Posts by SixT5HiPo

  • Car meetings in Switzerland


    Thanks for the link to your pictures. I totally agree that it's fun to see a gathering of classic American cars on a nice day, especially when they are so far from "home".


    Best wishes to you and your wife. Here's hoping the delivery will go well with no problems.

  • 1967 Shelby

    Thanks for posting the pictures, Dave. It reminds me of another non-running, neglected Shelby that is wasting away. A friend showed me pictures of it sitting in a field near his house in Montgomery County, PA. The elderly owner knows it's a valuable car, but has no plans to restore or sell it...What a shame!

  • Early 64.5 Mustang

    Quote from CMHawk

    I was at a show earlier today and saw the earliest 64.5 Mustang that I have ever seen...Scheduled built date of 31C with all the panels I could see date stamped between March 18 and March 22. Unit number in the VIN is 105735.


    VIN indicates car was Detroit. Were they making cars in the end of March 1964? Is this unit number very early?


    Yes, that car was made during the first month of Mustang production.

    Aproximately 150 pre-production Mustangs were built before regular Mustang production began in early March of 1964. They were used for advertising and engineering purposes, and were not for sale to the public.


    The earliest scheduled build date for a production Mustang is 05C. (The actual day Job One rolled off the line was Monday, March 9th.)At that time, only the Ford Dearborn Assembly Plant built Mustangs, and the San Jose plant was added in July of 1964 because the Mustang sales quickly outstripped the capacity of the Dearborn production lines.

  • Restoring a 64 K Code Fairlane

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    ... the first part of the VIN was 4K47K and I think that's Kansas. I do remember, it was a 'Goat' (GTO) killer.


    That's correct. "K" is the Kansas Assembly Plant code in the VIN, and the "47" is the Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe 2 door code. While not generally known, the stock 289 HiPo Fairlanes were able to dust off many of the more famous "muscle cars" of the Sixties all day long!


    The assembly date is early 1964, and probably calls for an automatic choke and a single exhaust. I think the Fairlanes switched to a manual choke along with the Arvinode dual exhaust system around April, 1964. Double check with Bob Mannel to confirm this.


    I still have some pieces of an original black interior for a '64 Fairlane Sports Coupe in my attic.


    Quote from garymcgowan

    Now, all I need to do is find a pully. Would just a standard pully work as long as I keep the RPM's down? That would allow me to complete the engine and drive the car until I find the correct pully.


    I've seen a reproduction HiPo generator pulley listed on eBay several times. Apparently someone tooled up to make copies. They're made from solid billet stock and are painted black. They were advertised to be extremely accurate with no runout. I've watched several relistings from the seller, and every auction ended with no bids placed. I think they were listed with an opening bid of around $150.00.


    The regular pulley will work fine until you locate the correct HiPo piece, and I wouldn't worry about an occasional buzz up to the redline. Good luck with your project. It seems as though you're off to a good start already.

  • 5F07K634945


    WOW! What an outcome...Sometimes it seems as though there isn't an ounce of integrity left anymore.

  • 5F08K748826 @ Bonhams Auction

    Quote from SixT5HiPo

    It really makes you wonder why the owner doesn't want to keep the car and enjoy it for years...

    Quote from CharlesTurner

    Because the current owner is a dealer?


    We've been watching this car for a while now. Apparently, it goes from one dealer to another dealer, and from auction to auction. Isn't it strange that dealers keep buying it instead of a person who will keep the car for more than just a few months? Considering how much dealers have to mark up the selling price with each transaction, there doesn't seem to be any mark up left on this car...

  • Engine Date Coding

    Quote from rallyman

    I read on Ebay forum that 289 blocks are identified to the particular model by the second letter in the casting code, ie C5AE-6015-E, the A represents the model. They say A is Galaxie, and that Mustang is Z. That means Mustang block should be C5ZE-6015-E??


    Yet all I read in this forum (and almost everywhere else) indicates all 289 blocks are C5AE (if cast in 1964/5)


    The casting numbers on 289 engine blocks weren't specific to each carline that used them. Remember, besides Fairlanes and Galaxies, the 289 was used in Mercury Comets, Ford Falcons, as well as the Mustangs. There wasn't a need or purpose to have a different casting number assigned for each brand. Blocks were cast, and engines were assembled before they were shipped to assembly plants. The assembly plant is where it was determined into which car the engine was installed.

  • 65 Falcon 271 HP Challenger V-8

    So far, it apears that there were a few 271 hp 289 Falcons built and sold in Canada. Here's one that was the subject of a magazine article some time ago:




    Notice the Canadian warranty plate is considerably different than the American counterpart.


    There was an ebay auction for a copy of Muscle Car Review that has a story of this Canadian HiPo Falcon. Here's a quote from the seller's ad:


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    HERE IS THE ISSUE OF "MUSCLE CAR REVIEW" MAGAZINE (CANADIAN DISTRIBUTION COPY) THAT FEATURES THE RAREST OF ALL MUSCLE CARS - A 65 FORD FALCON WITH FACTORY 289, 271 HORSEPOWER HIGH PERFORMANCE WITH 4 SPEED IN A 2 DOOR SEDAN.


    THIS WAS A CAR THAT I OWNED ON AND OFF FOR ALMOST 29 YEARS! IT WAS ONE OF ONLY SEVEN (7) 65 FALCONS DOCUMENTED WITH THIS OPTION AND ONLY AVAILABLE IN CANADA! MOST CAR ENTHUSIASTS HAVE HEARD OF THIS CAR BUT NEVER ACTUALLY HAVE SEEN ONE. I OWNED, DROVE AND RACED THIS CAR FOR MANY YEARS. IT NOW RESIDES IN MEDINA NEW YORK WITH ITS PROUD NEW OWNER.

  • GT -Transverse exaust

    Simply put, the answer is "no".


    The transverse dual exhaust system was phased out in the Fall of 1964, way before GT production began. It was replaced with the Arvin dual exhaust system, which was a high performance, low restriction design that featured two "straight through" mufflers and two resonators that were finished off with subtle turn down tips that are just visible beneath the rear valence panel.


    Due to many customer complaints about the high noise level of the High Performance "Arvinode" exhaust system, a more conventional muffler/resonator design replaced the Arvinode setup by April of 1965, and was used on the GT Mustangs with the signature trumpet outlets in place of the turn down tips found on non GT cars in 1965-66.

  • Newby


    Hello Pete. Thanks for joining this website. It's still amazing to know that so many High Performance Mustang enthusiasts live well beyond the USA. Good luck in your search to find that convertible.

  • New Member

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    ...well finally I have registered my 65 K Fastback.


    These K cars are an addiction, so much so I brought the Shirt and wear it very often too car events.


    Thanks for adding your car to the Registry. It's great to know there's an international appreciation of 289 High Performance Mustangs. Hearing from so many owners in distant countries proves that these cars have a significant following throughout the world.