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BlueOval Ralph · 08-11-2010, 08:53 AM

Not true
Automatic 271 HP in Fairlane only in 1965.
they built about 50 in 1964 had a Light Blue one, when I went looking Bob Ford in Dearborn had 2, a dark green and the light Blue at the time Paul Havey ran Bob Ford.
BTW the 64 auto cars had the dual chamberd exhaust. Sticks had large single exhaust.
Ralph

Falcon's did not even get a 4 barrel carb until 1967
271 HP motors were in limited supply and Mustang got all priority.
Edict from Iococca
64 271 Comets were never available as a RPO option. Only as a special order "build deviation" ala GM COPO.
The few that were built went to racers. Most with dual quads or webers in the trunk destined for B/FX. 4 speed only
"K" code in a 64 Comet was referred to as the Challenger V-8 289-210 HP and avialable with any trans.
Low compression Mustang motor with the larger 600 CFM 390 FE carb.
Long story on how that came about. Payback to Iococca.

By 1965 271 HP became a RPO option in Comets.
Automatic 271 HP in Fairlane only in 1965. Mustang 271 got it in 1966 and 67.
Comet never did.
Hope that clears some of the 289-271 info up.[/QUOTE]

08-11-2010, 08:53 AM	#46
BlueOval Ralph Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 852 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: cars that were built but not in the guide? Not true Automatic 271 HP in Fairlane only in 1965. they built about 50 in 1964 had a Light Blue one, when I went looking Bob Ford in Dearborn had 2, a dark green and the light Blue at the time Paul Havey ran Bob Ford. BTW the 64 auto cars had the dual chamberd exhaust. Sticks had large single exhaust. Ralph Falcon's did not even get a 4 barrel carb until 1967 271 HP motors were in limited supply and Mustang got all priority. Edict from Iococca 64 271 Comets were never available as a RPO option. Only as a special order "build deviation" ala GM COPO. The few that were built went to racers. Most with dual quads or webers in the trunk destined for B/FX. 4 speed only "K" code in a 64 Comet was referred to as the Challenger V-8 289-210 HP and avialable with any trans. Low compression Mustang motor with the larger 600 CFM 390 FE carb. Long story on how that came about. Payback to Iococca. By 1965 271 HP became a RPO option in Comets. Automatic 271 HP in Fairlane only in 1965. Mustang 271 got it in 1966 and 67. Comet never did. Hope that clears some of the 289-271 info up.[/QUOTE]