Not good news, Lyle. Sometimes, after the shock of losing a job wears off, things begin to turn around. Hopefully, you will be re-employed soon, and your life will be better than before.
Posts by SixT5HiPo
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This car is being posted by a dealer...they have the car listed at $45K. Nice car, but I think they will have it for a while.
I agree...
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I'm trying to figure if my rear view mirror on the drivers door is in the right location. Where it is the quarter window will only open 1/2 inch or so. Is this correct or should it be further back so the quarter window fully opens?
Thanks Andrew
The remote controlled side view mirror on my '65 car is factory installed, and the vent window opens fully with no clearance problems...
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This is a gigantic breakthrough and highlights both the passion of the members and the HiPo exchange itself...Bravo!
I agree kompletely!
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The seller had lowered the reserve but apparently not enough. I guess that the prior local offers for $25,000 must have evaporated.
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Probably for good reason...
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The pictures in the auction at least show more important items than the last auction.
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I agree...The car is very rough, but it appears to be an authentic HiPo car that has the correct pieces. It sorely needs a complete and proper ground-up restoration to bring it back to glory. Will it be worth it after paying over $20,000 just to get started?
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Great picture, Bob! All those belts and accessories make for an interesting visual study, but I really wonder how well they would perform above 6000 RPM's...
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Bob's story matches my memories of the sound of a HiPo Arvinode system. I ran one on my '64 Fairlane with a factory K engine that I bought over the counter in 1969. The sound was truly unique, and I'll always remember the authoritative "rap" that came out of the tailpipes when I fired the engine up. When the engine tached up it was loud, but not "false" like the typical glasspack mufflers were.
Later, in 1974, I purchased another set of Arvinode pipes from Ford to install on my '65 Comet Cyclone, which had an "A" code 289 built to HiPo specs with the solid lifter cam and GT-40 valves. It had the same distinct sound as the Fairlane, and I guarantee there is nothing that matches that sound on any other factory exhaust system.
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Back a few years ago, when I was looking for my K-Code, the owner of this car contacted me.
He sent me a lot of pictures (that I still have) but I am trying to locate the email he sent.
Mike, did the guy who bought Kim's car have it up for sale?
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You may find that the autmotaic, though rare, is not as desirable as a stick.
Couldn't agree more...
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I looked through the auction list and only found one K code Mustang...Any one else see any more? Looks like our cars have hit the high price side of the game.
Greg
I can't say for sure if any other K Mustangs were there, but there was a '64 K Comet that was sold early on. The comentary was quick to point out correctly that it wasn't a 289 HiPo car, and that Mercury used the "K" engine code that year to designate the regular fuel 4V 289.
In general, it seems that the High Performance and classic Fords at B-J were bringing better money this year compared to previous years.
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Is there a way to combine the threads on this Kar?
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I wish...
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Interesting trade...Can't say if there will be any interest though.
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Back again:
BIN: $69,500
Outrageous price...
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The Dealer with this car said $30,000.00 would buy it!!!!
I'll bet it will...No way it's worth that much.
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What a great article!
QuoteThe engine then changed hands and showed up partially disassembled at a Spring Columbus Swap Meet in Ohio.
Any idea what became of the engine?
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Wow, that's a real disappointment.
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I think it's safe to go with the date suggested by Charles. My car was ordered with disc brakes in December of 1964. You can surely eliminate the Feb and April 1965 dates.
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All the ones I have ever seen were the spaced out numbers.. the repros have the 10-15-20 ect not 10-20-30...
Although this has not been fully documented, it's been observed that the '65 low profile tachs have the numbers spaced in 500 RPM divisions, and the '66 version has the numbers divided by 1000 RPM's.
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Bidding ended without a sale...US $23,100.02 "Reserve not met".
