Snake45 Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Or, if you prefer, 4/27 can be called Chevy/Ford Day!
PARTSMARTY Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 I'm sorry guys-I'm stuck on happy mopar day and i'll stay there-lol-only joking .
Snake45 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Posted April 28, 2017 A.K.A. April Fool's Day?Good one! I got it. HAHAHAHAHHA!
fairlane1320 Posted April 28, 2017 Posted April 28, 2017 Or, if you prefer, 4/27 can be called Chevy/Ford Day! Chevy had a 427!?
Snake45 Posted April 28, 2017 Author Posted April 28, 2017 Chevy had a 427!? Yes, and I've seen hundreds of them since the last time I saw one of THOSE things!
Jon Haigwood Posted April 29, 2017 Posted April 29, 2017 There are two kinds of engines (not motors, motors are electric) Engines that are Hemis and engines that want to be Hemis
espo Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 On 4/28/2017 at 1:01 PM, Snake45 said: Yes, and I've seen hundreds of them since the last time I saw one of THOSE things! Yes Chevrolet had a 427, as did the Ford you show in the picture. But how many of those race based 427 overhead cam engines were in the cars in the showroom that we all buy our cars from?? Ford offered an FE based 427 in a couple of different horse power ratings and some were pretty stout. I have owned a few 427 Chevrolets back in the day and they were very good engines. My last one was a special ordered Bel Air 2 door with the 385 H.P. version with a 4 speed and positraction. The lower H.P. rated engine was the only way I could get Air Conditioning on the car. This was a daily driver and even used to tow a travel trailer. I actually got a speeding ticket for passing a tanker truck on a hill in Oregon. I was in the designated passing lane but I was going over 70 M.P.H. and they really didn't like that. The Chevrolet 427 that started as a 396 and ended at 454 C.I. was a very reliable engine that with the optional high performance versions being a very well respected race engine also.
Force Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, espo said: But how many of those race based 427 overhead cam engines were in the cars in the showroom that we all buy our cars from?? None. The 427 SOHC was not on the option list and you could only get one over the counter if you had the right connections in 1964-65. But you could get a 427 from 1963½ to 1968, single 4 bbl rated at 390 hp and 410 hp, and dual 4 bbl rated at 425 hp...but they were closer to 426 than 427 at 425.98 cui. Chevrolet had three different 427's in the 60's, the Mk I 409 W engine based 427 Z-11 in 1963, the Mk II 427 "mystery engine" also in 1963 and none of them were available in showroom cars, and the Mk IV "rat engine" based 427 from 1966-forward wich everyone could buy. Edited April 27, 2018 by Force
Force Posted April 27, 2018 Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) On 2017-04-29 at 4:52 PM, Jon Haigwood said: There are two kinds of engines (not motors, motors are electric) Engines that are Hemis and engines that want to be Hemis Here is a definition of the word Motor I found quoted from a dictionary. "a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts" So it can be either, and you say Motor Club, Motor Vehicle, Motor Oil, Motor Racing, Motor Sport, Motor Home, Motorcycle, and so on...and all are not electric or meant to be. And isn't the name Mopar a contraction of MOtor and PARts. The definition of the word Engine in the same dictionary is: "a machine with moving parts that converts power into motion". Locomotives are often refered to as engines, they can be powered by steam, electricity or diesel...or both electricity and diesel as most diesel locomotives are. Edited April 27, 2018 by Force
ChrisBcritter Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 Here's a kicker: From 1955, in Selma, NC, a dealer that sold new Fords and Chevys together in the same showroom:
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 6 hours ago, ChrisBcritter said: Here's a kicker: From 1955, in Selma, NC, a dealer that sold new Fords and Chevys together in the same showroom: Wow, I'll bet he caught a lot of flak for that! If he had sold Dodge, he could have covered all his bases.
espo Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 This begs the question: how many here own a 427 cu. in. anything today ?? .
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, espo said: This begs the question: how many here own a 427 cu. in. anything today ?? . Or, how about some posts of 427s in your models? Steve
espo Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Or, how about some posts of 427s in your models? Steve That would clog up the whole forum.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 54 minutes ago, espo said: That would clog up the whole forum. Steve
Jon Haigwood Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 Smaller list: How many songs with 427 in the lyrics vs how many songs with 426 in the lyrics ?
ChrisBcritter Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, espo said: This begs the question: how many here own a 427 cu. in. anything today ?? . I don't, but if you asked me on February 31st, that's what my Buick has...
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