Bill Pemberton
0ld Ford Automotive Racing Terror
TMS is correct .....the car is now a pig and the owner needs to be committed!
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I guess you have to have more of an "old-time hotrodder" attitude in you to understand these kinds of swaps. Though even this one die-hard keep-it-as-original-as possible guy (as in against even most period-correct mods) I knew from MustangForums a dozen years ago could still understand that if dropping a SBC into a 1960's Mustang saved that car from the crusher it was still the better path to take.The mind is a terrible thing to waste. Perhaps this idea was born out of boredom. I just don't get it but I'm more of a traditionalist. Still trying to figure out why they shove Chevy blocks in a hot rod Ford.
For the old-time hotrodders, brand loyalty didn't exist. If the engine already in the car wasn't providing satisfactory performance, out it came and in went something that could.The days of loyalty to a certain brand of anything seem to be gone.
My brother finished the restoration of a 1950 olds which had a caddy engine. The car then went Back to the salt flats to run 51 years after it’s original time trials on the salt. Same body, chassis and engine combo. Car ended up in a Rothod Special edition.For the old-time hotrodders, brand loyalty didn't exist. If the engine already in the car wasn't providing satisfactory performance, out it came and in went something that could.
Odds on favorite in my book!I would bet on front end damage.