04-30-2009, 06:31 PM
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Hank Williams Cobra 289--did he order a two barrel originally?
At Knotts Berry Farm Fabulous Fords show I saw Hank Williams car, and somebodytold me that originally it had a two barrel.
My question is, I know the 260 cu. in. Ford V8 (might have been called The Challenger) in the Falcon Sprint of '62 was a two barrel but I thought when Shelby put the 260 in the Cobra it was a four barrel, with a huge jump in horsepower (the Falcons was 164 hp.). Probably the intake manifolds were interchangable but is it possible old Hank was thinking of gas economy and wanted a two barrel and ordered it that way? Gas back the was like 32 cents a gallon so I didn't think any Americans were thinking of gas mileage (I had a car with a 34 gallon gas tank and I think it didn't even cost $20 to fill it!)
PS that Falcon engine was great.It was higher winding than a 289, and made that Falcon sing...
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