George I picked it up with another short block for 3800.00 its in the back of my rack body with a bunch of assorted ford parts. there were also chrysler hemi parts but I was in la la land when I seen this thing laying on it side in the guys shop I bought it from. it needs to be taken apart a run thru. cant even think of hwo can do that.

OMG!!! That is the rarest most valuable motor on the face of the planet. How much do you want for it??? Can I pick it up this afteernoon??

This is why I'm stuck on my 351 C build. I raced FE's all my life and never had these RPM, oiling and strength issues.

That motor is a museam piece since I think that the later 427sohc's had aluminum heads and this one has CI heads so I think its real early 65 or maybe the 64 one prep'd for Nascar then once Nascar banded hemi's it was used or sold else where. I have a friend who is the guru on these motors and thats his feeling. It's real clean inside but it has been run.

THAT IS COOL. IF that engine is soooo valuable (which it apears to be) would it be worthwile trying to find the car it came from. Together their value could go up tremendously.

Gary

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Originally posted by accobra:
So what do you guys think of this little modular beast I picked up ? NO WAY will this fit in the Pantera. 680hp from the factory over the Ford counter in 1965. LOL

Great find! Do it justice! (I say shoehorn it into your Pantera, I'll come over with the butter and lard.)

Michael

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Originally posted by Cyboman:
Great find! Do it justice! (I say shoehorn it into your Pantera, I'll come over with the butter and lard.)

Michael

I agree with you Micheal. IT would be the most awesome Pantera to have ever existed in the history of mankind. A truly historical event IMO.

Gary, it didn't "come from a car". They were sold as crate motors only. Ford never installed a cammer in a production vehicle. (650 bhp!)

George

Mike - I'm thinking of it but first problem is the bellhousing it dosent bolt up.

Comp2 - It did not come in a car it was sold only over the counter in 64 for Nascar and 65 it was the Funny Car engine.

Detom - I almost lost it and had to tell the guy I bought it from that its worth a LOT OF MONEY, he said I was honest with him and someone owed him money so it was left in a warehouse with many other FE parts and Chrylser Hemi.

AC, Was it ever used in a nascar?

Gary

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Originally posted by accobra:
Mike - I'm thinking of it but first problem is the bellhousing it dosent bolt up.

Comp2 - It did not come in a car it was sold only over the counter in 64 for Nascar and 65 it was the Funny Car engine.

Detom - I almost lost it and had to tell the guy I bought it from that its worth a LOT OF MONEY, he said I was honest with him and someone owed him money so it was left in a warehouse with many other FE parts and Chrylser Hemi.

A couple of years back, at a car show in Charlette, I saw the first mustang funny car that had a 427 SOHC, only it was missing the motor. They wanted 16 K for the car because THEY COULDN"T FIND A SOHC motor for it. That is how rare it is. It is more valuable than it's weight in gold.