Oh Lordy, I now own a Fordy (a Lincoln actually)..

[njsteve]

Here she is in all her Titanical glory. I let my wife drive the the ship around the block. She was happy to attempt to steer it into port but drew the line at attempting to back it into the garage, which requires a 6 point turn to get it docked without the aid of a tugboat.

The engine runs great. It really pulls when the throttle is mashed down. I backed the timing off a degree or two, to the factory spec of 6 degrees BTDC. Once I get a couple of gallons of 100 octane AvGas in the tank, I can readjust it again. It purrs like a kitten. The loudest thing under the hood now, is that Ford power steering pump. It makes a rather annoying chugging sound.