Reply to "MODULAR OR BUST!"

By the way Ron, I'd give my eye teeth AND a couple of other precious things to acquire a cammer motor. What a find. I would truly love to drop one in a '64 two door Galaxy fast back. drop 'er on the chassis, cut out the wheel well sheet metal NASCAR style, side pipes, a 4 speed top loader.

Its like a Deuce coupe with a flat head, it just belongs.

You see, as a kid, there was an older guy who had one just like that. He bought a used Galaxy and dropped in a Cammer he had bought from Ford for about $2500 (about 2/3 the price of a new car back then). His cammer engine could totally overwhelm the Galaxy's chassis, he stripped teeth off his 9" ring gear & busted carriers, twisted axles, smoked clutches, he could get rubber in any gear at any speed at will. He even twisted his leaf springs into an "s" shape. (afterwards he invested in a good set of traction bars). he bought the least expensive tires he could find because they didn't last very long. He had a fiberglass bubble on his hood, hiding the engine. Jaws would drop when he opened 'er up and there sat this big, menacing SOHC 427. The one engine that trumps every other muscle car engine ever made. Imagine pulling up alongside a 'Vette with a 427 under the hood in a Galaxy and leaving him at the light like his engine stalled! The cammer with a single 4 barrel had 200 more bhp than a 427 'Vette! That's 50% more bhp than the 'Vette which sported over 400 bhp itself.

This fellow would drive by my street in his other car (Mustang) and pick me up, saying "hey George, hop in and come take a look at my car, tell me what I've broken now". LOL... I think he was actually showing off, you know, he was proud his motor could break parts so easily. He never complained about buying parts to fix his car.

The '60s were crazy times.

Wasn't this post originally about installing a mod motor in a Pantera. Oh well. Hey Mark! Me Bad!

reminiscing on the DTBB, George