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.

[Crush]

Man that of been cool to have in HS!! Ha!
Looks great

[olredalert]

----Heavy weight muscle! love your attention to the details, Steve...….Bill S

[njsteve]

Thanks! Next project is the control arm bushings and ball joints. All the other suspension parts were replaced by the dealer 20 years (and 400 miles) ago.

Then maybe I will find some way to get some tunes in it. It has the original "Town and Country" AM radio. It's one of those signal seeker radios that mechanically tracks across the dial to find the most static-ey station and then locks onto its signal. It would be nice to find an AM/FM and then throw some speakers in the trunk. That 1000 square foot trunk would make an awesome echo chamber.