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25-06-2011, 02:26 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Anyone ever heard of a rare Boss 494 that Ford made in the 60s? I had never heard of it until I saw Jay Leno talking about it on this video. It's all aluminium and Ford only built ten of them.
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the...tang-fastback/ The guy that worked on it: http://bodiestroud.com/tag/boss-494 |
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25-06-2011, 02:50 PM
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Here is some threads from other forums on the engine:
http://www.fordmuscleforums.com/all-...oss-494-a.html http://www.gt40s.com/forum/all-gt40/...-am-block.html http://www.460ford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112092 |
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25-06-2011, 03:42 PM
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Barra Turbo > V8
  
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Jeebus
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25-06-2011, 04:02 PM
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Racing improves the breed
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Wow, thats a lot of cubes.
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25-06-2011, 04:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Now that is one tough and sexy car.
What a sound!! |
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25-06-2011, 04:07 PM
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25-06-2011, 04:23 PM
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Pity the fool
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About 15 years ago the Ford Muscle Parts catalogue (or whatever it was called) used to list a 600 cube short motor for drag use
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25-06-2011, 05:25 PM
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Very cool!
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25-06-2011, 05:37 PM
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Turbo 358W
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that was mad for canam racing ,
i think it was all aluminium ultra exotic at the time!! |
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25-06-2011, 06:02 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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awesome in a rod.....
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26-06-2011, 10:08 AM
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Munch Munch GM's 4 Lunch
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Need new pants about now.....
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26-06-2011, 12:53 PM
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A.J. Foyte also ran 494's Can Am racing after Ford got out of racing production engines.
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26-06-2011, 01:41 PM
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As they say, there's no replacement for displacement lol!!
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26-06-2011, 11:11 PM
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that is simply sex on wheels
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27-06-2011, 04:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I'd never heard of the 494 either. WOW
Let alone electric brakes! Bye bye brake booster/hydraulics. 
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Boss 494 (8.1L)
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