[Shotimes] OT - GM 60's BB lust

[Mark Kelley]

I have a stack of old Super Ford magazines in my closet and I bet the
article is in one of them.   I'll dig through them and see what I can find.
It seems like the story went something like Tasca created the engines from a
mish-mash of 390 and 427 parts.  The combination worked so well that Ford
took notice and turned it into a production engine.

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ron Porter
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:01 PM
> To: mrkelley64@earthlink.net
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] OT - GM 60's BB lust
>
>
> Boy, that sounds familiar.....
>
> The 428 CJ was created from off-the-shelf parts. FWIW, it is NOT the 428
> that Kerby is referring to below. The regular 428 is a
> low-end-torque motor
> for heavy sedans, and is a pug for hipo uses. The 428 CJ is
> another matter.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mark Kelley
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 12:55 PM
> To: Kerby Haltom
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT - GM 60's BB lust
>
>
> I vaguely remember an article I read years ago about how the 428CJ came
> about.
>  I believe it had something to do with Tasca Ford in Providence, RI.  Does
> anyone know that story?
>
> On Wed, 27 Nov 2002 10:55:08 -0600 Kerby Haltom
> <kerbyh@netzero.net> wrote:
>
> > The 428 was specifically made to go into big
> > sedans.  Lots of low end
> > torque, and not a high reving engine.  The 427
> > was much more high strung,
> > and apparently, more expensive to produce.  The
> > one to find is the SOHC
> > 427.  7000RPM red line on that puppy!
> >
> > Kerby
> >
> > At 11:33 PM 11/26/02 -0500, BJamesjr@aol.com
> > wrote:
> > > >How about a Ford Torino GT Cobra?
> > > >Galaxie 500?
> > > >Fairlane GT?
> > > >Mercury Marauder?
> > > >Cougar XR7?
> > >
> > >I remember a local plumber who ordered a 1966
> > Impala with the 425hp 427.
> > >This was their top motor at the time- 11:1
> > compression, mechanical lifters,
> > >Holley carb, etc.  His wife didn't like
> > driving it so he swapped engines with
> > >his pickup.  Of course he just slowly chugged
> > around town in the pickup.
> > >
> > >Ford had some interesting 427's and 429's at
> > that time.  For some reason the
> > >428's weren't as interesting.  The cars that
> > they put these engines in
> > >weren't as "cool" as some of the other brands
> > though.
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