05-31-2019, 12:10 PM
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So how close did Ford come to selling 427 SOHC Galaxies to the public? REAL close. They couldn't charge more than $1000 for the engine option. They had to make 100 of them. Ford could do that to get the 427 SOHC engine qualified for NASCAR. And then NASCAR threw Ford a "monkey wrench." They would give Ford the go ahead but there would be a weight penalty associated with the engine . . . 1 pound per cubic inch. That would mean their car would weigh 4,427 while everyone elses would be 4,000. That was the deal breaker.
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