[Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

[Jeff Hefner]

Wasn't the SBF a '62 Fairlane option to begin with? In 221 CID then 260 CID?


Jeff Hefner
B9470028

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> On Apr 22, 2014, at 6:34 PM, " Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:
>
> Rande
>    I agree; the Mustang was not in the showrooms but it was in the
> tooling process and yes I believe the Tiger engine is closer to the Falcon
> Sprint engine.  Fairlane gets a nod because that is where the engine design
> originated.
>
>    My opinion is that Ford was anticipating the Mustang launch and they
> were tooling up better parts for the Mustang and the other Ford cars.  I
> could be wrong.  Many of those better parts became part of the Tiger
> engines.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of snakebit289
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:49 PM
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> Subject: [Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs
>
>
> Mark,
> Just two 1965 Mustangs(one hardtop new, a gift -one 2+2 twenty years
> later), one '94 GT, one '96 Mustang SVT, only one Tiger.
>
>
> I'm not worthy.
> My point this morning was not how large a fleet I've had, it was how
> successful the Mustang sold, compared to Falcon and the other non-Ford
> competition. If buyers themselves thought they were only getting a Falcon
> with less interior space but costing more money, Ford couldn't have enjoyed
> so much success with Mustang. They bought Mustang on its own merits, mainly
> style , standard equipment, and the ability to transform it with options
> into a car that suited their needs.
>
> I think I already covered the Falcon components
> earlier. As for the SBF motor guiding the Tiger project, Ron,I'm crediting
> the '63 Fairlane V8 and '63 Falcon Sprint V8 with influencing Ian Garrad
and
> the west coast Rootes team. Mustang wasn't in showrooms yet when the famous
> yardstick was brought into a Ford dealer.
>
> Rande Bellman
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