Hi all. New to this sight but not new to K cars and engines.
We used K 289s in our stock cars in the late 70s. My cousin bought a core for $325 and we all bought components for them over the counter.
I had a green 66 K coupe for a while. Myself and several of my friend's were Ford guys in the late 70s. Among us we had the 66 K coupe, a couple Boss 302s, a Boss 351, a 428 Cobra Jet Torino and (two Boss 9s that we never got running).
A non Ford friend of mine recently acquired and gave to me a disassembled HiPo289 engine. The well known and accepted story goes that in 1965 a Tulsa area Super Modified driver "ordered two 289 Cobra engines straight from Shelby in CA" to run in his Super. My friend was involved at the time and says the story is true and saw them run.
I sure wish i had a worthy purpose for this engine. It is a std bore block with no discernable wear.
Could anyone give me some insight on these 3 cams? The one stamped Cobra is interesting.
Side note: We own and operate a Machine Shop / Metal Fab shop, have raced sprint cars for 20 years, collect and restore vintage open wheel race cars and fly a Cessna 180.
Respectfully, Paul Martens