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Having searched this site and the web in general there seems to be little information on the XHP 260 - as opposed to the Hi Po 260. What I have gleaned so far is that 100 were made specifically for Shelby but that some may have been used for Ford Fairlane race cars. I have seen mention of possible aluminum blocks as used on the 1963 255 Ford Indy pushrod engine and photos of XHP 260-2 with 58mm Weber Sidedrafts on a cross ram intake designed by Phil Remington and possibly produced in a very small number by Mickey Thompson. Is there a Dean Moon connection on the intake? Can anyone shed any further light and factual history of the XHP engines and on 260/289 aluminum blocks of this era?