FE Race and Reunion 2016

The 4th annual Ford FE Race and Reunion at Beaver Springs Dragway.
Rain all day on Friday, about a half day of racing on Saturday.

[@roccovaselino]

I love this compilation. My father was a Ford salesman throughout the '60s, and I even worked at a Ford dealer in '66 in pre-delivery. I got to drive everything. I raced a heavily modified 1968 Torino GT fastback with a 390 (4.11 gear, Isky cam, longtube headers, etc.), and a 1969 black Mustang with 428 and 3.91 gear. Great memories, and I appreciate the video.

[@fasx56]

What a thrill to see again many of the built up SUPER STOCK big blocks of the 1960s. The worked over 406s and 427s bring back a lot of nostalgia of the golden era factory sponsored cars and then later in the hands of individuals who are keeping these drag models going.

[@randysigler1197]

Wow Those FEs sound so good always like seeing them race

[@lonniecavenee6201]

I love those old FEs. Big or small, nothing sounds like a Ford V8! That growl, even at redline.

[@Pappy63]

So nice to see this many drag races without a first gen Camaro

[@markokampfelt3298]

Fords and chevys is best🇺🇸👍♥️

[@quagmiredavis4117]

@@markokampfelt3298 when the fords showed up Camaros packed up and left .... lol

[@m42037]

Not any 65-66 Galaxies, shame.

[@charliejones7574]

That was fun....haven't watched these in decades

[@garysimonson9593]

that was fun! Love seeing those big Galaxies with air under the front tires. And that black and white '58 Custom 300 - that car's awesome.

[@m42037]

I had a 66 XL heritage burgundy with Cragars ran best 13.79, warmed over 390, 3000 stall, 4:11 gears. Would of turned better if I had stick tires, traction was bad. I miss that ol Gal..

[@lorenzomaximo1818]

Man does not live by Chevy alone got to love Ford FEs

[@MustangGTA390]

Love the pit action. Those FE engines sure sound good idling. Thank you for sharing.

[@markwalters5151]

love my 390 fe. great cruiser!!!!

[@Daniel-dc4xm]

Some of the best racing I’ve ever seen. 👍🏻

[@garystephens4941]

What in the world powers that orange bomb that is freaky fast???? I'm a Fairlane guy, but man, I love watching that little car GOOOOOO!!!!

[@2098elk]

Love all them Fords!

[@lonniecavenee6201]

Not crazy at all.

[@lonniecavenee6201]

First On Race Day

[@philipolah7279]

Awesome Video !! Thanks for posting it Love those Fords !!!!

[@DONDIVA1969]

My Dad owned a 427/ 425 hp Galaxie raced it at Bridgehampton Raceway. Stock out of the box except for open exhaust it ran 14.90's at 108 mph with a 3.50 gear ratio.

[@MrWildwilly48]

then it was a dog

[@williewages5601]

I am glad to hear that you are doing some ford stuff

[@yogi2.057]

This strip is in Beaver Springs, PA. What a great setting to race!

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

Thank you, thank you for such a great vlog of this great big blue oval iron!!! I’ve only seen a couple minutes, but I’ll subscribe. More vlogs like this PLEASE!

[@hdvictoryford5329]

This is the one show I can hardly wait to go see. BB, just does a cool job. Wish is was when the weather is a little warmer. TROUBLE MAKER, coolest car, have watched this guy run since the HR Power Fest days. Great Car!

[@BeachBumRAP]

Gotta love those identical Fairlanes at 5:43 that finished .02 sec apart. It came down to who was the better driver.

[@myrenschwartz4544]

great vieod! i miss my 68 fairlane so much these days.

[@Donnybrook10]

the '58 Custom 300 ran 8.95? wow I'd say it's tuned in nicely.

[@rdwrevitup]

It's them there Autolite spark plugs!!

[@scottfox7642]

All 3 vids you have are awesome. I had to subscribe. Hopefully you have more coming.

[@fasx56]

Very impressive performance delivered by most of the cars competing in this drag competition. The mph and times and good driving and well set up cars really came through.

[@fredc8346]

Yes, I was impressed with the setups and fortunately no crashes or even broke stuff from this video.

[@FISTSLIKEBULLETS2]

I wish I was the person that clicked 427 or 428 likes on this vid but I'll take 429 , this video should have way more thumbs up and likes on these classic Ford rare muscle cars , Thanks for the upload

[@fread51]

those 500 and Falcons were getting it

[@fordmanmercury]

We can't wait to drive down again in our 1968 mercury marquis super marauder 428 . Amazing show that day

[@johncarden2823]

Ford Edsel is what I was always told going to have to plan a trip not far from me

[@BobbyOfEarth]

These red Ford Fairlane's remind me of Ed Terry's Hayward Ford sponsored 67 Fairlane 500 that he campaigned back in the day at Fremont and Sacramento dragstrips. He stored all his old race cars, including his 62 Ford Galaxy, 66 Mustang Cobra, his Ford Drag Team sponsored 1968 CobraJet Mustang, 1969 Mach I and 1970 Maverick (Silver Bullet) at his race shop in Hayward, Ca. for years. Ed passed away ..and I saw his 67 Fairlane 500 sold in a TV (Mecum or Barrett Jackson) auction last year.

[@markokampfelt3298]

FE engines are pure gold Ford shows in late 60,s how fast they was.....when Ford 427 come to LeMans...Ferraris was crying The best sounds V8...and now....Ford have 5.0 COYOTE V8....mighty engine👍

[@johnbeltron8787]

Seems like heaven to me.

[@mikelauerman7684]

FE's have served me well...a fresh new 406 is going into my '54 Ford Coupe soon, (soon as I fit main bearings and assemble the rest!)

[@robertsnyder5149]

I loved this video.

[@williemoon7522]

428 mustangs ruled the streets in north bama in the early 70`s .. nobody had a hemi anything and the only 454 chevelles around stayed blowed up ..

[@SimBryant]

That 65 Comet!

[@ricdiamondhandsflair7208]

This was very cool to watch

[@fallguy72]

awesome!!!

[@markokampfelt3298]

This is glory and hallelujah🇺🇸👍

[@3bar]

That was a great weekend.

[@sqr2024]

Man oh man when muscle was muscle.

[@billmann2991]

This is Sick! 👍🏻💪🏻👊🏻😎🍻🍻🍻

[@CallmeDaBreeze1971]

Awesome Fords gettin' it done.

[@larrysiemens908]

Ooh those awesome FE's

[@danielsimmons7397]

You just can't beat an FE BBF!

[@dendens8188]

It's good to see the Ford racing team cars by Hubert Platt RIP .

[@garycotham4546]

Love those bad ass big block Fords

[@marshallmcdowell3369]

@4:51, was he shifting a 3 on the tree? If so, bravo for keeping that art alive.

[@michaelpicozzi3910]

That was great u have the race and time

[@macclark4112]

The 57’ Fairlane @9.03 145mph was Impressive!!!

[@dougewing1571]

Turn em up and shut em down...love it

[@AmericanThunder]

Maverick and Mustang II in there, nice.

[@charlesb3208]

just flat neat. thx

[@ErnieAlgorriernietheattorney]

This is cool. Jody is YANKING those wheels in his Fairlane. Atta boy!

[@alansmith2368]

Fear starts with FE

[@RSDX99]

FE for Ford Edsel, the Edsel was built in the Metuchen/ Edison twp NJ plant in 1957 for the 1958 model year and they came with I think both Y blocks and FE big blocks. The first year of the FE was 1958 for both Ford and Edsel. When Edsel went bust they started building Mustangs in the Metuchen plant. I lived there back in the day saw Edsels daily on the transporters.They were ugly then just as now.

[@knightingalesaid]

That's a lot of Fairlane fords there. My first car was a beautiful red 66 Ford Fairlane.

[@mitchgawlik1175]

Nicely filmed and bitchin' cars. Now if it had only been held at Byron, Illinois...

[@leehodge1473]

I need some cam specs some of these guys run for my 64 Galaxie. 390. Much appreciated.

[@jamescutler8055]

That Trouble Maker Fairlane is nice.

[@thomas4315]

Few week ago I was parked Sunday and seen a old man drive out of long store slowly with a 1957 Chevy station wagon. I could not belive it. In stock shape. Didn’t even know they was a wagon. LOL

[@thomas4315]

Long ago trying to work at Midas they had a old comet 2 dr as a shop car. Car move out no fuss at all.

[@tomswinburn1778]

Fast and furious Fords forever!!!!

[@bthompson1767]

old school is cool

[@danmyers9372]

Are these races strictly for FE engines or do they also include 385 series engines.

[@ronniehill6142]

The red Comet is bad ass

[@peterhulse1064]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

[@g-a-i-l-]

Where is this?

[@falconater68]

Are most of these auto cars or what? Vgate toploaders?

[@kenyonc7162]

So that’s where all the Fairlanes are!!!

[@TheYamaha37]

what does FE stand for on ford engines? one guy said it stood for "Ford Edsel" for the 352, 360, 390, 410, 427, 428 engines & another guy told me it stood for "iron" because "Fe" is iron's symbol on the periodic table. would appreciate it, if you could clarify on what it means exactly.

[@TheYamaha37]

***** thanks man

[@joejava68]

Keven,LOL too funny

[@ppmguire]

Smiles per gallon boys.

[@lonniecavenee6201]

No kidding Sirius Jones they sucked premium like a college student shot gunning a beer! Cruise night in my old man's 352 Galaxie drained a tank of Chevron high test in no time. But man did she run. First On Race Day!

[@GT-fb8nv]

AKS That's cool. I am a Ford guy and if I knew that I had forgotten. Thanks man!

[@brodywalker8579]

Dan Parson Jr!!

[@fordfairlane662dr]

Ford Experimental 427 drag cars rule

[@JohnSmith-wd9rc]

Would like to see a 58 Edsel in that group, running 9.50's.

[@josephhamlett4255]

Love that F.E. muscle nothing like it. New hot rods are great but I want too feel it!

[@PHIL5251]

Does anybody know anything about casting marks in FE 352 blocks ? I was told I had a 429 super cobra jet it has a CX1 casting mark

[@jerryparks6123]

Somebody's got Their wires crossed! To begin with, the Ford FE series block started out as a 332 then 352 , 390 , 406 , 427 , 428 , The 429 - 460 Ford blocks are Entirely different! They're the 385 series, actually there was a 370 C.I. 385 series they used in school buses!

[@De19thKingJulion]

Did the Chevy Vega and the orange Kaiser Henry J have FE V8s too?!

[@De19thKingJulion]

...or is that grey car a Maverick?

[@slayer7694]

Quarantined and drag racing

[@mikebarbera254]

What's the year and model of the wagon at 11:12?

[@6t5bird1]

Looks like a 1965 Mercury Comet wagon with the twin scoop hood from a cyclone

[@wardmontgomery9259]

I can smell the Race Fuel

[@rcoderick351]

The station wagon Battle star galactica is a stick

[@jesseray8433]

thats the one that stood out to me too! def love the hiked up rearend

[@Fendervana]

Please spend a few seconds longer showing the ET/MPH signs..

[@williemoon7522]

why them cars all loud and dont idle good ?

[@Hungdunglow]

Open headers and lopey cams. These are how old drag cars were supposed to sound. These engines are set up for the track and not the street.

[@tomswinburn1778]

BINGO. Neophytes can be excused for not knowing. Willie, the way to get air into an engine was thru the valves. So a high lift and long duration cam were required old school. Killed the vacuum and most ran solid, not hydraulic lifters. That lopey idle was your first clue racing that other driver for titles might be a bad idea. Old school technology meant loading those cylinders up with fuel and air (oxygen). The open exhaust a way to let the spent mixture escape, so no back pressure. I wasn't one , but I sure admired those old school racers. Guys that got their hands dirty, turned wrenches, experimented. Now these guys buy their quick cars. Out of the box. Where's the fun?

[@GT-fb8nv]

willie moon - I can't believe these two cats thought you were serious, especially after seeing your thumbnail picture and your cartoon wording. lol

[@williemoon7522]

yep .. that`s my car in my profile ..it all loud an dont idle good either . HA !

[@GT-fb8nv]

Cool. 69 FB. What'chu got in it, 351W, C4? I love the 69s 70s. And the 5s & 6s and the 7s & 8s.Heck I like'em all. lol :))Is the photo in a burnout box at a little country dragstrip? It just has that look about it. I have been on a few and always in a Mustang!!

[@josephtaverna1287]

You just got to love this channel Ford first on race day fast on race day and the last but certainly not least ferocious on race day no damn to bitten junk Chevrolet the blue oval all the way

[@johncarden2823]

what state is this in

[@bensunkl]

Beaver Springs Dragway is in Pennsylvania. I guess I should amend all the titles to reflect that....

[@boss302gorie8]

my brother asked me when he was 12, hes now 37 "what does FE stand for?" all i could think of was "fuckin enormous"

[@Elmo_Fuddleputt]

Fucking Expensive

[@TheCarrerafour]

its the series number for the fords 352,390,427,428 engines

[@TheCarrerafour]

you are correct

[@thomas4315]

17:27 far left car dies a 8 secound 1/4

[@fredc8346]

Don't any Ford guys have left feet?

[@bthompson1767]

go fairlanes

[@dendens8188]

Letting the horses out of the corral.

[@JohnSmith-wd9rc]

Could someone teach the guy in the blue/white 57 how to shift? Ronnie Sox he ain't!!

[@m42037]

All the same cars. Lot of "Lawn Chair" guys sitting and not running 😂. No 65-67 Galaxies, my 66 XL ran 13.79 best with a warmed over 390, 3000 stall 4:11 gears, but bad old drag radials couldn't get it to hook. Sold it before I could finish it, we lost everything, house, car, my studio drums during Obama, dad lost 100k in the stock market was a bad time. I had that car for 18 years. It's up in Saginaw Michigan if I ever fell into money I know I could get it back. 6D68Y157641 Car was Heritage Burgundy with Cragars and black vinyl top with black interior

[@thomas4315]

Rats I wanted to really see what a thunder bolt can do quarter miles. No body show that

[@gerrylee4141]

thomas 9.58was the lowest quarter mile i see posted but averages low 10s

[@dorian2112]

Mercury Cyclone Spoiler................ enough said.

[@aady4697]

did any Ford's have stick shifts? automatics.... boooiirrrrinnngggg!!!!

[@aady4697]

+Kevin LaFriske I know, I did not want to explain or be rude.

[@garysimonson9593]

'57 Custom was a four-speed. Someone else mentioned a Galaxie wagon. Did ya notice the '58 Ford Custom 300 that went 8.95?

[@TimothySmith-qr1ge]

That red trouble maker fairlane is a 4 spd car

[@josephtaverna1287]

Aaron is it I see you're showing a chunk Chevrolet the bow tie is so very gay off of wallpaper in French in the thirties little Pierre Pure garbage

[@rodneytripp5997]

f e stands for Ford engine

[@chuckdavis572]

wrong. Ford Edsel.

[@MrMikey1224]

You are correct, Edsel was Henry Fords son and it is named after him

[@MrMikey1224]

Sorry, Chuck you are correct not Rodney...

[@davelowell3008]

FE Ford-Edsel

[@cesarenotardonato9937]

I think that the guy in the yellow mustang might have some engine cooking under the hood