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RE: 1968 "W" 427 (4V) 2-bolt Cougar GT-E??

By Mike McQuesten - 06/09/2001 1:04:56 AM; IP 63.50.107.75

I have seen and rolled over on the shop floor a '68 hydraulic W code 427 block. It came out of a genuine '68 Cougar GTE. My friend still has the block. It's a true factory cross bolt main cap, side oiler, hydraulic lifter block.
I also speculate that very few were cast since so few Cougar 427s were built for '68. The early literature for the Mustang, Torino, Cougar and Cyclone listed the 390 horse hydraulic 427 as an option with automatic trans only. This is old stuff I know. The program never got off the ground. The bean counters put an early end to it sometime around the major UAW strike with Ford in October '67. Please don't think I'm blaming the union for the end of the 427 option. I think the end was near before the strike. Soon after new literature began to arrive in the FoMoCo showrooms......no more 427!
Isn't it true that late sixties and early seventies 427 service blocks came as hydraulic units?

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1968 "W" 427 (4V) 2-bolt Cougar GT-E?? -- P, 06/08/2001

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RE: 1968 "W" 427 (4V) 2-bolt Cougar GT-E?? -- Dave Shoe, 06/08/2001

Collapse <b>RE: 1968 "W" 427 (4V) 2-bolt Cougar GT-E??</b> -- <font color=#0000ff>Mike McQuesten, <i>06/09/2001</i></font>

RE: 1968 "W" 427 (4V) 2-bolt Cougar GT-E?? -- Mike McQuesten, 06/09/2001

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6744&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6744" onclick="return false;">I sometimes wonder if the deviation was actually just a writer mis-remembering the "cast iron" crankshaft change.</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>06/09/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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I sometimes wonder if the deviation was actually just a writer mis-remembering the "cast iron" crankshaft change. -- Dave Shoe, 06/09/2001

Hey guys, why not ask an expert? Go to this guy.. -- Styleline, 58, 06/09/2001

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RE: UAW not blamed -- Mike McQuesten, 06/10/2001

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6769&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6769" onclick="return false;">You've got some neat info there.</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>06/10/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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You've got some neat info there. -- Dave Shoe, 06/10/2001

RE: Found some stuff -- Mike McQuesten, 06/11/2001

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6784&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6784" onclick="return false;">RE: You've got some neat info there.</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>Kevin Marti, <i>06/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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RE: You've got some neat info there. -- Kevin Marti, 06/11/2001

All year? Interesting. Thanks for the great info, Kevin. :-) [n/m] -- Mr F, 06/11/2001

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Attn: Mike McQuesten -- Jeff H., 06/10/2001

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RE: Lime Gold! -- Mike McQuesten, 06/11/2001

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RE: Lime Gold! -- Jeff H., 06/11/2001

Very cool story, guys. I really enjoy the 'personal' angles. :-) [n/m] -- Mr F, 06/11/2001

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6789&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6789" onclick="return false;">RE: UAW not blamed</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>marty vogler, <i>06/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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RE: UAW not blamed -- marty vogler, 06/11/2001

You haven't bought it yet? Get on it! ;-) [n/m] -- Paul M, 06/11/2001

Info on that Mustang is welcome. Meanwhile, I don't believe it. [n/m] -- Mr F, 06/11/2001

RE: W-code '68? -- Mike McQuesten, 06/11/2001

W code Mustang -- Tim B, 06/12/2001

RE: 1968 "W" 427 (4V) 2-bolt Cougar GT-E?? -- P, 06/11/2001

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6755&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6755" onclick="return false;">2-bolt, 4-bolt, 6-bolt, a dollar; screw-ups make me want to holler...</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>Mr F, <i>06/09/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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2-bolt, 4-bolt, 6-bolt, a dollar; screw-ups make me want to holler... -- Mr F, 06/09/2001

Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6796&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6796" onclick="return false;">....mea culpa??</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>06/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript">
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....mea culpa?? -- P, 06/11/2001

$Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=6801&Reply=6726><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a> <a href="#" id="anchor6801" onclick="return false;">I was referring to _my_ typo on the 'W' page.[n/m]</a> -- <font color=#0000ff>Mr F, <i>06/11/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=6801', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor6801') }); </script>$

I was referring to _my_ typo on the 'W' page.[n/m] -- Mr F, 06/11/2001

"some blocks" (typo) -- P, 06/12/2001