins out of 55 races in 1965.I guess your wording of “every class” in a 10 year period bothered me. Would love to buy this one. (Photo courtesy of motorious.com.) This needs the 4 speed to be more fun. By mid-1968, Ford was ballyhooing the 428 C.J. The $2,017 premium brought Ford’s legendary 427 cubic inch side-oiler V8 to the table. How many have you seen…availability, at the cost.

Anyway Morley I would pull up to you, look at the Badge, listen for the loose engine, clutch, then decide if it was time.Another thing about 427 Fords. The next two generations would see the car heavily restyled in the svelte, Jet-Age styling of the early-1960s, and reduced in size to that of a mid-sized offering.The Jet-Age styling of a second-generation 1963 Ford Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe. Watch.

"This Fairlane came with bucket seats and a console, plus a factory tachometer.The 1967 427 Fairlane is a rare muscle car indeed.

The only reason you guys a gripping is that you will never have a car like this. "The owner said he was close to selling. It is a common trick to turn a 390, 428, etc into a look alike 427 by drilling the holes and installing caps with washers both inside and out to make it appear as a 427 and it definitely strengthens the bottom end if done correctly but it’s not original and I’ll bet good money the price is being driven by the idea that you get an authentic 427 Center Oiler out of the deal.and check to see if it has been sleeved many cracked cylinder walls with the 427 i know from experience i had a 66 cyclone that I blew up the 390 so in went a 427 easy to doI’m with you Todd. Weight or wheelbase, I used to know, also determined cubic inches,, the rules changed each year. )Midway through the model year, the R-Code option hit order forms.


Greg held his breath, hoping for original paint.

Ask the average gearhead about classic Ford muscle, and they will invariably evoke cars such as various and sundry Mustangs, Shelby Mustangs, Talladegas, and Torinos.But what if I was to tell them the most powerful, classic, street-legal muscle car ever to roll out of a FoMoCo factory wasn’t any of those legendary models? He talked to me for a year.

1964 Fairlane 427 High Riser: The Thunderbolt.

Still, a fantastic find.You maybe thinking of the dual quad set up which would not be allowed in NASCAR, but the single 4 pot 427 was used, don’t know the year but a race only “tunnel port”427 was also used to close the gap on the 426 Hemi Dodge/Plymouths. Note the racing stripe above the rocker. I probably shouldn’t have mentioned the Aluminum-front-end Chevys and Mopars, because the most recent of those was still 2 years before the 1966 Fairlane, but hey, you gotta draw the line somewhere.AAaaaannnnndd, there were no such things as tri-power 455 anythings, Buick, Pontiac or Oldsmobile. Indeed, a July 1966 road test of a 1966 Fairlane XL500 427 in stock trim tripped the quarter-mile in just under 13 seconds at 114 mph. But he had some health issues and family obligations.


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