66 Fairlane Wagon Combination Suggestions

[FireSale]

Saw a 66 Fairlane wagon sell on Mecum Auctions yesterday for $66,000...

Anyway, there are three versions of the wagon as far as I can tell. Fairlane, Deluxe and Squire. All are similar but weight and trim might be a bit different. For class racing you need to match that.

The most competitive (on paper) wagon is the one with the 390/265hp engine. It has a factor of 13.52 to 13.59 depending on model and falls into L/S or L/SA. The range for that class is 13.50 to 13.99 so it sits on the top.

Go to the NHRA Stock Car Classification Guide for model weight info and find the Engine Blueprint Sheet on the same site for Ford 1966. Click NHRA Competition at the header of this site for the links.

Dale

[Jared Jordan]

Get ahold of Chris Whitney and see about the 427 4-speed combo as a '67. That wagon ran B/S and was stupid fast. Plus it looked like a blast to drive!

Video here:

[FireSale]

How does he turn a 66 into a 67? Flip it on CL?

Dale

[Jared Jordan]

Originally Posted by FireSale

How does he turn a 66 into a 67? Flip it on CL?

Dale

That's for the smart Ford guys to figure out.

[Rusty Gillis]

Originally Posted by FireSale

How does he turn a 66 into a 67? Flip it on CL?

Dale

Change the grille, headlight bezels and tailights

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Rusty Gillis

Change the grille, headlight bezels and tailights

.....and dash cluster, dash pad, steering column and wheel, emblems, side trim (depending on model), hood (if its GT/GTA...etc
There were also 2 versions of the 390 4 barrel engines available in 66-67 Fairlanes, the "Z" code engine had the Autolite carb and smaller cam, the "S" code engine was used in the GT/GTA models, came with the Holley carb and bigger cam.

[Bob Emery]

Too bad a 289 2V doesn't stand a chance in any class, quite a few of them still around.

[Rusty Gillis]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

.....and dash cluster, dash pad, steering column and wheel, emblems, side trim (depending on model), hood (if its GT/GTA...etc
There were also 2 versions of the 390 4 barrel engines available in 66-67 Fairlanes, the "Z" code engine had the Autolite carb and smaller cam, the "S" code engine was used in the GT/GTA models, came with the Holley carb and bigger cam.

Rory do you really think NHRA would look that close to see if the dash and steering column was changed along with side trim?? I would remove all side trim. RJ Sledge ran without side trim until I sent him the trim from my Fairlane.

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Rusty Gillis

Rory do you really think NHRA would look that close to see if the dash and steering column was changed along with side trim?? I would remove all side trim. RJ Sledge ran without side trim until I sent him the trim from my Fairlane.

Well, the question was how do you convert a 66 Fairlane to a 67, years ago, yes they would look that closely, but in recent years, its almost anything goes I`m afraid. Personally, I liked it better before all the NHRA "accepted" aftermarket aluminum heads, carbs, allowed lightweight components masquarading as "safety related", and "special" new cars that were never available to the public with the engines, transmissions, or rearends they can run in a so called STOCK class. Years ago, my buddys 69 Camaro SS/HA got bounced in Tech for having a SS emblem between the tail lights, but he had the addacity to to show up without the SS console. Now you can run a new Dodge Challanger with a Chevy Powerglide 2 speed, and a Ford 9" rearend and a V10 engine in Stock. My, how times have changed.

[Stocker 2]

1966 390/265 has a 2-bl carb and would not be competitive against the 4-bl cars in L class. Just because any car falls at the top of a class does not necessarily make it a good combo especially since weight can be adjusted today.