First of all Ranat1's question got lost in the fire and brimstone that followed Rich's posting, we should recognize that was a legitmate question and I hope we didn't put him off.  There are several guys regularly reading these threads who have reasonably souped up T birds including me.  I think your program for your car sounded pretty OK.

I sort of took Rich at his word but maybe it was just a hoax,  it was fun to respond to though.

But reading through that thread raises the question, does anyone know of a Y in a Scrub especially a 55 -57 scrub?  That would be something to bring to Columbus!!

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

I have never ran across one, but earlier this week I stopped at the Flying J on the way home from work. I noticed three nice looking cars in the parking lot along with a second gen 55 scrub pickup. After I pumped my fuel, I made a wide loop through the parking lot just to get a closer look, and noticed that the pickup had "Fordolet" painted on the tailgate. I had to stop then! Walked up and told the guy what a nice looking ride he had and asked about the engine. He was happy to pop the hood and show off the late model 5.0, it looked like a factory install! Bone stock from a late model mustang. He said that he used everything from the mustang and only had to run a couple of wires to hook up the electronics. I am sure that he'll get a lot of attention at Cruzing the Coast this week.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

boy would i love someone in australia to do that you should see how many fords we have with 350 scrubs makes me want to cry.

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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A few years ago there was a chevy monza (I think) at EXPO, running a 385 series Ford engine.  Word was he had a little trouble getting it through the gate.

John in Selma, IN

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

I saw a 57 Chev at the K.C. Goodguys show a couple of years ago that had a 460 in it.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

Tell me how stupid I was . I had a 50 ford coupe with a flattie in it and I swapped the engine for a 283 and put it in the coupe.  Yeah I know....

55Birdman  Hickory NC

I think you've already discovered how wrong that was!

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Back in the 70's there was an early style (55-57) Vette Gasser running at the New England Dragway, Eping, NH. One day he lined up against a 55 scrub for final eliminator. The announcer said that it was a classic C#$Y against C*#Y run off. When the Vette destroyed the 55 and came back down the return road he stopped, climbed the stairs to the tower and announced "That Vette has a FORD engine".

Later pit snooping showed he had a SOHC in it! The next week he came back but now had a very larger FORD blue oval on the trunk lid of the old Vette. Anybody got access to an old Vette race car CHEAP? Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

There was one '50 Buick with Ford 460 in Ford Nationals in Finland.


Hyvinkää, FI

Actually recently on a episode of Pinks All Out was a fellow with a 460 Ford in a 74 caMARIO (pun intended) . They inteviewed him and he said that a lot of the scrub guys were crying. LOL If I remember corectly he made it to the final 4.

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!