The ‘66-67 Fairlane was simply one of the most perfect designs of the muscle car era. Even a six cylinder or a little 289 looks great. This monster just clawed its way into my heart…so beautiful.
yea im glad they did too. at first i was like "wow a 27minute episode" (i love that) then i was like ok a 10 minute drive or whenever they left the garage. but this was just so nice to see aswell. id have rathered have the car drive some more but hey at least they didnt cut to saying it had an issue. i honestly love the Recoil Chevelle the Ringbrothers built and brought on the show and i love their work. but Steve's way of building cars is in my opinion the best. he likes to think of something logical and potentially done back then and does it. he doesnt go too far fetched either. the active aero was a bit much on this but hey as he said it was a new thing companies were experimenting with back then so it makes sense. love the Miura style wheels though.
+kyle stewart Couldn't agree more.. The other thing I appreciate about these videos is the fact that there's no manufactured BS crisis to deal with.. It's just about cars and the people that build, sell, drive and own them.. Fantastic!
+kyle stewart The first things I fail..and ebrake. The build is fresh, the cable has the burn in monster. You'd think they had that stuff mastered by now. I even have a nut and bolt in a high comp subaru cable. try lining the connect with a bushing.. take the metal signal away.
+inno8sky Ain't it the truth. I get SO tired of the :crisis" in all the builder shows. Manufactured BS. EXACTLY. And yeah Chip, I'm talking about you. I won't speak bad of the dead, but y'all know who else I'm thinking of.
I love how jay appreciates all kinds of cars and don't really discriminate any manufacturer, he just can find something to like about any car and appreciate their build and design
THE UNDERSIDE !!! THOSE HEADERS !!!! ,the team that put that piece of kit together are just pure artisans . The skill level required in design,fab and finish is amazing .
After I went in the Navy in '64 my dad bought a '65 Fairlane with the v8 in it. I was told he bought it for me when I would come home on leave. I had some wonderful times in it. Wish I cold still thank my dad, instead, I'll thank you Jay. Thanks a lot Jay!!!!
Wow! This is the first video I've seen where Jay seems genuinely on edge while driving. He's normally so relaxed and cool while at the wheel. This beast made him pay attention... Thanks for sharing this with us Jay!
Not trying to make a joke but Jay seems to be buzzing on something. He seemed a little lost when they had the car on the lift and were looking at the underside.
My dad bought a '67 Fairlane GT 390 upon returning from his first tour in Vietnam. I got my love of Fords from him. This has always been one of my favorite cars.
@@spiff8862 yeah my dad had a 66 comet Caliente and it was originally a 390 4 speed car but it had a 428 Cobra Jet in it with some work done to it it was making 550 horse he sold the car but he kept the motor for a future project but I miss that Caliente my favorite car
@@spiff8862 I have a 66 Comet new red paint and in great shape. I've had it for 1/2 year fixing odds and ends. I'm just starting on the 390 and ordered FPA headers, next new intake and a cam. 4 speed toploader 3'25
That rear wheel arch facelift really makes this car. The relationship between the fenders and the A-pillar-to-roof line is gorgeous. Perfect, perfect shape.
@@verothacamaro Besides having that ol' one-off SOHC 427...very little "Fairlane" is left. Custom this & custom that...granted, even in 67, much of the NASCAR racers was custom, but the stripping-down was more prevalent...rubber panel soundproofing?, way over the top...even the tire wheel combo is all wrong if you're making a NASCAR wannabe.
SpyderRios this car has not been kept very close to its roots bro. Like all Leno’s cars they are totally redesigned, rebuilt, and not even close to how it rolled out of the showroom.’ Good or bad. That’s up to you but make no mistake that this is nowhere near close to this cars roots! Lol
This car is far away from its roots. They changed way to much.....a fiberglass bumper? No chrome? What where they thinking? I dont like all those restomod crap.
@@diabolikmitchell2960 before that the '63 Pontiac Bonneville/Catalina/Grand Prix had them. The front of the '66/67 GTO was the same as the '64 Grand Prix
You can just tell by how he talks that Steve is so proud and enjoys the work he and his team does. And I love his work also. He's one of the more underrated builders in the industry. My two favorite cars of his are the 69 Anvil Mustang (the one the tank ran over in Fast 6) and my all time favorite the 68 Dodge Charger 514 GTB; an Italian inspired right hand drive custom beauty.
i dont think he's underrated just like he's not overrated either. he's well known the only issue for most is most likely the cost of his work. i dont know the numbers but like this has got to be a couple hundred thousand dollar build if not hitting the million.
+Patrick Pelletier Okay, when you do a full build you can't expect it to be cheap. Chip Foose isn't cheap. The Ringbrothers aren't cheap. Boyd Coddington wasn't cheap. It's not his cost because custom cars are expensive. He's just a lesser known builder unless you're deep into the craft.
My first car was a '66 Fairlane 30 years ago. I've seen a lot of these cars over the years and I'm here to tell you this is the nicest,meanest,most badass Fairlane I have ever seen. I LOVE IT !
Hahaha ABSOLUTELY. My favorite Ford's ever made were the 66-67 Fairlane R-Code 427's. But a 427 SOHC is even meaner than an R-Code 427. Ford rated it at 616hp with a 4 barrel and 657hp with dual quads. That was a very dangerous amount of horsepower for 1960s tire/brake/suspension technology. No wonder Ford never installed it in any production cars...but they did build a few Cammer powered Galaxie's for use as test cars
I had a 67 GTA convertible when I was 22, I loved the looks of the car inside and out. This car has the overall look and sound of a NASCAR Ford of the era. Nothing compares to having a SOHC motor under the hood.
@@georgeridenour1332 Nice car, but nothing close to this thing. When it comes to Ford engines, the 427 SOHC canner is truly is a leave of its own it for its time in OEM engines.
I love Steve Strope's work and how when he talks about the build he's not saying I I I it's we we we, most builders seem to take credit for the work of their entire team puts into making an amazing car
Had the throttle cable break on me coming home from work one evening in the middle of nowhere on my 71 Maverick Grabber. Pretty much stranded with no houses around and of course no cell phones in the early 80`s. I dug around in the trunk and found a couple of clothes hangers and a small block of 2 x 4 wood. I straightened out the clothes hangers, hooked one to the carb linkage, put the 2 x 4 between the fender and hood, latched the hood on the first latch, ran the clothes hanger through the gap, made a loop to cut the corner around the windshield and worked the throttle with my left hand out the drivers door window. Not that easy to operate with a stick shift and a car that pulled to the left when I let go of the steering wheel to shift. Bad part was I was broke and had to drive it that way for awhile. That wasn`t as bad as having to take a wiper off and stick my arm out the window and manually wipe the rain off a portion of the windshield when it rained. Luckily I never had to do both those procedures at the same time. All that just to keep a freakin job that paid minimum wage that I really didn`t like. I worked at a wooden boat factory at the time using an electric sander standing in a water hole when it rained. Everytime it rained I thought...Is today the day I get electrocuted? The car problems with little pay and going hungry all week were not much concern compared to that. LOL
+willythewave Similar thing with a 71 350' Chevy Stepside... throttle cable broke & ended up tying a piece of wire to carb linkage & 'winging it' a few miles to a nearby salvage yard for another one. (Is this where we start sounding like our parents?: "Why, I remember back in the gas pedal famine of 1992! We couldn't afford gas pedals! Had to catch dinosaurs, grind em up and stuff them into the carburetor and wait for them to decompose... why you youngin's don't know... ")
just drove through a snowstorm in wyoming a couple weeks ago in a straight piped 68 firebird with a 461ci pontiac and had to wipe the windshield with a flip flop and heat it with a torch ... true story
+Raymond Cist yup... i later had to use that same flip flop as a thermostat housing gasket when my brother overheated the car when i was sleeping... blew the intake manifold gaskets only luckly, so i just tossed the thermostat, cut up the flip flop as a gasket and rushed his butt to the airport so he could plan his wedding while i stayed behind and actualy fixed my firebird and kept rolling...
+willythewave How about this one.....I had a 1985 Ford pickup that literally caught fire while sitting in the driveway.......I let it burn ;-) (True story)
These stories are awesome, I can relate to everyone of them. Cereal boxes worked great for gasket material. I had a Datsun B210 that I literally carried a whole engine taken apart in the trunk for my parts source. lol It used more oil than it did gas. I would stop at gas stations and get the used oil by the gallons. Dropped off the shoulder of the road in that Maverick once and broke all the lug studs on one wheel, back tire and rim passed me up. Had to go get the tire and drive out lug studs from each of the other wheels on the side of the road. (Rob Peter to pay Paul). Junked several nice old muscle cars because I couldn`t afford to or had time to fix them because I spent all my time working. Back then they were a dime a dozen, just old used gas hogs that nobody wanted anymore. (All true stories). Maybe Jay will share some of his stories like these with us. I`m sure he has several to tell too. :)
Nothing tops the amount of diversity in Jays garage. It could be a model t, or a super rare moped for example. The man would have a certain type of lawn mower if it had a cool enough story. I love going for the ride along in steam powered cars, all the way into his Lamborghinis. Keep up the good work Jay. I know this video is old but I’m up to date with all your new ones and just rewatching them old stuff lol. Glad your still alive after that little accident you had. Well wishes from one car lover to another ❤
Don't know if Jay reads comments. My first car was a 67 Fairlane 500 4dr with a 289ci. It was quite rusty in 1975, but I loved it! Ever since I have always been a Ford man from Vt/NH. I'm a big fan, especially since I know you are so into cars. Great video. Stay strong.
For me this is one of the best videos you’ve done. Loved how you took us along for the ride home. We had a couple of Ford guys in high school in the early 60’s. Thx Jay for the journey into the car world!! Enjoy your day
This show has absolutely made me fall in love with 60s model vehicles. This car is beautiful. I love the way how he made it as if it was a concept Ford actually build to test racing tech. Really cool idea.
Hi Jay , first of all . I am happy knowing you are still the Showman that you are . the world still gets to enjoy your talent , style , and mannerism's . its exciting to watch your videos explaining all the details of the Automobiles you show us . my favorite part of all your videos is when you drive and get gas between your toes ! . Love every thing about your channel Jay . Thank You ! . Ray in Pa.
"For the want of a spring the throttle was lost" -Oak “For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost, And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”- Ben Franklin
Love it Jay. My dad had the 1967 Australian version of the Ford Fairlane. Very Similar but the headlights were laid out horizontally. It was the V8 version 289ci I think.. Had great memories of it as kid on the long hot summer holiday road trips.
Awesome build. Good narrative on this amazing accomplishment. Two things I would love to see on this build........(1) A Ford Fairlane GT hood and somewhere on it a Holman-Moody badge. I mean 60’s Ford beasts Holman-Moody always touched them. Way to go Jay.
My first car - a '67 Fairlane wagon with the 390 windsor engine, 2bbl carb, C6 trans and posi rear. (and yes, it had the fake wood on the sides!). Bought it in '76 with 96,000 miles on it for 300 bucks. A beast of a car. I put another 70,000 miles on it before it was ready for the crusher. So much torque, had to replace the left motor mount twice! Thanks Jay, for the memories.
I gota share this with ya Jay. My brother served in the U.S.M.C. in the early 60's when he was stationed on the east coast he had a white fairlane with a 427 he had all the work done in daytona and while on leave drove it back home in baltimore at that time brand new engine & broke it in from florida to maryland. I was just 12 yrs.old but i remember my dad yelling on the phone a month later about all the speeding tickets they mailed from alot of states and he was already on a ship heading back to vietnam wooo boy them state troopers . They could'nt detain or arrest him becuz he was still at war. Any way he came home and the war was over but not in a many of Veterans minds just like in my brothers mind .i will never forget that car or that day i was getting ready for school and he rolled out for work he came walkn back like 10 min. Later he chopped a telegraph pole in two and i never seen such a perfect 3 foot U shaped dent in the center of a car passenger door folded nicely all around the pole. LOL he got the bill for that too.
Reminds me of Dragnet series.. My buddy had a 67 ford gt 390 4 speed, what a runner.. This car is overly gaudy, but it is what it is. The factory GT was a really good looking car, needed very little enhancement except for an external tach.
As a Ford muscle car lover this is the greatest car you have had on the show The 427 sohc is the Unicorn end-all-be-all engines for Ford guys we all covet them lol awesome video
I'm not a Ford guy but I love this car. Back when I was about ten years old my buddy said you got to see Uncle Bill's new Fairlane. It was a factory sleeper. Uncle popped the hood and my buddy gasped as the big V8 was revealed. It came with a 4 on the floor, which in those days was quite rare. He took us for a ride out on the highway, and was pleased to wind it out. Aunt July was not too impressed, and said, "Um, maybe you better slow down Bill..." It is a Ford, but I love it.
+Ecosse57 No one in the 60s drove the big v8 muscle cars anyway. Chances are most cars on the street were speced like that or with a small v8. By some miracle, that 6 cylinder car survived nearly 40 years and they cut it up. I'm willing to bet there are more fairlanes with big v8s than Ford even made. At this rate cars like that will soon be extinct. The same ones that were nearly everywhere at one point.
+Ecosse57 No one in the 60s drove the big v8 muscle cars anyway. Chances are most cars on the street were speced like that or with a small v8. By some miracle, that 6 cylinder car survived nearly 40 years and they cut it up. I'm willing to bet there are more fairlanes with big v8s than Ford even made. At this rate cars like that will soon be extinct. The same ones that were nearly everywhere at one point.
A work of art! I love these reproduction geniuses! It's so clean, so sharp...that engine compartment just amazing. The whole thing an incredible labor of love. I always loved this Fairlane year. Thanks!
“Sneaky” Pete Robinson of AA Fuel Drag Racing and Georgia Tech developed the gear driven cam version of this along with the guys at Crane Cams. They included an extra gear in the chain so they could use the same cam on each head. This eliminated the slack problems with the looooong timing chain.
Watching Jay Gritting / hard Jaw shifting and throttle petal , You know this is a force to be reckoned with , He looked at home running thru those gears ! LOVE IT
+TechNick Look at Fords modular lump!. Near as big and only [In Oz] 5.4 litres compared with 7 litres. Ford have probably built the smallest [Windsor] and largest small blocks ever made
Nice shake-down cruise. Gotta take care of the "fiddly bits". Even in stock form a 67 Fairlane 500 or GT (coupe or convertible) with the 390 engine are terrific cars. The exhaust and suspension system on the car in this video is amazing craftsmanship. Thanks to Stephen for bringing it by and walking through all the features.
Pete Robinson did the first gear drive on this motor - and I actually helped Connie Kalitta set the cam tiing (I held a torque wrench..) on his cammer Bounty Hunter AA/FD..
If Pete Robinson hadn't passed prematurely, who knows, maybe the SOHC engine would still be an option in Top Fuel and Funny Car today. Pete was clearly an innovator and a big fan of the SOHC. He saw the SOHC it as being superior to the Chrysler Hemi, perhaps because of the overhead cam design vs.the pushrod approach. The SOHC also had a hemi head, but the added advantage of the higher rev capability of an overhead cam design.
@Dave Micolichek Understood, but Pete Robinson developed a gear drive to replace the chain, which apparently worked well. But he passed away shortly thereafter and apparently no one else was interested in continuing development of the engine for nitro applications. And parts soon became scarce.
This reminded when my buddy's throttle linkage broke on a six pack carbed GTO. We ran a line of bailing wire from the linkage through the firewall and wound the remaining wire around a screwdriver. I sat in the back seat and pulled the wire to accelerate and he shifted and drove her home. True story...1979 Santa Rosa California..the good old days when nobody wanted a ten year gas guzzler muscle cars but high school hot rodders like us. You could buy them cheap back then...I miss those days. Thanks for review.
I had a 67 Fairlane GT 390 four speed car in high school. Midnight mist blue with a white stripe. I loved driving that car!!! I still have the transmission and rear end in my 34 coupe. Oh! and I still have the sales receipt when I bought it from my older brother. NO pictures of it thou!
"Cool" I imagine it was much faster then the 390 car I had. I had to put a clutch in the car before I could drive it. My brother beat the heck out of it before I got it. And I did the same after I put the clutch in. The Pickers on TV found one just like the one I had in a garage. I guess they still have it!!! Over in LA Clair Iowa.Regards Sgrunt
This car in J's garage doesn't have a GT hood like mine did with turn signal indicators in the hood. My car was Midnight mist blue from the factory with a wide white strip at the bottom of the body from fender well to fender well with a GT emblem in it.
That is an impressively brutal sounding engine. Love the whole thing. Really need a nice horn cap though. Would like to hear the car after the small muffler job is done.
He used the stock wheel with no horn cap because that's what Ford did in their racing programs in the day. There's a reason for everything Steve does, even that.
I love the premise of the 'Skunk Works' idea/inspiration, the "What Ifs" of the America's Automotive 'Golden Age' are endless and limited only by our imaginations.
I watched this because It's my favorite car from that era. I have been avoiding Jay's channel expecting him to be a celebrity wannabe car guy. I was wrong, Jay is a legit car guy. I really enjoyed watching the show. Jay asked great questions, was up to speed on Ford knowledge, and even put the car on the lift. Those headers are a work of art, and the suspension is extremely cool. I really liked the way Jay and his guest showed the car in great detail. I'm a new subscriber. Thanks Jay and Stephen for a doing such a great job on this car.
That's the car my brother had, a 1967 Ford Fairlane with the XL Package! It was a yellow rag-top with a 475-hp 429-ci and she SCREAMED! This Ford, Lincoln, Mercury guy loves this build! Beautiful Ford! Thanks Jay! 👀
I had a GMC dump truck with a 478 V-6 back in the 80's. It wasn't really loud but it had just the right low rumble that it set off every car alarm as I chugged along up the street.
The ‘66-67 Fairlane was simply one of the most perfect designs of the muscle car era. Even a six cylinder or a little 289 looks great. This monster just clawed its way into my heart…so beautiful.
I agree. I loved my '66 500XL with a 289. My favourite car among those I've owned. I'd own one again in a heartbeat.
I had a 67 gta , great car
Bill grumpy Jenkins designer of the best ever Ford baby yeah eeehaw 💯💯👍👍😎
one of my favorite episodes. love how they included the throttle failure. that's real life hot-rodding.
yea im glad they did too. at first i was like "wow a 27minute episode" (i love that) then i was like ok a 10 minute drive or whenever they left the garage. but this was just so nice to see aswell. id have rathered have the car drive some more but hey at least they didnt cut to saying it had an issue. i honestly love the Recoil Chevelle the Ringbrothers built and brought on the show and i love their work. but Steve's way of building cars is in my opinion the best. he likes to think of something logical and potentially done back then and does it. he doesnt go too far fetched either. the active aero was a bit much on this but hey as he said it was a new thing companies were experimenting with back then so it makes sense. love the Miura style wheels though.
+kyle stewart Couldn't agree more.. The other thing I appreciate about these videos is the fact that there's no manufactured BS crisis to deal with.. It's just about cars and the people that build, sell, drive and own them.. Fantastic!
+kyle stewart The first things I fail..and ebrake. The build is fresh, the cable has the burn in monster. You'd think they had that stuff mastered by now. I even have a nut and bolt in a high comp subaru cable.
try lining the connect with a bushing.. take the metal signal away.
+inno8sky
Ain't it the truth. I get SO tired of the :crisis" in all the builder shows. Manufactured BS. EXACTLY. And yeah Chip, I'm talking about you. I won't speak bad of the dead, but y'all know who else I'm thinking of.
Tom Swinburn
I love how jay appreciates all kinds of cars and don't really discriminate any manufacturer, he just can find something to like about any car and appreciate their build and design
Jay is a class act. Loves everything about cars, loves diagnosing problems with them and always willing to help if a problem should arise.
THE UNDERSIDE !!! THOSE HEADERS !!!! ,the team that put that piece of kit together are just pure artisans . The skill level required in design,fab and finish is amazing .
they look hands you would see carved in stone from ancient egyptian times. I like them a lot.
Jesus christ with the tools they have avalable it's not that friggin hard.....
@@paperman9708 Not that hard........
@@elonmust7470 yea like you could do it.
@@Bossrich6287 I can & do lol.
the perfect mother in law car.. can't hear a word she's saying.. nicely done
Lol yes!
HAHAHA
+SquirrelFromGradLife ...They find a way to be heard.
what if you want to hear her
+brenton harper Then you have no sense of humour
I love how honest this show is.
Right jay like to do video like that because he just humble maniac like us jay the best🤘👻🇺🇸
After I went in the Navy in '64 my dad bought a '65 Fairlane with the v8 in it. I was told he bought it for me when I would come home on leave. I had some wonderful times in it.
Wish I cold still thank my dad, instead, I'll thank you Jay. Thanks a lot Jay!!!!
Wow! This is the first video I've seen where Jay seems genuinely on edge while driving. He's normally so relaxed and cool while at the wheel. This beast made him pay attention...
Thanks for sharing this with us Jay!
Jack Bor yep. That beast is definitely a handful.
Not trying to make a joke but Jay seems to be buzzing on something. He seemed a little lost when they had the car on the lift and were looking at the underside.
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@@scrapplepig Dayquil will do that to ya
I appreciated the genuine "drama" as opposed to the contrived drama that Velocity uses endlessly. Thank you. I love reality.
I think it was rigged that way so Jay couldn't get into it.
Listening to this beast idle is like a motor heads symphony. AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
+Gord Beneteau I could listen to that thing idle all day.
This might be my favorite car ever on this show. Nice work Strope.
Wow. Badass.. I did think it was spring related.. ❤
My dad bought a '67 Fairlane GT 390 upon returning from his first tour in Vietnam. I got my love of Fords from him. This has always been one of my favorite cars.
My brother had one back in the 80's. That thing was a pleasure.
MrBreeze same
My two favorites...
1966 Fairlane 2 Dr hardtop
1966 Comet 2 Dr hardtop
@@spiff8862 yeah my dad had a 66 comet Caliente and it was originally a 390 4 speed car but it had a 428 Cobra Jet in it with some work done to it it was making 550 horse he sold the car but he kept the motor for a future project but I miss that Caliente my favorite car
@@spiff8862 I have a 66 Comet new red paint and in great shape. I've had it for 1/2 year fixing odds and ends. I'm just starting on the 390 and ordered FPA headers, next new intake and a cam. 4 speed toploader 3'25
That rear wheel arch facelift really makes this car.
The relationship between the fenders and the A-pillar-to-roof line is gorgeous. Perfect, perfect shape.
Exactly. It's not something every person would think of.
That is a beautiifhul car¡!!
Fairlane with a SOHC. How can you not love that?!
I love it and I'm a Mopar man
The guys at the other camp are trying to come up with another number model engine to compete.
NASCAR didn’t like it😂😂
@@verothacamaro Besides having that ol' one-off SOHC 427...very little "Fairlane" is left. Custom this & custom that...granted, even in 67, much of the NASCAR racers was custom, but the stripping-down was more prevalent...rubber panel soundproofing?, way over the top...even the tire wheel combo is all wrong if you're making a NASCAR wannabe.
@@AndieBlack13 Soundproofing With Extra Insulation Is a Good Thing to Have.
As a Ford guy I got to say I appreciate keeping this car true to it's roots. It trully is an amazing piece of car, thanks for letting us see it.
SpyderRios this car has not been kept very close to its roots bro.
Like all Leno’s cars they are totally redesigned, rebuilt, and not even close to how it rolled out of the showroom.’ Good or bad. That’s up to you but make no mistake that this is nowhere near close to this cars roots! Lol
@@GeorgeBonez Agree, but it is cool with an exotic FORD engine. Some guys would put a BBC in it.
This car is far away from its roots. They changed way to much.....a fiberglass bumper? No chrome? What where they thinking? I dont like all those restomod crap.
Very well said, thank you
I love the stacked headlights on those 60's fords or a mercury or even or even a plymouth fury. That gives that front such a badass look to them.
I like the way Merc did it.
65-67 Pontiac GTO/LeMans also. It's a great look still today.
Same
Had a '67 Mercury Comet... loved the styling.
@@diabolikmitchell2960 before that the '63 Pontiac Bonneville/Catalina/Grand Prix had them. The front of the '66/67 GTO was the same as the '64 Grand Prix
The whole world could learn from Jay Leno how to be a gentleman. He is like everyone's favorite uncle rolled into one guy.
You can just tell by how he talks that Steve is so proud and enjoys the work he and his team does. And I love his work also. He's one of the more underrated builders in the industry. My two favorite cars of his are the 69 Anvil Mustang (the one the tank ran over in Fast 6) and my all time favorite the 68 Dodge Charger 514 GTB; an Italian inspired right hand drive custom beauty.
*515
i dont think he's underrated just like he's not overrated either. he's well known the only issue for most is most likely the cost of his work. i dont know the numbers but like this has got to be a couple hundred thousand dollar build if not hitting the million.
+Patrick Pelletier
Okay, when you do a full build you can't expect it to be cheap. Chip Foose isn't cheap. The Ringbrothers aren't cheap. Boyd Coddington wasn't cheap. It's not his cost because custom cars are expensive. He's just a lesser known builder unless you're deep into the craft.
Just too bad he doesn't know more about his car though. Lots of guess work in the interview. Granted, its a team effort.
What was it that he didn't know? I missed it.
thanks for keeping a FORD a FORD. very nice build!!!
I owned a 67 Fairlane 500-factory 390 ,4 speed. Loved that car -wish i still owned it.
Love Jay's enthusiasm for cars! Guy who loves old cars, is ok by me anytime.
Love the crisp, clean lines of the '66 - '67 Fairlane.
My first car was a '66 Fairlane 30 years ago. I've seen a lot of these cars over the years and I'm here to tell you this is the nicest,meanest,most badass Fairlane I have ever seen.
I LOVE IT !
The exhaust fabrication is nuts. I love it.
I'm not a Ford guy but this is a fantastic build.
the moment the video opened with the exaust setting off car alarms, I knew this was gonna be good.
THAT was my favorite part!
Hahaha ABSOLUTELY. My favorite Ford's ever made were the 66-67 Fairlane R-Code 427's. But a 427 SOHC is even meaner than an R-Code 427. Ford rated it at 616hp with a 4 barrel and 657hp with dual quads. That was a very dangerous amount of horsepower for 1960s tire/brake/suspension technology. No wonder Ford never installed it in any production cars...but they did build a few Cammer powered Galaxie's for use as test cars
my bronco would do the same. every car alarm on the street would go off as I drove by. loved it.
I had a 67 GTA convertible when I was 22, I loved the looks of the car inside and out.
This car has the overall look and sound of a NASCAR Ford of the era. Nothing
compares to having a SOHC motor under the hood.
Took my driving test in Grandpa's '67 Fairlaine. Love the look, and what a great mod! Thanks for keeping it all FORD.
When this thing is driving down the road, seismologists in California are wondering if this is the big one.
EXACTLY!!!!!
I had a g t 390
When it goes down the road, there is a "big one" cumming!
@@georgeridenour1332 Nice car, but nothing close to this thing. When it comes to Ford engines, the 427 SOHC canner is truly is a leave of its own it for its time in OEM engines.
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To "Ed, the owner" - you are one lucky son of a gun. I am incredibly jealous...what a beauty!
My favorite Jay Leno clip of all time, that engine is absolutely amazing!
I love Steve Strope's work and how when he talks about the build he's not saying I I I it's we we we, most builders seem to take credit for the work of their entire team puts into making an amazing car
Yep a humble man spreads the credit!!
He does nice guy
Love the car alarms going off! The throttle cable issue made this a really interesting video. Well done, yet again Jay!
Had the throttle cable break on me coming home from work one evening in the middle of nowhere on my 71 Maverick Grabber. Pretty much stranded with no houses around and of course no cell phones in the early 80`s. I dug around in the trunk and found a couple of clothes hangers and a small block of 2 x 4 wood. I straightened out the clothes hangers, hooked one to the carb linkage, put the 2 x 4 between the fender and hood, latched the hood on the first latch, ran the clothes hanger through the gap, made a loop to cut the corner around the windshield and worked the throttle with my left hand out the drivers door window. Not that easy to operate with a stick shift and a car that pulled to the left when I let go of the steering wheel to shift. Bad part was I was broke and had to drive it that way for awhile. That wasn`t as bad as having to take a wiper off and stick my arm out the window and manually wipe the rain off a portion of the windshield when it rained. Luckily I never had to do both those procedures at the same time. All that just to keep a freakin job that paid minimum wage that I really didn`t like.
I worked at a wooden boat factory at the time using an electric sander standing in a water hole when it rained.
Everytime it rained I thought...Is today the day I get electrocuted? The car problems with little pay and going hungry all week were not much concern compared to that. LOL
+willythewave Similar thing with a 71 350' Chevy Stepside... throttle cable broke & ended up tying a piece of wire to carb linkage & 'winging it' a few miles to a nearby salvage yard for another one.
(Is this where we start sounding like our parents?: "Why, I remember back in the gas pedal famine of 1992! We couldn't afford gas pedals! Had to catch dinosaurs, grind em up and stuff them into the carburetor and wait for them to decompose... why you youngin's don't know... ")
just drove through a snowstorm in wyoming a couple weeks ago in a straight piped 68 firebird with a 461ci pontiac and had to wipe the windshield with a flip flop and heat it with a torch
... true story
+Raymond Cist yup... i later had to use that same flip flop as a thermostat housing gasket when my brother overheated the car when i was sleeping... blew the intake manifold gaskets only luckly, so i just tossed the thermostat, cut up the flip flop as a gasket and rushed his butt to the airport so he could plan his wedding while i stayed behind and actualy fixed my firebird and kept rolling...
+willythewave How about this one.....I had a 1985 Ford pickup that literally caught fire while sitting in the driveway.......I let it burn ;-) (True story)
These stories are awesome, I can relate to everyone of them. Cereal boxes worked great for gasket material.
I had a Datsun B210 that I literally carried a whole engine taken apart in the trunk for my parts source. lol It used more oil than it did gas. I would stop at gas stations and get the used oil by the gallons.
Dropped off the shoulder of the road in that Maverick once and broke all the lug studs on one wheel, back tire and rim passed me up. Had to go get the tire and drive out lug studs from each of the other wheels on the side of the road. (Rob Peter to pay Paul).
Junked several nice old muscle cars because I couldn`t afford to or had time to fix them because I spent all my time working. Back then they were a dime a dozen, just old used gas hogs that nobody wanted anymore. (All true stories).
Maybe Jay will share some of his stories like these with us. I`m sure he has several to tell too. :)
Wow- that engine bay is ridiculously clean and simple
Nothing tops the amount of diversity in Jays garage. It could be a model t, or a super rare moped for example. The man would have a certain type of lawn mower if it had a cool enough story. I love going for the ride along in steam powered cars, all the way into his Lamborghinis. Keep up the good work Jay. I know this video is old but I’m up to date with all your new ones and just rewatching them old stuff lol. Glad your still alive after that little accident you had. Well wishes from one car lover to another ❤
Don't know if Jay reads comments. My first car was a 67 Fairlane 500 4dr with a 289ci. It was quite rusty in 1975, but I loved it! Ever since I have always been a Ford man from Vt/NH. I'm a big fan, especially since I know you are so into cars. Great video. Stay strong.
Awesome episode and I loved how you guys pulled and figured out the problem and limped the car home. True car guys. Car is gorgeous too.
From concept to build that is one super work of art. I am envious of everyone who had a piece of the build. What a talented bunch!
Those Ford FE motors are some of the best sounding engines ever made.
Not a FE.
@@lemham4565 SOHC motor is part of the FE family, based on a 427 side oiler.
@@lemham4565 The 352, 390, 406, 427(including the SOHC), and 428 are all FE engines. The 429 and 460 are 385 series engines
For me this is one of the best videos you’ve done. Loved how you took us along for the ride home. We had a couple of Ford guys in high school in the early 60’s. Thx Jay for the journey into the car world!! Enjoy your day
This show has absolutely made me fall in love with 60s model vehicles. This car is beautiful. I love the way how he made it as if it was a concept Ford actually build to test racing tech. Really cool idea.
Hi Jay , first of all . I am happy knowing you are still the Showman that you are . the world still gets to enjoy your talent , style , and mannerism's . its exciting to watch your videos explaining all the details of the Automobiles you show us . my favorite part of all your videos is when you drive and get gas between your toes ! . Love every thing about your channel Jay . Thank You ! . Ray in Pa.
Gawddamn that's the best sounding car ever.
"For the want of a spring the throttle was lost" -Oak
“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost,
For the want of a shoe the horse was lost,
For the want of a horse the rider was lost,
For the want of a rider the battle was lost,
For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe-nail.”- Ben Franklin
who's cooler than jay leno? living every car guys dream. keep doin what ya doin jay. love the videos
That exhaust is so raucous, but it fits the theme of this build perfectly. Love it.
Love it Jay. My dad had the 1967 Australian version of the Ford Fairlane. Very Similar but the headlights were laid out horizontally. It was the V8 version 289ci I think.. Had great memories of it as kid on the long hot summer holiday road trips.
If there is a such place as heaven on earth for gearheads it has to be Jay's garage among all these beautiful cars !
This is the epitome of a muscle car
Awesome build. Good narrative on this amazing accomplishment. Two things I would love to see on this build........(1) A Ford Fairlane GT hood and somewhere on it a Holman-Moody badge. I mean 60’s Ford beasts Holman-Moody always touched them. Way to go Jay.
My first car - a '67 Fairlane wagon with the 390 windsor engine, 2bbl carb, C6 trans and posi rear. (and yes, it had the fake wood on the sides!). Bought it in '76 with 96,000 miles on it for 300 bucks. A beast of a car. I put another 70,000 miles on it before it was ready for the crusher. So much torque, had to replace the left motor mount twice! Thanks Jay, for the memories.
Steve seems like such a great guy. Love all of the builds I see from his shop.
This is why I am a subscriber. Keep up the good work Jay. Love the car.
Man I appreciate how Jay shows DETAILS, because that shits where it's at! Keep being you Jay!
I gota share this with ya Jay. My brother served in the U.S.M.C. in the early 60's when he was stationed on the east coast he had a white fairlane with a 427 he had all the work done in daytona and while on leave drove it back home in baltimore at that time brand new engine & broke it in from florida to maryland. I was just 12 yrs.old but i remember my dad yelling on the phone a month later about all the speeding tickets they mailed from alot of states and he was already on a ship heading back to vietnam wooo boy them state troopers . They could'nt detain or arrest him becuz he was still at war. Any way he came home and the war was over but not in a many of Veterans minds just like in my brothers mind .i will never forget that car or that day i was getting ready for school and he rolled out for work he came walkn back like 10 min. Later he chopped a telegraph pole in two and i never seen such a perfect 3 foot U shaped dent in the center of a car passenger door folded nicely all around the pole. LOL he got the bill for that too.
You're a national treasure Jay. Nobody can do a great monologue and a great interview like you. I guess all those tonight shows paid off.
I've always loved how the front end of these things looked... very bold, very obviously a machine.
MAN_ON_WHEELZ I especially like the roof line on this car combined with that frt end.
Already one of my favorite JLG videos. Really like watching these shakedown runs and Stephen is a cool guy. Great video Jay! Like always.
This Fairlane is absolutely incredible...
Dear old mom had a '67 convertible with the 390. Loved loved loved that car. This thing is off the charts. Would love a shake down drive in that.
Reminds me of Dragnet series.. My buddy had a 67 ford gt 390 4 speed, what a runner.. This car is overly gaudy, but it is what it is. The factory GT was a really good looking car, needed very little enhancement except for an external tach.
I'd like to see Joe Friday and Bill Gannon driving this !
As a Ford muscle car lover this is the greatest car you have had on the show The 427 sohc is the Unicorn end-all-be-all engines for Ford guys we all covet them lol awesome video
I love Steve’s builds. The martini is one my all time favorite cars. Very beautiful and the detail is out of this world. Good job guys
that fords a absolute beast.
I'm not a Ford guy but I love this car. Back when I was about ten years old my buddy said you got to see Uncle Bill's new Fairlane. It was a factory sleeper. Uncle popped the hood and my buddy gasped as the big V8 was revealed. It came with a 4 on the floor, which in those days was quite rare. He took us for a ride out on the highway, and was pleased to wind it out. Aunt July was not too impressed, and said, "Um, maybe you better slow down Bill..." It is a Ford, but I love it.
Knew there would be atleast one comment that goes something like this. I'm not a Ford guy but. lol gotta love it.
Absolutely beautiful car. I was mad that another clean 6 cylinder car had to die for it, but this is tasteful.
Base model cars need love too.
+kirbyswarp especially ones with what looked like factory a/c.
+Ecosse57 Could have started with a shell and made the same car, since they threw the interior and trim away anyway. why kill a survivor car?
kirbyswarp
exactly. rich people in cali think these things drop from the trees. i see it happen with old bikes too.
+Ecosse57 No one in the 60s drove the big v8 muscle cars anyway. Chances are most cars on the street were speced like that or with a small v8. By some miracle, that 6 cylinder car survived nearly 40 years and they cut it up. I'm willing to bet there are more fairlanes with big v8s than Ford even made. At this rate cars like that will soon be extinct. The same ones that were nearly everywhere at one point.
+Ecosse57 No one in the 60s drove the big v8 muscle cars anyway. Chances are most cars on the street were speced like that or with a small v8. By some miracle, that 6 cylinder car survived nearly 40 years and they cut it up. I'm willing to bet there are more fairlanes with big v8s than Ford even made. At this rate cars like that will soon be extinct. The same ones that were nearly everywhere at one point.
Now thats a car right there. Love it.
A work of art! I love these reproduction geniuses! It's so clean, so sharp...that engine compartment just amazing. The whole thing an incredible labor of love. I always loved this Fairlane year. Thanks!
“Sneaky” Pete Robinson of AA Fuel Drag Racing and Georgia Tech developed the gear driven cam version of this along with the guys at Crane Cams. They included an extra gear in the chain so they could use the same cam on each head. This eliminated the slack problems with the looooong timing chain.
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That sound... that power... that stance... that CRED. Amazing build!
I just keep looking at this beautiful Ford, that looks amazing! What an outstanding job on the entire car. Wow!! Great job Guys! 👍👍
LOL CAR ALARMS ARE GOING OFF. What an epic build!
That car is a vision... I'm a Galaxie guy but always loved the Fairlanes too...
It don’t talk to the heart, it screams. Love it!
Watching Jay Gritting / hard Jaw shifting and throttle petal , You know this is a force to be reckoned with , He looked at home running thru those gears ! LOVE IT
That engine is a thing of beauty my god that things massive.
+TechNick Look at Fords modular lump!. Near as big and only [In Oz] 5.4 litres compared with 7 litres.
Ford have probably built the smallest [Windsor] and largest small blocks ever made
+LDN Wholesale , yeah love to see one of the original 221 v 8's in a car, I think they used them in Falcons in south america
SOUNDS LIKE A WHOLE LOTTA MERICA!!!
Chit happend they will fix it
jared p it certainly does. 650hp can be done quietly these days.
with Lamborghini wheels
In this case, yeah, definitely.
yeah, if you would still build cars like these, maybe us companies would not be so looked down on. i would defo buy a 427 sohc in 2019...
Jay's lead footing stretched the throttle cable! LOL!
That dam jay
It proves that there are builders out there that are so good at what they do it's amazing. It's different than everything else which is cool.
Nice shake-down cruise. Gotta take care of the "fiddly bits". Even in stock form a 67 Fairlane 500 or GT (coupe or convertible) with the 390 engine are terrific cars. The exhaust and suspension system on the car in this video is amazing craftsmanship. Thanks to Stephen for bringing it by and walking through all the features.
I love this Channel! Mr. Leno you do a great job with this. Thank you for sharing your love of cars, Motorcycles and everything else you do and love.
Pete Robinson did the first gear drive on this motor - and I actually helped Connie Kalitta set the cam tiing (I held a torque wrench..) on his cammer Bounty Hunter AA/FD..
If Pete Robinson hadn't passed prematurely, who knows, maybe the SOHC engine would still be an option in Top Fuel and Funny Car today. Pete was clearly an innovator and a big fan of the SOHC. He saw the SOHC it as being superior to the Chrysler Hemi, perhaps because of the overhead cam design vs.the pushrod approach. The SOHC also had a hemi head, but the added advantage of the higher rev capability of an overhead cam design.
@Dave Micolichek Understood, but Pete Robinson developed a gear drive to replace the chain, which apparently worked well. But he passed away shortly thereafter and apparently no one else was interested in continuing development of the engine for nitro applications. And parts soon became scarce.
All builds, bugs must be shaken out. This is one major reason why I love cars. Breakdowns are welcome. The fun lies in the ingenuity of the fix.
This reminded when my buddy's throttle linkage broke on a six pack carbed GTO. We ran a line of bailing wire from the linkage through the firewall and wound the remaining wire around a screwdriver. I sat in the back seat and pulled the wire to accelerate and he shifted and drove her home. True story...1979 Santa Rosa California..the good old days when nobody wanted a ten year gas guzzler muscle cars but high school hot rodders like us. You could buy them cheap back then...I miss those days. Thanks for review.
My dad taught me to do a tune up on his 57 Fairlane with a Thunderbird engine. Great car. Loads of rust but lots of memories. Thanks Jay!
I had a 67 Fairlane GT 390 four speed car in high school. Midnight mist blue with a white stripe. I loved driving that car!!! I still have the transmission and rear end in my 34 coupe. Oh! and I still have the sales receipt when I bought it from my older brother. NO pictures of it thou!
I have a 68 Fairlane GT 429 maroon with the white sport stripe down the bottom. killer car to drive .
"Cool" I imagine it was much faster then the 390 car I had. I had to put a clutch in the car before I could drive it. My brother beat the heck out of it before I got it. And I did the same after I put the clutch in. The Pickers on TV found one just like the one I had in a garage. I guess they still have it!!! Over in LA Clair Iowa.Regards Sgrunt
Lucky, I have a 68 Fairlane with a 200ci I-6
This car in J's garage doesn't have a GT hood like mine did with turn signal indicators in the hood. My car was Midnight mist blue from the factory with a wide white strip at the bottom of the body from fender well to fender well with a GT emblem in it.
I have a 68 Fairlane 500 also.its not the fastback tho.
That is an impressively brutal sounding engine. Love the whole thing. Really need a nice horn cap though. Would like to hear the car after the small muffler job is done.
He used the stock wheel with no horn cap because that's what Ford did in their racing programs in the day. There's a reason for everything Steve does, even that.
When you tell a Ford guy to "stick a sock in it", he hears "stick a SOHC in it", and is in total agreement.
I love the premise of the 'Skunk Works' idea/inspiration, the "What Ifs" of the America's Automotive 'Golden Age' are endless and limited only by our imaginations.
I watched this because It's my favorite car from that era. I have been avoiding Jay's channel expecting him to be a celebrity wannabe car guy. I was wrong, Jay is a legit car guy. I really enjoyed watching the show. Jay asked great questions, was up to speed on Ford knowledge, and even put the car on the lift. Those headers are a work of art, and the suspension is extremely cool. I really liked the way Jay and his guest showed the car in great detail. I'm a new subscriber. Thanks Jay and Stephen for a doing such a great job on this car.
So clean underneath you could eat your dinner on it.
That's the car my brother had, a 1967 Ford Fairlane with the XL Package! It was a yellow rag-top with a 475-hp 429-ci and she SCREAMED! This Ford, Lincoln, Mercury guy loves this build! Beautiful Ford! Thanks Jay! 👀
Got to love a V8 that sets off car alarms
doesnt have to be a V8 to do it but V8's tend to be the engine of choice for that
I had a GMC dump truck with a 478 V-6 back in the 80's. It wasn't really loud but it had just the right low rumble that it set off every car alarm as I chugged along up the street.
Props for not editing out the throttle problem. Love you guys!
Jay keep the Love of the Ford !! I have my first car.... 2nd owner , '67 Galaxie Xl 2 dr , 390 , clean... Thank you for giving mid '60's Fords !!!!
thanks for not editing out the throttle linkage fix!
Stuff like that tends to happen when you have 4 carbs.