Storm:)...the 68 428 Super Cobra Jet was far from a featherweight
the 67-67 Shelby GT500 was powered by a big block 428.
and a very limited number of 427 side oiler GT500 KRs were alos thrown into the fray to freak out the bluecollar muscle cars....
the 67-68 GT 390 as well; lithe and mean machines that held thier own in the streets of sanfrancisco with the (supposed) heavyweight chargers/coronets and the rest, of that era;)
it was the mustang that started the revolution...that moulded it and that survived its end...
to whom it may concern:
the boss was always a 429, never a 427:)
the 427 came in the 67 GT500 in a limited number and off and on in 68 witha side oiler mind you and a few came with a (paxton?) supercharger..
excess of 500 horses.(street legal by the way, those cars demand over $500K on the US classic market)
the 429 was a SEMI hemi. it was never hard to copy engine design esp in detroit in those days:), ford chose to have its own design on purpose, and a better one. churning out more torque AND HP from a smaller engine, pulling a SMALLER frame!(power to weight ratio;simple math gentlemen.simple math;))
the 429 semi-hemi by ford was dubbed the corvette killer...it was rated by FoMoCo at 375 hp but was actually in access of 450 HP on the Dyno when new....
Ford won trans am in 70 witha 1-2-3 against chryslers hemi and chevys big block(wich entered in multiple entries due to GMs multiple marques; cheeky i tell u)...
Haha...bros..the thing is...we all like our fave cars......n we all think THEYR the only best thing that ever happened in automotive history. this isnt the case. all cars are great..and we should continue this debate for the sake of fun!
CHEEERRRS!!
the 65-66 mustang was yes comparable to european sports cars..cos that is what it was meant for wen launched, same goes for the 67-68 small blocks....
