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I joined because my dad has a 64 Tiger he pruchased in 1970 shortly after he got married. He removed the original 260 which had blown up and put in a 289 he had in his Fairlane at the time. I still hear stories about him building the transmission in the kitchen of my parents apartment. He used for autox and drag race (it ran a 13.8 on bias plys 175/70/13 and stock ex and stock manifolds at 101mph)it in the back in the 70’s in the Detroit Michigan area and in the Northern Virginia area also. The specs as far as I know are
289 CID
Forged Pistons
Boss 302 oil pan
Stock rebuilt rods
Melling "3/4" race cam
High volume melling oil pump
Not sure on the heads
Cobra R Model intake (bought new in 1970 for $40)
Holley 650 with mechanical secondaries
LAT headers
All rotating parts balanced and blueprinted
Ford Trasistorized ignition
Rebuilt ford toploader
1969 Ford F100 clutch and pressure plate
This is about all I can remember about the specs he has told me over the years. Supossedly my dad took my mom for a ride in the car the day I was born. I have very fond memories of this car and unfortunatly it has not been driven in almost 8 years. Rust claimed the gas tanks and the clutch slave and master are goners, the radiator has finally deteriorated and leaked out coolant all over the garage floor. I would like to see this car back on the road and my dad driving it. I of course have been into cars ever since i was born but alas I am into German cars more specifically VW’s. I autox a 1976 Rabbit heavily modified. But all I can remember is riding in the tiger 8 years ago and being amazed that a V8 would turn 7500rpms and rev up like a crotchrocket. Well I hope to post some pictures of it in the future. I have decided to get it back on the road this summer and cruising around. Thanks Matt 🙂 -
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