Wow! Seven days a week. I’ve heard the names Holman and Moody my whole life but never knew anything but that they built engines. These videos are treasures of history. Thank you.
WOW, what a fortunate man to have experienced a piece of Americana on this level. Back in 1965 , a friend of mine from Charloette, N.C., owned a 1964 Mustang convertible with the 289. He was of wealth, his dad owned Pic & Pay Shoes (not sure of the spelling but there was a store in Salisbury, MD and Melvin was the manager. He was the son of the owner). Either that summer or the next ( I am 75 so please excuse), he had a Mustang that sounded like the most bad ass Chevy V-8 with spoked wheels on the front which would lift the front wheels. Impressive. He and his family bragged how Holman & Moody did the engine. Am I the guy to say false? It did pick up the wheels with a 289 under the hood and the rear ratio was not the reason. Holman and Moody knew their stuff!
I have a 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner. It has one of the 500 ohc 427 engines that were supplied by Holman Moody. I am in New Zealand and it is unique in this country. I have waited over 40 years to find and purchase this vehicle. I will never part with it
My wife and I visited NZ several years ago and were amazed at the passion and dedication to Detroit Iron by the Kiwi's. We checked out a couple of local car shows on our travels and had some good conversations with folks. Their ears perked up when I told them that we lived near Detroit and I had worked in a Ford factory assembling cars on the production line in the 70's. Good times.
I have 61 starliner 352 v2 no hotrod running ,complete ,hubcaps fender skirts, original interior I've never seen under custom seat covers installed at dealership new carpet headliner original. I owned it 44 yrs purchased it from my neighbor for $1000 when I was 14. Top Dollar in 1981. Never a Daily I just wanted it. I'll never sell it.
How about posting lots of photos for all of us to enjoy? Our family had a Ford dealership for 72 years in a small town in Western Washington State. Thanks for sharing!
I'm a Native American diehard Ford racing fan and Holman-Moody has such a Rich History in racing in both NASCAR with the Ford Galaxie's and in Endurance racing with the Ford GT40! those Holman-Moody GT40's were so BadAss!❤️🏁 you just earned yourselves a New Subscriber!
I rebuild a set of Holman-Moody 429 BOSS head when I worked in a machine shop. The heads had 2 plugs per camber and the intake runners had epoxy on the floor for more velocity!
@@alext8828 ever heard of utube before ? I occasionally make comments on DragBoss's utube channel. I came across a set of unusual Cleveland heads. I posted a picture on Craigslist so that he could see them. Or maybe the guy has a FB account.
I remember when Holman Moody was at the top of Shell Hill in the city of Signal Hill. It became Bill Stroppe Enterprise. BTW, this video is a nice break from the utter insanity of current times...
I was employed with Bill Stroppe in Long Beach for 4 years in early 80's...one day they rolled in this big tool box with a funny name lettered on it "Lujie Lesovsky"...next day this little old man that looked a lot like an old shoe cobbler showed up for work, put on an Indiana Oxygen Apron and started fiddling about on one of the race trucks...after watching him work for a few weeks, I asked him if he could help me with my fender on my motorcycle...that began a 12 year mentoring until his passing...taught me almost everything I know and he always enjoyed a dirty joke... Bob Santoro
@@EngineBuilderHallofFame They made engines for Century and Donzi from what I remember? Big and small block Ford engines with and custom exhaust risers.
How Kool the story from those who were there. I cannot believe the hours you all worked and still kept up the quality. Why didn't they hire more people? Was it because there were not enough capable of the work?
My buddy from way back in the flathead days was the crew chief of this HM 427 Mustang it would eat big block Vettes all day th-cam.com/video/U4h2umHMtnI/w-d-xo.html
No, they didnt exist till 10-20 years after the godfathers had started. that would be Ed Iskendarian and Frontenac above all ass they built hot rod Ts in the 30s... Edelbrock was next, then eddie meyer, offenhauser, winfield, roof, ardun, weiand, atc. Holman Moody didnt do anything till the late 50s
@@Shadow0fd3ath24 While all the product makers you listed made their marks in racing equipment, they didn't have the depth of knowledge and extent of manufacturing to the extent Holman Moody did. Holman moody could build a car from the ground up!
I have a question when Carol Shelby was ordered to remove his engines out of the GT 40 and they were replaced with Ford factory engines and they failed at Le Mans due to head bolt stretch were those engines from Holman and Moody is what I would like to know and perhaps who was responsible for that
@rogergreider3568 his name was Vic SMALLDINO. I lived 4 houses down from him and his son Scott went to school with me. Vic worked for an outfit that set all kinds of world records with flat head engines. Look him up on Google. He worked for Yates and someone else. His head designs were absolutely revolutionary. SMALLDINO NOT SMALLWOOD. But nice try.
@rogergreider3568 I just reread the Google article. It was Smalldino and Yates. He was machining a custom flat head design and it set records of over 135 mph in the quarter using a 4 cylinder. So you are COMPLETELY WRONG. That's what is wrong with people today. They don't give credit to the OG drag racers of the 50's and 60's . He was a master machinist and designer. But sadly forgotten today.
@@Dougarrowhead you mock something you know absolutely nothing about. So much for the younger generation having respect for the very people that pioneered the sport of building drag racing engines. I call that immaturity.
Wow! Seven days a week. I’ve heard the names Holman and Moody my whole life but never knew anything but that they built engines. These videos are treasures of history. Thank you.
Thanks!
diehard FORD fan here! LOVE YOU FORD! thanks Holman -Moody!
WOW, what a fortunate man to have experienced a piece of Americana on this level. Back in 1965 , a friend of mine from Charloette, N.C., owned a 1964 Mustang convertible with the 289. He was of wealth, his dad owned Pic & Pay Shoes (not sure of the spelling but there was a store in Salisbury, MD and Melvin was the manager. He was the son of the owner). Either that summer or the next ( I am 75 so please excuse), he had a Mustang that sounded like the most bad ass Chevy V-8 with spoked wheels on the front which would lift the front wheels. Impressive. He and his family bragged how Holman & Moody did the engine. Am I the guy to say false? It did pick up the wheels with a 289 under the hood and the rear ratio was not the reason. Holman and Moody knew their stuff!
I have a 1961 Ford Galaxie Starliner. It has one of the 500 ohc 427 engines that were supplied by Holman Moody. I am in New Zealand and it is unique in this country. I have waited over 40 years to find and purchase this vehicle. I will never part with it
My wife and I visited NZ several years ago and were amazed at the passion and dedication to Detroit Iron by the Kiwi's. We checked out a couple of local car shows on our travels and had some good conversations with folks. Their ears perked up when I told them that we lived near Detroit and I had worked in a Ford factory assembling cars on the production line in the 70's. Good times.
I have 61 starliner 352 v2 no hotrod running ,complete ,hubcaps fender skirts, original interior I've never seen under custom seat covers installed at dealership new carpet headliner original. I owned it 44 yrs purchased it from my neighbor for $1000 when I was 14. Top Dollar in 1981. Never a Daily I just wanted it. I'll never sell it.
How about posting lots of photos for all of us to enjoy? Our family had a Ford dealership for 72 years in a small town in Western Washington State. Thanks for sharing!
@@edwinscotthowe9929 72 years ain't got no photos?shame I Have no idea how to post a photo, or I would I only got one old ford.
❤❤❤❤❤
Keith Dorton is an absolute genius and I’ve had the pleasure to work side by side with him at Bonneville. Some of the best times in my career.
Absolutely!
I'm a Native American diehard Ford racing fan and Holman-Moody has such a Rich History in racing in both NASCAR with the Ford Galaxie's and in Endurance racing with the Ford GT40!
those Holman-Moody GT40's were so BadAss!❤️🏁 you just earned yourselves a New Subscriber!
I rebuild a set of Holman-Moody 429 BOSS head when I worked in a machine shop. The heads had 2 plugs per camber and the intake runners had epoxy on the floor for more velocity!
Very cool!
This guy is sharp I could listen to him for ever
Absolutely!
Keith Dorton is a legend. Not as well known to outsiders as Waddell Wilson, Robert Yates, Jack Roush, or John Kaase. But well respected.
This is historical information. We are getting it first person. Incredible. Gotta get that book.
Thanks!
I've got a single plane Holman -Moody four barrel intake manifold for the Ford 240/300 six that was intended for boat racing.
Cool. Post a picture.
@@jesse75 How can he post a picture? Is it even possible?
@@alext8828 ever heard of utube before ?
I occasionally make comments on DragBoss's utube channel.
I came across a set of unusual Cleveland heads.
I posted a picture on Craigslist so that he could see them.
Or maybe the guy has a FB account.
Would you ever consider selling it?
Ford's outside racing shop. Legends of Ford racing.
back in the day if you saw the h/m logos and the competition proven decals on Fords you knew they were the real deal
I remember when Holman Moody was at the top of Shell Hill in the city of Signal Hill. It became Bill Stroppe Enterprise.
BTW, this video is a nice break from the utter insanity of current times...
I was employed with Bill Stroppe in Long Beach for 4 years in early 80's...one day they rolled in this big tool box with a funny name lettered on it "Lujie Lesovsky"...next day this little old man that looked a lot like an old shoe cobbler showed up for work, put on an Indiana Oxygen Apron and started fiddling about on one of the race trucks...after watching him work for a few weeks, I asked him if he could help me with my fender on my motorcycle...that began a 12 year mentoring until his passing...taught me almost everything I know and he always enjoyed a dirty joke... Bob Santoro
Good memory
He is right about the marine division success. Holman-Moody engines went into a ton of boats.
Ed's in the video about Vic Edelbrock and Ed Iskenderian
@@EngineBuilderHallofFame They made engines for Century and Donzi from what I remember? Big and small block Ford engines with and custom exhaust risers.
My friend near by has a compete 427 Holman and Moody engine with matching Holman and Moody carbs.
I'm subscribing because i love these stories
Holman Moody had a lot Talented people working for them throughout the years Waddell Wilson Robert Yates and list goes on and on
This series is AWESOME. Thank you.
How Kool the story from those who were there. I cannot believe the hours you all worked and still kept up the quality. Why didn't they hire more people? Was it because there were not enough capable of the work?
Check out the Holman -Moody nostalgia race Mustang here on TH-cam...
add Denis O`Briens Holman-Moody Galaxie: th-cam.com/video/VJ59hYvc8T8/w-d-xo.html
@godsowndrunk 1118 My buddy from way back in the flat head days was the crew chief on this HM 427 Mustang. th-cam.com/video/U4h2umHMtnI/w-d-xo.html
My buddy from way back in the flathead days was the crew chief of this HM 427 Mustang it would eat big block Vettes all day th-cam.com/video/U4h2umHMtnI/w-d-xo.html
Great video
Thanks!
Waddell Wilson was on Dale Jrs show and said he made $1.50 at their shop and did work everyday.
Many thumbs up
Thanks!
Holman & Moody meant quality, performance and FORD to me as a teenager, it still does today.
love the history of the Ford teams . he just ain't whistlin' dixie #blueoval
Holman-Moody ARE the GODFATHERS of SPEED!!!! NO IFs, ANDs, or BUTs about it!!!
No, they didnt exist till 10-20 years after the godfathers had started. that would be Ed Iskendarian and Frontenac above all ass they built hot rod Ts in the 30s... Edelbrock was next, then eddie meyer, offenhauser, winfield, roof, ardun, weiand, atc. Holman Moody didnt do anything till the late 50s
@@Shadow0fd3ath24 OKIE DOKIE!
@@Shadow0fd3ath24 While all the product makers you listed made their marks in racing equipment, they didn't have the depth of knowledge and extent of manufacturing to the extent Holman Moody did. Holman moody could build a car from the ground up!
A freind had a 63.5 Galaxy that was a Holman Moody car. It was a 427 and it was fast. Especially for a highschool car.
I like your E-Bird the video is even better!
Great video.
Just subscribed to your channel. 👍👍
Thanks for the sub!
Weren't they involved in NASCAR's Compact Class ? I seem to remember them working on a 1960 Valiant for Marvin Panch.
I know Kenny Thompson personally,he is a fabrication guru watched him build several GT40s like every single part of them
That's cool!
Does anyone know if Tommy Turner started at Holman Moody? One of the underrated but great engine builders in racing.
Pete Taylor was the man awesome engine builder
I have a question when Carol Shelby was ordered to remove his engines out of the GT 40 and they were replaced with Ford factory engines and they failed at Le Mans due to head bolt stretch were those engines from Holman and Moody is what I would like to know and perhaps who was responsible for that
Fred Lorenzen’!
FYI; Le Mans 24 Hours & Monte Carlo winter road rally were two entirely different events.
I liked and subscribed 👍
Thanks!
The only ford team that could really give them a real fight on there hand was the woods brothers
Back in the Y block days 😂
They were FEs , no Y blocks after about 1960.
@@oneninerniner3427Y blocks were still being built and modded by holman moody into the 60s, Gotta remember they started in 1955
1964 was the last year for the Y block.
Does anyone recognize the name Vic Smalldino ?
He was Eddie Murphys Freind who got killed in Beverly Hills cop.
@andyhamilton8940 that was Smallwood but close enough lol
@rogergreider3568 his name was Vic SMALLDINO. I lived 4 houses down from him and his son Scott went to school with me. Vic worked for an outfit that set all kinds of world records with flat head engines. Look him up on Google. He worked for Yates and someone else. His head designs were absolutely revolutionary. SMALLDINO NOT SMALLWOOD. But nice try.
@rogergreider3568 I just reread the Google article. It was Smalldino and Yates. He was machining a custom flat head design and it set records of over 135 mph in the quarter using a 4 cylinder. So you are COMPLETELY WRONG. That's what is wrong with people today. They don't give credit to the OG drag racers of the 50's and 60's . He was a master machinist and designer. But sadly forgotten today.
@@Dougarrowhead you mock something you know absolutely nothing about. So much for the younger generation having respect for the very people that pioneered the sport of building drag racing engines. I call that immaturity.
Ralph Johnson
Ken Miles and Carroll Shelby beat Ferrari
You're right but Holman-Moody did build the engines of all the winning GT40s and Mk. IVs
@@Malibu1515 Yes, and the Holman Moody car finished 3rd in the 1, 2 ,3 programmed finish....