had the same body styling but a 289 2 barel carb with the four speed and it kicked ass because of the gearing, one of the best cars i ever had, so much fun to drive
My neighbor bought new same car but Cobra equipped from factory. His was a gold color, same interior but tan in color. Loved that car. Have never seen another Cobra equipped version. Man was that car fast! Remember racing a Cobra on the Long Beach freeway. The Fairlane held its own against that Cobra. Ahh, memories 😊
One of the best of the Ford small block engines along with the 1969-70 BOSS 302 and 1971 BOSS 351. The K Code 289 responded really well to aftermarket performance mods. It wasn't very difficult to coax 375-400 horsepower out of a K-Code 289. I love the 65 Comet 289 B/FX factory drag car in the Brothers Collection. Couldnt believe it the first time I heard those cars ran in the 11's. I never fully realized the high performance potential of the 289 before I first saw that car. They could compete even with the 427 Thunderbolt and A/FX Comet 427. Thats pretty amazing in my book for such a small displacement V8
@@hotrodray6802 Yes 400 out of stock short block and heads is not all that easy. And can be a good way to end up with broken pistons. One good thing the hipo had was the larger rod bolts. As the small ones would grenade at 400 hp and rpm.
? I owned a 1964 Cyclone One owner car early 5 bolt bell housing 289 4V .The engine code was K but it was a 289-4v.none hypo .Did they change the code with they changed to 6-bolt bell housing ?
There ain't no hipo car that is a muscle car. Not much more power than a regular 289 4bbl, no 271hp. Same intake as the 4bbl car, not a high rise. Same 4bbl carb, just a manual choke. Only thing it really had for power was a mild cam and slightly freer flowing e mans.
It leans somewhat on sharp turn maneuvers, but what a car. It dispels the disparaging humor behind Found On the Road Dead. This is Ford Living!
had the same body styling but a 289 2 barel carb with the four speed and it kicked ass because of the gearing, one of the best cars i ever had, so much fun to drive
My neighbor bought new same car but Cobra equipped from factory. His was a gold color, same interior but tan in color. Loved that car. Have never seen another Cobra equipped version. Man was that car fast! Remember racing a Cobra on the Long Beach freeway. The Fairlane held its own against that Cobra. Ahh, memories 😊
Did it have a Paxton supercharger?
Hi Will, no, 4bbl. A real sleeper
My first car exactly, in color only. Cept' it had a 260 / 3speed on column w/overdrive.
One of my favorite Fords of all time.
One of the best of the Ford small block engines along with the 1969-70 BOSS 302 and 1971 BOSS 351. The K Code 289 responded really well to aftermarket performance mods. It wasn't very difficult to coax 375-400 horsepower out of a K-Code 289. I love the 65 Comet 289 B/FX factory drag car in the Brothers Collection. Couldnt believe it the first time I heard those cars ran in the 11's. I never fully realized the high performance potential of the 289 before I first saw that car. They could compete even with the 427 Thunderbolt and A/FX Comet 427. Thats pretty amazing in my book for such a small displacement V8
Took a LOT of hours, parts, and rpm to get 400.
I raced one in 64.
Much easier today. 👍
@@hotrodray6802 Yes 400 out of stock short block and heads is not all that easy. And can be a good way to end up with broken pistons. One good thing the hipo had was the larger rod bolts. As the small ones would grenade at 400 hp and rpm.
Growing up my brother had that exact car both recorded windows were covered in New England dragway class winner stickers
Don't forget about the C3OZ-6250-C solid lifter cam
1962 technology.
@@hotrodray6802 Better than a regular 289, but mild and not much more power or rpm.
@@helpful5539 K codes made 50-60 more hp than the base 289s in the Mustang. The power to weight ratio was more than acceptable
....+ solid lifters & special wider main bearings.
Bearings are the same just thicker caps.
? I owned a 1964 Cyclone One owner car early 5 bolt bell housing 289 4V .The engine code was K but it was a 289-4v.none hypo .Did they change the code with they changed to 6-bolt bell housing ?
No the k code was for Ford... Mercury's hypo was a different letter
Comet only offered the D and A codes but the VIN said K. There was no HIPO 289 Comets.
I had a new 3 black 4 spd D (labeled K).
1964 Cyclone with the full wheel covers that looked like chrome wheels.
What about the 62 Galaxie 500 with the Ford experimental engine
I hope you will make a review on dodge charger 68-70
Nothing was said about the top being shorter than the standard 2 door top
Maybe cause it ain't...
There ain't no hipo car that is a muscle car. Not much more power than a regular 289 4bbl, no 271hp. Same intake as the 4bbl car, not a high rise. Same 4bbl carb, just a manual choke. Only thing it really had for power was a mild cam and slightly freer flowing e mans.