Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH!

Robert Swartz · 02-09-2014, 02:28 PM

Mark, Billy, man, you guys are making me feel really old. Talking about 221 and 260 Fords, LOL! I Haven't heard of anyone messing with either of those motors for 40 years. One of the neighbor girls had a boyfriend back home that ran a 63-64 Fairlane with a 260 when I was a 13-14 year old kid. Her brothers and he would prep the car. They'd flat tow it down to Freedom Dragstrip (now called New Hope). Then come home, change the rear tires, put the mufflers back on it, go cruising on Sunday nite, show off the trophy at the Drive Ins. That would've been about 1968. Even being a dumb country boy buried in the sticks, I remember there were a lot of nice cars running around back then.

These would be tough engines to find parts for, today. Unlike 265 or even 283 Chevy's. I doubt much of this stuff was hoarded or held onto. Heads, intakes and usable carburetors would be fun! What about legal pistons. Other than maybe something left on a dusty shelf, could you even get pistons for either of these engines, now? Talk about a challenge

02-09-2014, 02:28 PM	#11
Robert Swartz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nineveh, Indiana Posts: 512 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Some "Dime Rockets" for the 4TH! Mark, Billy, man, you guys are making me feel really old. Talking about 221 and 260 Fords, LOL! I Haven't heard of anyone messing with either of those motors for 40 years. One of the neighbor girls had a boyfriend back home that ran a 63-64 Fairlane with a 260 when I was a 13-14 year old kid. Her brothers and he would prep the car. They'd flat tow it down to Freedom Dragstrip (now called New Hope). Then come home, change the rear tires, put the mufflers back on it, go cruising on Sunday nite, show off the trophy at the Drive Ins. That would've been about 1968. Even being a dumb country boy buried in the sticks, I remember there were a lot of nice cars running around back then. These would be tough engines to find parts for, today. Unlike 265 or even 283 Chevy's. I doubt much of this stuff was hoarded or held onto. Heads, intakes and usable carburetors would be fun! What about legal pistons. Other than maybe something left on a dusty shelf, could you even get pistons for either of these engines, now? Talk about a challenge __________________ Robert Swartz - Swartz & Lane 66 Chevy II Pro 95 Achieva EF/SA, 78 Mustang II U/SA (work in progress) #354 stock