[Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

[David Sosna]

That's the 302 that the P.O. had put in my Tiger.
Believe that's the only year the 302 came with a 4 bbl.  After that it 
was only 2 bbl.
Next owner put in a Crate 347, I think.  Bet the car goes like r***d ape.
:-)

Best Regards
David Sosna

On 04/22/2014 06:13 PM, jim wrote:
> I remember well in '68 when my father brought home a brand new red Falcon
> Futura Sports coupe ! It just happened to be the year I got my driver's
> license and I put a lot of miles on that car...
> Interesting that it had a 289 2 bbl automatic but I remember in the brochure
> that there was also a 302 4 bbl optional V8. Transition year I guess. Not
> sure if a 4 speed was available though... the base engine was a 6
> He wasn't too impressed when he came home one day and I had 'exchanged' the
> huge hubcaps for baby 'moons' and put some longer shackles on the rear
> springs !!
>
>
> Jim
> B382000446
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Tom Witt
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:59 PM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs
>
> Ironic that the 66-69 Falcons basically took the form of the Mustang with
> the long hood, short(er) trunk and that swoop upwards on the side after the
> door. It was like they took a version of the Mustang and made it for our
> fathers.
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: snakebit289
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 2:48 PM
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> 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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