paxton super charger?

pala_old · October 20, 2008 at 11:53 PM

Still relatively new to this K code thing ( I own an A code 66 gt ) Ive seen someone selling a 65 mustang K code down under with a paxton super charger. Is that an add on or was it an option back in 65/66

C6ZZKGT · October 21, 2008 at 2:00 AM Official Post

A Paxton supercharger was purely an aftermarket add-on for a 65-66 Mustang. Shelby did offer the Paxton as an option during 1966 on the GT350. I had occasion to engage in a speed contest with the very first GT350 Paxton car in 1966 that was being driven around the San Fernando valley by a person from Hot Rod magazine for testing. Being that this a Ford forum, you probably do not want to hear the results of this contest. <img src=images/icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

-Fred-

pala_old · October 21, 2008 at 2:55 AM

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RalphJr · October 21, 2008 at 8:00 AM

Please share Fred - I love old stories!

Is it anything like the story of the first Cobra dusting off a 'Vette on the LA Freeway?

63Kcode_old · October 21, 2008 at 11:31 AM

Just an add on, but well worth doing!!!!!!!

Larry

C6ZZKGT · October 21, 2008 at 12:19 PM Official Post

Ralph, I had a 64 Chevy II that I installed a 425 HP 396 CI Chevy and it was just more than even a Paxton car could handle. The guy in the Shelby was an editor for Hot Rod magazine, as I recall, and he put my Chevy II in the Hot Rod yearbook that year. He said that he had taken on all comers that evening and I was the only one that beat him.

-Fred-

round2K_old · October 21, 2008 at 1:41 PM

Makes sense; even with a bolt on blower a 271/289 is still not going to produce 425 HP!

s2ms · October 21, 2008 at 2:30 PM

Fred,

Great story. Was that the green car, 6S051, with the "GT 350 S" side stripe?

Dave

pony65k · October 21, 2008 at 3:54 PM

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Still relatively new to this K code thing ( I own an A code 66 gt ) Ive seen someone selling a 65 mustang K code down under with a paxton super charger. Is that an add on or was it an option back in 65/66

Pala, what details have you got on this K? Where is it for sale?

pala_old · October 21, 2008 at 8:38 PM

just cars magazine ,rene

C6ZZKGT · October 22, 2008 at 9:21 AM Official Post

Dave, I really do not remember the color for sure but I believe that it was white. It had California manufactureres license plates on it that were issued to Shelby. I do not remember it having a GT350S stripe but it might have. I do remember the guy making sure that I saw under the hood to see Shelbys newest creation.

-Fred-

RalphJr · October 22, 2008 at 9:48 AM

Fred - great story - THANKS for sharing.

I raced my K extensively in High School and the only cars that could beat me had at least 100 cubic inches on me (big blocks or high HP stroker small blocks). The local guys learned very quickly to respect the "K" -- even a stock one!

It is interesting that these cars are so rare that I never had an opportunity to race another K - but did race a '68 Shelby once.

I've seen plenty of big block Camaros or Chevy IIs - I bet that was a fun car to drive! They are super light and wicked fast!

s2ms · October 22, 2008 at 10:55 AM

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Dave, I really do not remember the color for sure but I believe that it was white. It had California manufactureres license plates on it that were issued to Shelby. I do not remember it having a GT350S stripe but it might have. I do remember the guy making sure that I saw under the hood to see Shelbys newest creation.

-Fred-

Thanks for the info Fred. The first 66 Paxton car (prototype) was 6S051 but I don't think it was ever tested by the mags. It was also the first 66 GT350 painted a color other than white (green) and the only car to get the "G.T. 350 S" side stripes. Since the car you raced was being drived by a guy from Hot Rod I bet it was the same car that made the magazine rounds, I have several articles on that car. Don't recall the Shelby VIN but it was likely the first production car after 6S051. IIRC it had an auto trans.

Dave

63Kcode_old · October 22, 2008 at 3:52 PM

I believe there was a 65 Shelby that was tested with a Paxton and fitted with Thunderbird tail lights. Might be the car that fred raced.

I have done alot to my 66 GT 350 but I still don't think it would beat my bone stock 69 Mustang scj coupe in the 1/4 mile.

Larry

fourspeed · October 27, 2008 at 9:06 PM

Think about this, 64 Chevy II body with the most powerful corvette motor offered in 65. Fred, was this your street racer version of Chevy II Much?

C6ZZKGT · October 27, 2008 at 11:10 PM Official Post

Brian, There is a clone of Doug Thorleys Chevy 2 Much at the NHRA museum at the Pomona fair grounds. However my inspiration was seeing Dickie Harrell the first weekend that he had altered the wheelbase of a 65 Chevy II. I walked into Lions drag strip in Long Beach, California and that car was standing up on the back bumper. My street version was not an altered wheelbase car but it still felt pretty strong at the time.

At about the same time there was a car (truck) called Bronco Buster that was loosely based on a Ford Bronco and it was run by Doug Nash. As I recall that car ran low 9's or high 8's at around 170 to 180 MPH at the time. It was powered by a Hipo 289 of sorts with injectors and later with a blower. The fact that a 289 ran that fast at the time really got my attention. The car had an aluminum frame and only weighed around 1,700 pounds wet. This kind of brings this topic back to 289 Fords and superchargers as the Bronco Buster was probably the best representation of both at any time in drag racing history. This is not downgrading Moneymaker as that is one really bad Hipo 289 Mustang. It just is not as wild as Bronco Buster was back in the day.

-Fred-

tater_51_old · October 28, 2008 at 8:26 AM

Back in the early to mid 60's, I had the good fortune to see Bronco Buster (along with "real" cobras, A/FX/B/FXer's) up close on a regular basis as Doug Nash was my neighbor. Great memories!

marv · October 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Yes Fred you are correct about the Bronco Buster. I was a friend of Doug when he was building the Bronco Buster- I had talked him inot building me an engine. He wanted to sell me his '65 B/FXer- shows you how smart I was (am)... Anyway, he went against the conventional thinking at the time and use the big GMC-671 Blower while all others running small blocks (Chevys) used the smaller GMC-471. He knew very well that the engine was nothing more than an Air Pump and the more air you got through it the more horsepower it made. I was up in Detroit one night and went with Doug and Roger to a Funny Car featured race at Motor City Dragway. I was in the tow vehicle following Doug. When we got at the end of the track, Doug was already out of the car. The first thing he asked Roger for was a cigarette- I didn't even know he smoked. Then he said, that was the fastest that car had ran. We were still out on the strip and had not heard any times, so I asked him how he knew that, and he said that the Throttle had stuck open! <img src=images/icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>

Later after he went into business, he built a 289 HiPo Top Fuel Dragster for one of his customers. Boy, those were the Good Ol Days....

tater_51_old · October 29, 2008 at 3:53 PM

Marv, I see in your Bio that you had set the National Record for 1/8 Mile with a 289. What kind of car? Year? Another neighbor where I grew up had a 64 Fairlane, 289 hipo, from North Brothers Ford that had also set a national Record in the 1/8th mile. Just wondered if you may have crossed paths, I believe it was late summer of 63.

65GT350_old · December 24, 2008 at 8:34 AM

Anyone have pictures of some of the B/FX Mustang Fastbacks that raced in the 60's? (other than the factory "Quarter Horse" Mustang)

-Greg

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