Ford 427....was: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Umm, what?

[George Fourchy]

On Thu, 15 May 2003 21:26:17 -0600, SHOMail wrote:

>7.0 litre V8 (427 CID) ?
>But the F350 gets a 6.8L V10, and the next step
>down to a V8 is a 5.4L.  Must be a special SHO
>engine again, this time developed by Kawasaki :-)

OK....went out and got the mag out of the car.   It's the June 2003 Mustang and
Fords.

It's a full size 4-door sedan with straight parallel bright metal strips across the
front, with a body colored bar in the middle...square single headlights, and slab
sides with a more or less plain looking rear with square taillights divided
horizontally with a body colored small bar.  There are 20 inch wheels and 6 speeds
forward.  It has an all aluminum V-10 of 7 litres, making 590 HP and 509 lb. of
torque at 5500 RPM.  It's great until you sit in it....no gauges, just a speedo and
tach.  Nice console and seats, but the dash guy went to sleep when he designed it.  

The magazine says production is doubtful.  It's the same size as the 500, which is
replacing the Taurus, so Ford probably wouldn't produce two completely different
brand new cars the same size at the same time....too expensive a risk.

No SHOs in sight, anywhere.....

George