[Shotimes] Re: O/T - Fwd: Check out Art Car gathering called CARTOPIA

[Donald Mallinson]

I am not sure if the 406 was an option with the police package or not, 
but I would bet it was,  probably the 427 too.  The 427 came with either 
a 4 bbl or two fours.  The 406 came with a four bbl or three twos I 
think.  390 was available with 2 bbl or 4bbl.

I ran a 389 62 pontiac against a guy with a 62 galaxie with 390 with the 
406 top end, 3-2's and 406 exhaust.  That car was running low 14's same 
as I was.  We had a best out of three match race at a nostalgia event 
and we really put on a show, both of us doing burnouts, backing up, 
burning out again, staging and doing little stage mind games.  All set 
up in advance between us to have fun.  The crowd was really in it (note 
that this same day Arnie Beswick and Dyno Don Nicholson were doing match 
races in their pro nostalgia 9 second cars, so we had to do something to 
get the crowd going in such slow cars by comparison!).  I won the first 
event, and if I hadn't gotten a lousy start the second run I would have 
found a way to lose so we could go to round three.  For round three all 
advance stuff was off and we would go for it.    We really had fun 
staging and doing burnouts, and both red-lighted, but I was closer to 
not, so I won!  HE was making a lot more HP, but I had better gears and 
tires.  We were both about 14.20 but I was doing 105 in the 1/4 mile and 
he was near 110.  So he really was making some more HP.  I was a couple 
tenths better at least in the 60' and that was where I got him.  Lots of 
fun, I miss that car.

Don Mallinson

zerojd@comcast.net wrote:

> The police interceptor had real slick cast iron headers.  As I 
> remember the 406 was not an option.  I believe that the 427 was the 
> killer option.  I don't recall  what the induction options were for 
> the 427.  My recollection is the 406 had a three two setup.  I was a 
> college student at Ole Miss and didn't have any spare funds for mods.
> Zero  97TR
> Pottsville,Pa.
>  
> ----------- Original message --------------
> rom: Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net>
>
> > That 63.5 Galaxie is a favorite body style of mine. If you add 406
> > heads and exhaust to that 390 it would really wake up! Set up right,
> > your galaxie should have run in the 14's, maybe low 14's. Not bad for
> > such a big car.
> >
> > Don Mallinson
> >
> > zerojd@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > > My first new car was a 63 !/2 Galaxie 500 fastback with a 390 Police
> > > interceptor with a 4 speed and a 3.90 rear. It was a nice car, but no
> > > real performer. It was however dead reliable.
> > > Zero 97TR
> > > Pottsville, Pa.
> > >
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message --------------
> > > From: Donald Mallinson
> > >
> > > > For something a little more "stock" check out the new addition
> > > to the
> > > > Mallinson st