[ale] CARS and engines

[Jim]

Dan Lambert wrote:
> Ford made the 429 Blue Crescent engine for NASCAR, and sold the requisite
> 1000 for use on the road to make them legal. Is that the engine you're
> thinking of? 
>
> They put them in a bunch of Mustangs that would ruin a set of tires in short
> order, if the driver wasn't careful.
>
> Dan
>
>   
No, the 427 Ford engine was I think a bored out 390 and was available in 
the mid '60s.  I recall trying to trade my 62 Galaxy 500 for a '64 with 
a 427, dual 4 barrel convertible before I wound up with the goat.

Jim.