Sleeper 1967 Fairlane 427 Big-Block, 4-Speed Goes 10s All-Motor!

Deep dive into Michael Tagg's fantastic big-block, 4-speed 1967 Fairlane that runs 9s. Ultimate sleeper look with one of the coolest engine bays we've seen. Perfectly prepared, bench seat, old-school vibe with huge naturally aspirated power.
If you like this video, check out Shawn LeBlanc's Fairlane:
• 1967 Fairlane With 428...

[@paulolson734]

All aluminum FE with a stick in a beautifully prepared and meticulously maintained Fairlane. Absolutely killer combination. Thanks to Mike for building such a great car and Evan for bringing it to us.

[@revanevan]

You’re welcome Paul.

[@michaelmoon6675]

Pure badass bar None.☝️👍🤔👍💪💪💪💪💪🆒😎😎🎯😆😁☹️💪✌️

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

exactly what dad raced, and drove home... cept it had a 13 bolt detroit locker rear end and the only thing you could see is the pot in the rear end.. it was all rubber... low 10s car

[@save16thave]

Sweet ride! I have a 66 Comet Caliente with a 351w swap, C6 and a built 9 inch. I've owned it since I was 18 and I'm 40 now. I love the old Ford's and Merc's.

[@steveeddy6876]

Great I had a 65 Caliente with a 351 Windsor and a FMX automatic 2dr hrdtop

[@twolak1972]

I could listen to that BB 427 all day, those T bolts and fairlane left the line so nice and straight. The camaro in the other lane lost before they did their burnout.

[@christopheronsgard1920]

What a great car, your coverage is excellent 👍. Thank you from all the old Ford boys...

[@brandonbell5357]

Fuckin a man

[@RussellSSmith]

Thank you for sharing. It brought back memories of a time in the 70s when an AHRA pure stock 427 car from Laredo, Texas showed us his taillights. The car was well prepared and ran near the record for his class.

[@jackflash6377]

what a beauty!! Nothing sounds like an FE. Had a few in my life including a 428 CJ

[@motownXJdad9565]

427 2 door post car!!!! super, super rare. the FE series motors are the most beautiful motors to come out of my home town, Detroit. what a super nice car man, love that gree metallic. my dad had A 66 fairlane, 427 toploader 4 speed, he used to race at Detroit dragway. he even beat Huston Martin (RIP) (Harold Martin's dad) in a trophy class once. it was a raggedy POS looking car but that 427 was a screamer.

[@karlx-1]

This Fairlane is STUNNING!!!

[@DanEBoyd]

OMFG, that slow-motion launch!!! Those sidewalls wrinkling!! THE WHEEL-LIP WAS 1-2 INCHES FROM THE TRACK SURFACE ON THE HIT!!! That was f'ing sick! Looked like a little wheel-hop or shake later in the tire-spin, especially on the passenger side, though. One of my friends had a dark blue '66-'67 two door sedan like that, but it was a 289. He had some HiPo heads and an intake and Holley 4 barrel on it, but it was always put away and I never heard it run.

[@edwardhasiak7961]

Put it at 1/4 speed and watch it. Looks like the wheel touches the strip!

[@danmyers9372]

That could explain what looks like wheel hop. Tire pressure may be a little too low causing the tire to wad up.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

@@edwardhasiak7961 Yeah you can see the wheels actually bounce off the pavement a little! That's the best view of how slicks function that I think I've ever seen.

[@edwardhasiak7961]

@@HighlanderNorth1 I am sure he looses forward momentum because of it.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

@@edwardhasiak7961 I didn't think of that, but I guess he needs to add slightly more air to the slicks. Obviously he's watched this video, so I'd bet he's already attempted to remedy the situation.

[@timothyeldred7622]

Car is beyond awesome...nice job Evan

[@revanevan]

Thanks!

[@elmerfudpucker3204]

Absolutely stunning car. Built, driven, and loved in the old school way, with plenty to give the competition. It just doesn't get any better than this.

[@chuckselvage3157]

Those old 427s were serious motors they won everything.

[@N-Scale]

Oh man , What a beauty !!!!!

[@mikecurtis2585]

Wow beautiful Fairlane !!

[@krystalstarrett6760]

Rite body, rite engine, straight launching. Man you sure got together here!

[@Mike583]

For a short while I owned a factory 427 dual 4's that was this body style. Couldn't be licensed for the street. Sure wish I could've kept it!

[@capriracer351]

The moment I heard him talk, I knew he was from Pennsylvania.👍 There was several Ford racers from Beaver Falls, New Castle, Zelienople, Aliquippa etc that were FE racers back in the day.

[@bartjacobs3394]

WOW JUST WOW I LOVE IT NICE HOTROD AND ALL FORD .❤❤

[@g.c.v.8329]

What a great and beatiful car, congratulations

[@theburnoutbox9736]

I love that car… There’s so many details that you mentioned and it is so clean… I especially like how you guys got excited with the other cars coming by… Nice interview Evan

[@revanevan]

Thank you

[@donkavalary1005]

Outstanding! Love the looks, love the sound, miss them days!

[@kimmorrison9169]

Wow a jamoke from Beaver Falls PA. Nice ol ‘67 especially with that Jerico!

[@tomp1612]

Very nice and it runs real well too. Beautifully done.

[@thyubernoob]

I got chills on that BB firing up...

[@travislostaglia8861]

My dad also had a few different 66/67 fairlane’s gt’s and gta’s when I was growing up they are great cars. Nothing plant’s you in the seat like a good running big block. You can stroke a small block to make those cubic inches but they don’t make that torque down low in the RPM’s like a real big block does. Thanks Evan

[@iknklst]

Mike's car was absolutely the cleanest car on the track, not once was there a speck of dust on that car. And it sounds awesome.

[@chevelleranch7481]

Beautiful car!! Love the color! I had a 66 390 convertible that same color....miss it dearly!

[@fernandochaves9665]

66-67 Fairlanes are a passion...

[@kevincamilleri1695]

That’s a classic time. Big blocks have been doing 10 s for years.

[@stella1973c]

Absolutely perfect. What a cool Fairlane, thanks for sharing.

[@JohnW1711stock]

I need to get my Chevelle to an NMCA race. This is one cool Ford! Great job.

[@aguyinnc2865]

Another great car, love this channel! Ford Forever!

[@GruesomesGarage]

Beautiful Car ,love the FE engines.

[@NEtrailrider1]

Wow what a car, your interviews are great,so is the camera work, and the editing that slow motion shot of the launch was real cool.

[@jeffring1222]

What a incredible car, I'm a mopar guy but this is so cool.

[@RobertSiwik1968]

What a badass car! Love the channel!

[@revanevan]

Thanks Robert.

[@97VobraOwner]

I had a 64 galaxie in highschool (30 yrs ago ) I would have given my left arm to see all this cool stuff back then!! None of it had any exposure- so glad to see so much amazing FE stuff out there now. Thanks! I just subscribed

[@VictorSanchez-kp9nt]

Love that car my older brother had a 66 mercury comet we put my hipo 302 from my 64 f100 into it and I gave him my leftover Caribbean turquoise paint to get it looking nice. Just love this body style 66s and 67s man thanks for sharing Evan

[@michaelwpaulin4876]

Absolutely amazing and Quick Fairlane, Michael.. Beautiful Car..

[@johndelgaty4598]

Awesome Build!! Just the way it should be from the period wheels to the interior and engine.

[@davidstoyanoff]

Gold Rush was a 67 fairlane 427 that ran in the Midwest back in the day. She was a 10 second car as I recall

[@rayeugenio6813]

Beautiful car,great video. Thanks for sharing this

[@waynemitchell1513]

Michael you nailed terrific car

[@Kwaka28]

Wowww..luv it..tough, straight, super quick.. unbelievable.. ✌️

[@bobuncle8704]

What a beautiful car.

[@mikeymac9]

Awesome. Body color steel wheels are bad ass.

[@cordovanbee]

Beautiful Fairlane!! Thanks for sharing!

[@fenatic7484]

Michael T, Bill Ballinger here. Beautiful car! Miss y’all on the forum!

[@The83turbo]

Awesome! Makes me want a FE!

[@jameskirchner2655]

Love this car

[@gurneyforpresident2836]

Fantastic! One of the all time greats and one of my favorites! One almost exactly like it was for sale in our local Greensheets when I went shopping for my first car. It had the side oiler and a spare 428CJ to go with it. Light weight factory panels and all for $3,300. That's 33 hundred NOT Thousand. Since I was only 16 and only managed to scrape up $700 working summer jobs, I bought a beat up 65 fast back instead that had been used for circle track, which I still have today (project). My parents (thank god) did not just give you stuff, you had to earn it.

[@alvineschwanz444]

8u

[@jp360ford2]

Man, I love that 60s green!!!! Pea Soup Green!!

[@stevepick9527]

Oh hell yeah, love this car! Keepin’ it NA and mostly old school…Kudos on this build! 👍

[@chrismathes3647]

Dreams are made of this right here 💯🤘😎

[@yafois988]

"Waldos old car. I live in PNW and seen his 67 stocker, 40 years ago , he set the record 1st Stock car in NHRA to go 10's. He was flat good with a factory 4 sp and factory std shifter assembly, IMO easily as Ronnie Sox, with conventional floor linkage shifter. The ERA Jim Van Cleve his two fairlanes. That big boat of a car FLEW!!! In the 78 Fall classic in Seattle, I witness Jim's car go rear bumper scrape wheelie in 3RD Gear!!! Unprecedented beast Power machine! It was a 9 second Fairlane , way beyond his years. In 1978, nobody else anywhere was doing this. Then, Dennis Miller in Mid Oregon , his white 427 Fairlane. He was good too, Fast 427 car. Then My 67 Fairlane, 428 powered car, ran 12.00's with a basic no nothin daily driver type street engine. I Won a lot of races in the ERA . Loved going to races those guys showed up. It was for decades, typical the Ford 428 Engines, dominated drag racing in winning in the tracks in the area. I was fortunate to be part of it. Wasn't the fastest yet was one guy ppl Didn't was to see pull thru the gates car on the old flat bed trailer. Still have the 427 fender emblems from the early 70's.

[@Dirtyharry70585]

Beautiful! I had a ‘70 302 Montego auto. When through 2gear band twice and tires,…. Bench seats….love machine too! Forgot SAME GREEN

[@kevinwest3689]

My first car was a 66 fairlane, 390 428 Cobra Jet heads C6 370 years Wimbledon white with blue interior, daily driver. But my favorite is a 67 XL, had one was restoring, blue on blue, ex-wife was complaining about my toys, sold the car and my pristine 60 Ranchero 65 Fairlane and a few motorcycles, trying to keep her from 🤬 then she fooled around with the busboy on her job. I sure miss my 67 😪

[@johnrossi6212]

Love it!!!! Love everything about it. How cooler can you get with the period correct look and it’s a stick. The wheel combo hits it off, and the Autolite puts it over the top. Lots of restored show cars don’t even put a period correct battery in. I’d change the badge to 482.

[@StainlessTIG2]

Beautiful hot rod!

[@nickhoffman5524]

beautiful car great vid Evan

[@tonycolca2241]

Fords will run fantastic when prepared properly i.e. Bob Glidden this man has done a good job also

[@The_Performance_Laboratory]

Love it!

[@Bbbbad724]

Stunning car, Michael!

[@sergeantmasson3669]

My '57 Ford Custom 2 doors sedan, I went the other way with its 427 engine. I de-stroked it. The car weighs 2819 pounds and it's best run, 9.86 with 6:00 Detroit Locker rear gears this past June at NE Nationals in NH. I originally built the car back in late 1969 for NHRA E/G and E/MP. 3 years ago, I did a re-fresh job to the car and a few more mods. With today's tires, better ignition system, the car is quicker/faster. It's still 100% street legal but has 3:70 Detroit Locker rear gears on the street.

[@sergeantmasson3669]

I bought 1967 Fairlane XL/GT dual quads 427 new from TASCA Ford that they built in-house. I still have the car today. It's candy apple red with black interior and still all original in near mint showroom condition.

[@jasongilbert2379]

Got my VOTE:)

[@timatkinson9291]

Nice machine. Shift’s out nice!!!!

[@davidkeeton6716]

I love this car! But like everyone I gotta throw in my 2 cts. With the way this car PLANTS the tires, maybe an extra 1-3 lbs in the tires might keep the rim from bottoming out and maybe cutting a tube, and maybe it won't wad the tire up as much which would help with reaction time of the car winding up or shake the tires, which might drop the 60ft. Also maybe change the settings on rear shock dampening, but I bet you've experimented with this to no end.

[@Twentyfoursilver]

Real cool car !!

[@jerryb9591]

Love that body style

[@LORISSABOOBMAN]

I would be happy just for a stock one. Nice car.

[@sousay2000]

Love the color

[@musclebone7875]

That's a high dollar big block there!

[@GearheadRob319]

Really Nice.

[@Combat556]

This Fairlane would give the old 427 Thunderbolt’s a good run. Love everything except…color, but to each his own. Thank you for the interview and cool video work. Any Thunderbolt’s coming?

[@revanevan]

Yes!

[@79tazman]

My mother fist car was a 1967 Ford Fairlane it had a 289 in it anyway that car is awesome 1967 Fairlane with a 427. Ièm not a Ford guy but love this car it's sweet

[@freakineagle]

AWESOME FORD MAN!!!

[@BrianBurns-x4r]

Super nice car! Radical!

[@danmyers9372]

Totally cool car! Surprised that he is still getting a bit of spring wrap/wheel hop with the Cal-tracks. Curious if he is running a factor spring or an aftermarket leaf spring? Also surprised that he still has the factory shock towers on a car that he races. Anyone who has been around FE engines knows that accessing the spark plugs with the factory shock towers in place is beyond a pain in the butt.

[@lewishendershott4783]

i don'tknow i had a 67 cyclone with a 427 med riser plugs weren't but those 2 1/8 headers that cross over were my nightmare

[@EvansBrosRacing]

I love this car !

[@jamespurvis8880]

Super Nice!!

[@rickuyeda4818]

Now that's what I'm talking about!!!

[@masonl.8859]

Beautiful!

[@EBthere]

Absolutely fabulous!!

[@tradarcher8714]

Wow what a car!

[@stardust6066]

Great job mate sweet as 💪👍😃

[@rickquercioli7053]

bad ass ford living the dream

[@danhealyeverythingoutdoors7105]

I'm a GM guy forever...but that is a beautiful ride!

[@robertwetherington3372]

I agree . Love the chevys but that Ford gets it done with style

[@stevejones7593]

Love it ! I would like a copy of it myself.

[@toms5oh]

Great video Evan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@koolhub6137]

cool car old school guys the coolest

[@modif3b14]

AWESOME!!

[@conservativecrusader80]

He needs to take the 428 emblems on the front fenders and cut the numbers off and rearrange them to say 482 since it is a stroked 482! It would cool to see if any body catches it.

[@shawncarlson705]

Cool car !! Need some better shocks in the back.

[@billmiller5075]

Very nice

[@rogermitchell4606]

1967 best year for cars period i have a 1967 Plymouth fury 3 convertable

[@gearmeister]

Exceptionally nice Fairlane & thank you for the great videos. You ask the question Could it get any better? A SOCH would be a good one too, carbureted or otherwise

[@mikefleissner4415]

Perfection

[@MrBlackbutang]

Bobby Spears factory ford racer against Holman Moody. Did very well.

[@steveeddy6876]

Hmmmm shades of Jimmy Van Cleve who I first saw run at the Puyallup Airport drag strip