Keep your first car: 1966 Fairlane GT 427 Test Drive with Trickflow Heads Howard’s Roller Cam

Do you ever think about those cars you sold and wished you hadn't? I sure do.
In 1991 at the ripe old age of 15, I found this Candy Apple Red 1966 Ford Fairlane GT in a want ad in the paper (yes, an actual paper). I called the number, and it happened to be the number for a local salvage yard. The grumpy gentleman who answered the phone said he would take a very specific $975 for the beat up old Fairlane. His reasoning for the oddly specific price was that he had that much in the 4X4 parts that the previous owner had traded the car for. I begged my dad to go look at the car, and i fell in love with the ratty musclecar on the spot. I drove the car home, but it needed everything before I could make the journey to high school.
30 years later, I still have my trusty Fairlane. I have to admit, she has faired better than I have with age. She has alot more power, better looks, and has been faithful to me the whole time despite my constant flogging and gear jamming.
The latest upgrades have modernized this vintage often-overlooked Ford musclecar. I upgraded the top end of engine with the new FE Trick Flow® PowerPort® 175 Cylinder Heads for Ford 390-428 heads. After trying a flat tappet (that super-failed). We replace with a hydraulic roller from howard’s cams (.560 lift , 234.6 @ 0.050” intake and 240.6@ 0.050” exhaust). The new Demon carb and cam combo worked great.
The Fairlane may be ready to take on another 30 years of hot rodding, I sure hope I can keep up!!!
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