my first ford muscle car? target: 64 ford fairlane

[olredalert]

---There certainly were K-code 64 Fairlanes. they were rated 271hp. But,,,There wwas also the 4-barrel 225hp option which would have been far more likely. Hopefully you have that K in the serial #. Goos luck!......Bill S

[1970Bluel78]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">---There certainly were K-code 64 Fairlanes. they were rated 271hp. But,,,There wwas also the 4-barrel 225hp option which would have been far more likely. Hopefully you have that K in the serial #. Goos luck!......Bill S </div></div>

I forgot...I think code &quot; D &quot; is the 225 hp 289

[tom406]

If the <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"></span>5th</span> digit of the VIN is a K, then its a 289 hipo. If the 2nd digit is a K, it just means it was built in Kansas City. It should be a factory 4 speed with a 9&quot; rearend if its a real K code.

K code Hipo was the only 4bbl small block available in Fairlanes in '64. No A codes til '65. Regular fuel <span style="font-weight: bold">210hp</span> 4V 289's (D-code in early 64.5 Mustangs) were created by Mercury for their cars in '64, essentially topping a regular fuel 200hp 2V longblock with the cast iron Hipo 4bbl intake. Ford did use the motor later in '64, but only in the earliest Mustangs. For some odd reason, Mercury coded this motor &quot;K&quot; for their Comets. Parts books show Mercury calling out &quot;D&quot; code for their Hipo 289 (YES, the exact OPPOSITE of Fords being built in some of the same plants), but none have surfaced. All the '64 Hipo Comets that have emerged have been F or K coded cars with special work orders on their build sheets. Any factory Hipo built in '64 should have a 4 speed and a special 9&quot; rearend.

[budnate]

spotting a 9inch is easy, bottom pumpkin bolt requires a hand wrench, if you can get on it with a socket its not a 9.

[black69]

probably too hard to tell from this one rear shot of the car to tell if its a 9 inch rear. I may ask him to send me more pictures here over the holidays without letting him know my intentions (or if its a K code).