Fairly recent Y block salt record, yeh, Ford........

[67Dart273]

Last night on the Roku box I watched (sort of) a group of guys who built old style rods and drove them to the salt. One of them set a "then" record at about 188 with a Y block in a roadster,

A trailer for the Rolling Bones video "Three Mile"


.................so I looked it up.
Turns out "McTim" has been busy. This is the guy --Tim McMasters-- I came across some time ago that hand gone damn near 150 in a Ford unibody pu with a Y.

One of the older runs back in 012:



Now he's been back, and upped the record by quite a bit.........196.........

 

[pishta]

Lets see what that camper can do! My 312 ran like a Swiss watch, but the 351C I replaced it with was about 120HP better. The Ford-o-matic it was mated to was a little weird. 2 gear positions but a 3 sp. Put her in low and take off, shift to D and it'll shift into 2nd then you pull the shifter back down to Low to hold 2nd and then D for 3rd. I don't think it would go into first from 2nd gear manually.

 

[RustyRatRod]

The old Y blocks were nothin to sneeze at.

 

[67Dart273]

Lets see what that camper can do! My 312 ran like a Swiss watch, but the 351C I replaced it with was about 120HP better. The Ford-o-matic it was mated to was a little weird. 2 gear positions but a 3 sp. Put her in low and take off, shift to D and it'll shift into 2nd then you pull the shifter back down to Low to hold 2nd and then D for 3rd. I don't think it would go into first from 2nd gear manually.

I did not know that!!! Earlier Ford-O-Matics actually WERE 2 speed, just like a Powerglide

Automotive History: 1959-1963 Two-Speed Ford-O-Matic – Ford Builds a Powerglide

 

[RustyRatRod]

I did not know that!!! Earlier Ford-O-Matics actually WERE 2 speed, just like a Powerglide

Automotive History: 1959-1963 Two-Speed Ford-O-Matic – Ford Builds a Powerglide

I have the two speed Ford O Matic in my 61 Falcon. I think three speed pishta is talkin about was the Cruise O Matic. Daddy had that in his 65. It was a three speed.

 

[pishta]

Maybe it was a cruise-o-matic? Nope....3 speed Fordomatic (1957–1958)

 

[Bewy]

In Australia in the early 60s, as a hot rodder, you were King O' the Kids if you owned a Ford Customline, particularly the 59 Star Model. These were sold here in large numbers prior to the Falcon & had the 272 Y block. Chryslers & Chevs were more expensive, & were out of reach for most young blokes like me. My second car was a 59 Cusso [ that was the Aussie slang for the customline ] & performance was anemic...

 

[RustyRatRod]

Maybe it was a cruise-o-matic? Nope....3 speed Fordomatic (1957–1958)

The one in my Falcon doesn't even have a trans cooler or lines. LOL

 

[dart4forte]

Last night on the Roku box I watched (sort of) a group of guys who built old style rods and drove them to the salt. One of them set a "then" record at about 188 with a Y block in a roadster,

A trailer for the Rolling Bones video "Three Mile"


.................so I looked it up.
Turns out "McTim" has been busy. This is the guy --Tim McMasters-- I came across some time ago that hand gone damn near 150 in a Ford unibody pu with a Y.

One of the older runs back in 012:





Now he's been back, and upped the record by quite a bit.........196.........

I keeps this vid laying around, I ve always liked watching