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Auto World Ford Thunderbolt 1964

Post by GP246 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:15 pm

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The Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt was a limited production, factory experimental, drag race only automobile built by the Ford Motor Company in 1964. A total of 100 units were produced.
Based on the Fairlane and named for a factory experimental Fairlane of 1963, the Thunderbolt combined the light weight of Ford's intermediate-sized body introduced in 1962 with a "high rise" 427 CID (7.0 L) V8 engine with dual Holley four-barrel carburetors intended for use in the much larger Galaxie. That engine as used in the Galaxie for NASCAR racing did well, but the Galaxie was simply too heavy an automobile in stock trim to be drag raced successfully; so-called "lightweight" 427-powered Galaxies were built both for stock car racing as well as drag racing during the 1964 model year, although these cars were not modified to the extent of the Thunderbolt

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Re: Auto World Ford Thunderbolt 1964

Post by [KRAFTIG] » Sat Jun 08, 2013 8:20 pm

Very cool! Love the dual zone ram air intake, sweet!

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Re: Auto World Ford Thunderbolt 1964

Post by GP246 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 10:09 pm

Tomorow i'm gonna add this this to my collection....pic to come :okay:

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Re: Auto World Ford Thunderbolt 1964

Post by Gavin » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:14 am

This one has always kind of been on my list. I'm not really into drag racing, but there's something about this model I really like.

The white one (an Ertl Authentics release) will be part of my collection at some point.

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