My mom had a 1965 Comet Caliente - automatic trans with a 289 motor. I would take it to Raceway Park in Englishtown NJ and race my friends with it. Had a lot of fun but I NEVER told my mom that I raced her car. That car had the looks and was a nice car to drive. Red with a black painted top with a white interior - very classy!
One of my Dad`s friends owned a 65 Caliente, he had his engines built by a racing engine company out of Memphis, TN. He was a legend around here. He never raced on a track, but nobody could beat him. All the cops, including the State Troopers knew him and really liked him, he was a great guy. They set up a road block for him one night and clocked him sliding through it, all four wheels locked up, at 140mph. He is in his late 90`s now and still has that car in his garage. I would choose the Mercury, it`s a much better looking car than the Fairlane.
The 1960s, the Glory Days of Drag Racing. Remember many local Drags I went to, good memories. Never was in the part of the country where the Big Names raced their AFX and Super Stock Cars but many magazines covered the Big NHRA Races so they went nation wide.
They had a gear drive to replace that chain in the sohc. Mass of gears. Chain stretch was a thing. Check out the one Garlits has at his museum. Don said it would be a contender today if Ford had not pull the plug.
I'm not old enough to have experienced that particular car, but I know exactly the way you feel , you see it and you're like , I'm never ever going to sell this and you say that everyday until the day it goes......
I used to eat Hemi's for breakfast too with my 1970 Challenger R/t 440 Six-Pak. I was never neaten by a Hemi. I ran high 10's at 130 mph. I also had three 1966 Comet GT;s Two were 4 speed cars and one auto.
The Cammer was a Hemi but suffered timing chain stretch from length. No Mopar was scared and relished the competition. The Hemi dodge head is superior and Ford could have still been competing. Ford pulled the plug. Why? Ask them. Many reasons I guess. A loss of a badass piece of hardware. Sad really.
Always wanted a T bolt now I can afford one I would take a gt40 lost interest in drag cars what do you do with them look at them if you race them you can destroy the car airplanes are way more fun and if you wreck one your estate will have to deal with it extra 330 is like a t bolt twin turbo with a hot blonde. love the 427 FE anything prioritizes change as you get old back in the 70s 66 R code was my dream car and I was going to build a home with a living room for my dream car just so I could look at it everyday but I am not going to pay 200k for a car to look at and most people don’t even know anything about the cars performance thank god someone is interested in the old fords to keep the memories alive
It's nice to see the Comet getting some love. I had a '65 Cyclone with the 289 Hi-Po, and that thing was a little rocket ship, especially during the malaise era of the 80's when hardly anything had more than 150hp.
Circa 1980/1981. A bodyshop owner friend had a '64 Comet A/FX, tucked away in the back, teardrop hood but (I think) it was cut out. The 427 had velocity stacks on it (I remember the tennis balls). Tow tabs were present on the front. Maroon in color, checkered flags (or fuzzy dice) painted on the doors, and a straight axle on the front. I was a Mopar fan at the time and took no particular interest in the car, or when he later needed to sell it due to divorce. I heard it went for $1500. (mid-1980'ish). Sounds like a fish story, yes. A true one though. The shop was in Forty Fort, Pa. The owner was Paul Grabko.
To my liking I think the 65 Comet was the best looking car in race form . Back then ,My older brother and me race a Comet Caliente in the D/mp class in the late 69 .with a 351 Cleveland .Those were great times .427 sohc was a great engine ,hard to beat .
And Dodge was shocked one day when the First Alcohol fuel burning SOHC Comet Funny cars blasted their way into the history books...The competition was finished !!!
I had a 1964 Comet Cyclone with HP 289 and 4 speed. The thing shocked me, ran against a 383 Mopar and beat it the day I got it. it was a fun car. I wish I had it, my 1965 Mustang rag top, 1959 T-Bird and a few other things now, oh well..
IF YOU LOOK IN THE MODERN SUPER STOCK CLASSES, SUPER STOCK A CLASS IS ONLY HEMI DARTS AND BARRACUDAS RACING EACH OTHER... THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS THAT COMPETE AGAINST THEM.. SO THEIR REALLY ARE NO HEMI KILLERS, IT IS PURE NONSENSE... GO LOOK FOR YOURSELF... EVERY TIME I HEAR HEMI KILLER, I LAUGH...
They just had the NHRA Nationals and the "Hemi Challenge". There where 23 cars racing still after 56 years. No Computers or Fuel Injection just old fashion Carburetors. Steve Comella went 8.406 to win, The "High Voltage sponsored car ran a low E.T. of 8.360. Where were the Comets and Thunder Bolts for a challenge? They where fast but not fast enough to beat the old 426 Hemi. Hemi's are still the king - check any Top Fuel, or funny Car, even if it does say Ford or Chevy and it will have a Hemi.
@@timhowell1220 Top fuel does not use a Chrysler Hemi, they use 800ish CID custom dry engines (not water cooled). Don't forget the Ford Boss 429 was a hemi as well as a number of modern engines. There are LS7 cars running 7s, there are modern Chrysler hemi cars with 800ish HP from the factory, they can't run there because of class restrictions. There are drag and drive cars running 7s, that are not old school hemi, I saw a Chevy wagon break into the upper 5s. There are some running a Chevy 632 CID. modern drag racing has very much moved beyond what the 60's had to offer.
@@trukr817 The 392 Hemi's where the first TF Later the 426 and then as demand increased Keith Black machined out a hemi engine from an aluminium billet. The Hemi design was uperior thats why it became the design of choise for TF and Funny cars. Todays pro stockers are a long ways from the old SS Cuda. Pro Stock use super light weight bodies, fiberglass Super fiberglass no factory dash, tubing in the frames etc. They also use Computer controlled Fuel injection, timing, and a list of sensors, special fuel, muilti stage clutches and 500 cubic in. Other cars are using 600-800 cu in engines running special fuel, turbos. and nitros and computer programing. Pro stocks do not compare to the old 1968 Hemi's they are a class of their own running carburetors and steel frames and bodies with alum frt caps and pexi glass windows. They are the old school roots that lead to todays Pro Stock. The Thunder bolts and Comets where the first car that then lead to A/FX, the Funny cars, but those old SS classes where the real drag racers, so today NHRA brings you ProStock because that came from the roots of your Fathers Racing days when dray racing was more than a good tree race and computer program. Pro stock is kinda boring because all you have are a bunch of Camero's that are all from the same computer cookie mold where the race is won at the starting light. the end at last.
@philsocks3386 see those laughing faces? That means it's a joke referring to the advertised horsepower on most production big blocks getting slapped with a 425hp rating
No way dude i want the thunderbolt (b.t.w i don't hate the comets there nice cars but i have seriously doubts they are faster then hemi cars ) as you know the tear drop hood was on 427 galaxie too anyway thanks for the comment and have good day bye now.
I own 2x Fords but don't you think the statement in the title "Ate HEMIs For Lunch" kind of overstates things a bit? They might've been quicker, generally quicker even, but I dunno... Never underestimate an enemy. BTW Comet SOHC (but with the gear drive not the chain)
The SOHCs and DOHCs didn't destroy the Hemis. In fact, neither of those ever dominated drag racing at all and even once Pro-Stock came along, the Hemis were still pretty much at the top of the pecking order.
The 427 SOHC was basically a Hemi without lifters and pushrods. It revved faster than the Chrysler and had a top end that was described as never ending. The bottom end was never developed to reach its true potential because of the NASCAR ban. It was stillborn.
The SOHC had the same wait penalties in pro stock as the Hemi. They were both good motors but I think the Hemi was a better motor in the end only because it got a lot more development.
The only muscle car i ever owned was a strategicly painted orange & white 76 comet.. nothing beat me from light to light.. I put low profile perrelli tires on the back...with an auto 3 speed trans it ran at high rpm doing 65 on the highway.. but mannn, it came out the hole
Cool video. However, pretty sure "Dodge" or Mopar specifically was scared to race anyone. They had to create an NHRA class for it's own for S/S and is the basis for T/F and T/A to this day.
Scared to race anyone??? They still race today 56 years later as "The Hemi Challenge" with ET's at 8.360, and that a full 1/4 mile race. Where are the Ford's?? They where fast but not fast enough when the competition showed up with a HEMI.
@@timhowell1220 Sounds like the Ford and Chevrolet weren't that interested in a short straight race. At that time Moped had nothing for the streets and road courses. Street Hemi was a dog..
Hello Rare Cars, I have a small youtube channel, and I was wondering if I could use some of your clips from your top 5 rarest mustangs and also as a source? Thank you.
Good video except most of the cars shown are modern clones, the original cars did not have narrow rear ends with wide slicks, or modern wheels. Also most of the ‘64 cars shown with the dual scoop hoods are reproduction hoods not original Plaza Glas made units. There is a distinct difference between the reproduction and original.
That’s how people who were not even born yet when Ford came out with the S.O.H.C. would pronounce the name.because they don’t know what they’re talking about. When someone is talking about this motor it’s called a S.O.H.C. Single overhead cam or they call it a Cammer and not a sock.
1500 cfm of breathing... 14 to 1 compression ratio Tunnel port heads 425hp... Somebody's lying! Lol That sounds all of 600hp to me! That's a little too much for 425hp... a little fudging of the paper work.
I had a 66 Comet Capri with factory 390 and 4 speed. It was rated at 265 horsepower due to it being a 2 barrel carb version. A 428 intake manifold and carb with a set of headers and a cam change made a huge difference. The red 65 Cyclone of Dyno Don is the only way to fly.
Thanks, great Comet… interestingly, I had a 1966 4 SPeec / GALAXIE 500 XL 352/ 4 X, in Burgandy/ BKACK DELUXE INTERIORS (* the fancy wheel covers rattled), in 1967..&(low miles): had to metallic Brakes/ Monroe Super Indy 500 shocks/ tires immediately ( no Disc brakes/ air Conditioning Option,had to put in COOLANT RECOVERY SYSTEM(*not Factory installed, Kit thru Ford Performance, my Emergencey Flasher switch in GLOVE BOX, Etc. ) lot **of miles in this 1966! Great driver, until 1974/ ish::
I'm confused here! You say hemi killer but in reality the 427 sohc also know as the "cammer" is itself a HEMI!!! It does definitely have a hemispherical combustion chamber a reason why Connie Kolletta & Don Garlets ( hope I spelled their names correctly) to name a few used that engine in T/F & F/C. I'm amazed by the number of people that don't know what or why an engine is or isn't a hemi. Take a look at an image of what Chrysler calls its modern day hemi? Doesn't look like a hemisphere to me, that's probably why they bought the rights to the name hemi...
Comet or Thunderbolt - which would you take 🤔?
The Thunderbolt, only because of the P-47 Thunderbolt! 😎😉
The Comet's Styling win out for me.
@@Duececoupe very fair reason
@@georgebaker9352 I do like the comet too - I actually prefer the 64 styling over the 65
But you have to Remember The Hemi was what you could Buy Ford didn't sell nothing like it for the street
The comet with the SOHC, just so cool.
that red 65 Comet driven by Dyno Don has been a dream car for me
It’s so iconic that livery is awesome!
I would love to see this Comet go up against the 1968 Dodge Dart lo23.
it would lose or throw a rod
@@MrR6guy Ya , the Dodge would .
The 427 SOHC block Comet, HANDS DOWN.
I second that, four speed only..
@@onazram1 HELL YEAH!! It isn't a real race car unless it has 3 pedals and a stick shift.
My mom had a 1965 Comet Caliente - automatic trans with a 289 motor. I would take it to Raceway Park in Englishtown NJ and race my friends with it. Had a lot of fun but I NEVER told my mom that I raced her car. That car had the looks and was a nice car to drive. Red with a black painted top with a white interior - very classy!
What were your ETs?
I'm gonna guess high 15s .Unless moms 289 was a hot engine.
This brings back fond memory's, my first trip to the local drag strip was in 1966.👍🇺🇸
One of my Dad`s friends owned a 65 Caliente, he had his engines built by a racing engine company out of Memphis, TN. He was a legend around here. He never raced on a track, but nobody could beat him. All the cops, including the State Troopers knew him and really liked him, he was a great guy. They set up a road block for him one night and clocked him sliding through it, all four wheels locked up, at 140mph. He is in his late 90`s now and still has that car in his garage. I would choose the Mercury, it`s a much better looking car than the Fairlane.
The 1960s, the Glory Days of Drag Racing. Remember many local Drags I went to, good memories. Never was in the part of the country where the Big Names raced their AFX and Super Stock Cars but many magazines covered the Big NHRA Races so they went nation wide.
No replacement for Displacement 💪🏁
Efficiency counts for something.
FE V SOHC
Amen brother and the 427 SOHC Cammer V8 will make any modern V8 squeal
They had a gear drive to replace that chain in the sohc. Mass of gears. Chain stretch was a thing. Check out the one Garlits has at his museum. Don said it would be a contender today if Ford had not pull the plug.
I cry every time I see videos about '64 Comets. I owned a '64 Cyclone from 1980 to '93.
I'm not old enough to have experienced that particular car, but I know exactly the way you feel , you see it and you're like , I'm never ever going to sell this and you say that everyday until the day it goes......
I hope someone still has it going 😎
Bob Riggle Hemi under glass enough said ! Yes it was a VALIANT Cuda
That is a super cool car I can’t lie
I used to eat Hemi's for breakfast too with my 1970 Challenger R/t 440 Six-Pak. I was never neaten by a Hemi. I ran high 10's at 130 mph. I also had three 1966 Comet GT;s Two were 4 speed cars and one auto.
Damn right.... my buddy a chevy guy...hated the 440 six pack....he never beat one.
my other choice would be the Ford eqyivelent to the comet, id like to have Hubert Platt's blue 427SOHC powered Falcon👍
The Sprints were very good looking cars! And a built 289 4spd was the way to go.
Take the Comet hands down. Definitely the more interesting and faster choice.
WE had a 67 427 medium riser built by a machine tool company in Detroit. Was running 10 flats @ 3000 ft altitude.
Scared is a stretch. Competition is more like it. Holman and Moody had some badass Fords.
No hey weren't. Check under the hoods of any top fueler. No matter what badge is on the front Ford Chevy Mopar....there's a hemi.
The Cammer was a Hemi but suffered timing chain stretch from length. No Mopar was scared and relished the competition. The Hemi dodge head is superior and Ford could have still been competing. Ford pulled the plug. Why? Ask them. Many reasons I guess. A loss of a badass piece of hardware. Sad really.
@@srt8rocketship241 Agree and good point.
If you are a fan of these era cars you love them all Ford Chevy Dodge AMC Pontiac Buick etc
@@55chevytruck you damn right
Always wanted a T bolt now I can afford one I would take a gt40 lost interest in drag cars what do you do with them look at them if you race them you can destroy the car airplanes are way more fun and if you wreck one your estate will have to deal with it extra 330 is like a t bolt twin turbo with a hot blonde. love the 427 FE anything prioritizes change as you get old back in the 70s 66 R code was my dream car and I was going to build a home with a living room for my dream car just so I could look at it everyday but I am not going to pay 200k for a car to look at and most people don’t even know anything about the cars performance thank god someone is interested in the old fords to keep the memories alive
It's nice to see the Comet getting some love. I had a '65 Cyclone with the 289 Hi-Po, and that thing was a little rocket ship, especially during the malaise era of the 80's when hardly anything had more than 150hp.
Thumbnail is purposely setting up a comment section war. Don’t fall for it guys.
i love that early Caliente with the horizontal duel headlights... just a really nice looking car... thanks for sharing...
Al Copeland (founder of Popeyes) had a Mercury, a Ford Thunderbolt and a Pontiac 421 Catalina.
@@nucleargrizzly1776 I did not know that actually thanks for sharing that that’s a fun fact
@@rarecars3336 I was a 16 and drove a tow truck (legal then). His Countach needed a tow several times a month. Got very familiar with his collection.
I watched Dyno Don run his Mercury Station wagon at Thompson Drag Raceway in Thompson Ohio . It was a match race against a Hemi Dart
Circa 1980/1981. A bodyshop owner friend had a '64 Comet A/FX, tucked away in the back, teardrop hood but (I think) it was cut out. The 427 had velocity stacks on it (I remember the tennis balls). Tow tabs were present on the front. Maroon in color, checkered flags (or fuzzy dice) painted on the doors, and a straight axle on the front. I was a Mopar fan at the time and took no particular interest in the car, or when he later needed to sell it due to divorce. I heard it went for $1500. (mid-1980'ish). Sounds like a fish story, yes. A true one though. The shop was in Forty Fort, Pa. The owner was Paul Grabko.
yeah , that is why everyone raced 427's - the Hemi cars ruled the times back then and still do
I didn't know these cars even existed! Comet or Thunderbolt? The Comet. No question. The SOHC if possible! Wow!
Wish Ford would've put the 427 SOHC Cammer V8 in some production cars, that would've been badass.
To my liking I think the 65 Comet was the best looking car in race form . Back then ,My older brother and me race a Comet Caliente in the D/mp class in the late 69 .with a 351 Cleveland .Those were great times .427 sohc was a great engine ,hard to beat .
And Dodge was shocked one day when the First Alcohol fuel burning SOHC Comet Funny cars blasted their way into the history books...The competition was finished !!!
Yesssir
Mopar dominates to this day. The rest is history.
Love the 427 , makes a mean machine.
Had a red hypo 289 comet . Was a dream car
Thunderbolt
I had a 1964 Comet Cyclone with HP 289 and 4 speed. The thing shocked me, ran against a 383 Mopar and beat it the day I got it. it was a fun car. I wish I had it, my 1965 Mustang rag top, 1959 T-Bird and a few other things now, oh well..
i want both!!
IF YOU LOOK IN THE MODERN SUPER STOCK CLASSES, SUPER STOCK A CLASS IS ONLY HEMI DARTS AND BARRACUDAS RACING EACH OTHER... THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS THAT COMPETE AGAINST THEM.. SO THEIR REALLY ARE NO HEMI KILLERS, IT IS PURE NONSENSE... GO LOOK FOR YOURSELF... EVERY TIME I HEAR HEMI KILLER, I LAUGH...
They just had the NHRA Nationals and the "Hemi Challenge". There where 23 cars racing still after 56 years. No Computers or Fuel Injection just old fashion Carburetors. Steve Comella went 8.406 to win, The "High Voltage sponsored car ran a low E.T. of 8.360. Where were the Comets and Thunder Bolts for a challenge? They where fast but not fast enough to beat the old 426 Hemi. Hemi's are still the king - check any Top Fuel, or funny Car, even if it does say Ford or Chevy and it will have a Hemi.
@@timhowell1220 WELL SPOKEN MY FRIEND. AGREE 100 PERCENT.. WHEN I SEE THE STUPID HEMI KILLER STUFF, I HAVE TO RESPOND... IT IS TOTAL NONSENSE...
@@timhowell1220 Top fuel does not use a Chrysler Hemi, they use 800ish CID custom dry engines (not water cooled). Don't forget the Ford Boss 429 was a hemi as well as a number of modern engines. There are LS7 cars running 7s, there are modern Chrysler hemi cars with 800ish HP from the factory, they can't run there because of class restrictions.
There are drag and drive cars running 7s, that are not old school hemi, I saw a Chevy wagon break into the upper 5s. There are some running a Chevy 632 CID. modern drag racing has very much moved beyond what the 60's had to offer.
@@trukr817Top Fuel use a 500 cu.in. Chrysler “ design” engine as do funny cars. The 700-800+ cu.in. engines are in Pro Stock Mountain Motors
@@trukr817 The 392 Hemi's where the first TF Later the 426 and then as demand increased Keith Black machined out a hemi engine from an aluminium billet. The Hemi design was uperior thats why it became the design of choise for TF and Funny cars. Todays pro stockers are a long ways from the old SS Cuda. Pro Stock use super light weight bodies, fiberglass Super fiberglass no factory dash, tubing in the frames etc. They also use Computer controlled Fuel injection, timing, and a list of sensors, special fuel, muilti stage clutches and 500 cubic in. Other cars are using 600-800 cu in engines running special fuel, turbos. and nitros and computer programing. Pro stocks do not compare to the old 1968 Hemi's they are a class of their own running carburetors and steel frames and bodies with alum frt caps and pexi glass windows. They are the old school roots that lead to todays Pro Stock. The Thunder bolts and Comets where the first car that then lead to A/FX, the Funny cars, but those old SS classes where the real drag racers, so today NHRA brings you ProStock because that came from the roots of your Fathers Racing days when dray racing was more than a good tree race and computer program. Pro stock is kinda boring because all you have are a bunch of Camero's that are all from the same computer cookie mold where the race is won at the starting light. the end at last.
that one comet got smoked by something in the drag race you showed.
If money wasn't a problem
Why not both
Every big block of that era made 425 horsepower 🤣🤣🤣
The cammer made 616 , look it up.
@@philsocks3386 Pretty sure he's being ironic....bud.
@philsocks3386 see those laughing faces? That means it's a joke referring to the advertised horsepower on most production big blocks getting slapped with a 425hp rating
As much power as you want to pay for. 90 wt oil turns to zero wt after quarter mile. Drop pan and bearings 90wt and do it again.🎉
The Cammer Comet all day long.....😎👍
The Cammer made the hemi boys quake in their shorts....😉😅🤣😂
I stand with the 426
they had high stall converters I believe. wasnt engine innovation that got them to the other end first. Good on them!
And my daily driven, 1965 Coronet A990 HEMI, will smoke them..
Who cares which one ! How about both !!!!!
No way dude i want the thunderbolt (b.t.w i don't hate the comets there nice cars but i have seriously doubts they are faster then hemi cars ) as you know the tear drop hood was on 427 galaxie too anyway thanks for the comment and have good day bye now.
🏁 Great vid!! 🏁
I ran a67cougar at elmirage dry lake and Bonneville 460 with super cobraheads and tunnel ram 2 1050 dominaters
B body Mopar for life
Only. Way 2 beat a hemi is another hemi!!!
Right! The 427 Sohc was a hemi, with a much lighter valvetrain.
I had one years ago sold it and tried to buy it back and found the man had pulled the engine and transmission then crushed it. The man was an idiot.
Comet 100%..
Comet all day, every day 😅
Did the 427 SOHC power the 1964 Thunderbolt? Or was the SOHC limited to A/FX and dragsters? Thanks
Comet 😊
COMET WITH THE SOHC AND HILBORN INJECTION
The 427 SOHC Comet, all day long!
I would take which ever one I WON the Bid on, I love them BOTH!
If I was choosing just on looks..... Comets all day. Choosing just on performance, gotta go with the T-Bolt. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Sohc all day!!😂😂😂😂
I own 2x Fords but don't you think the statement in the title "Ate HEMIs For Lunch" kind of overstates things a bit? They might've been quicker, generally quicker even, but I dunno... Never underestimate an enemy.
BTW Comet SOHC (but with the gear drive not the chain)
The SOHCs and DOHCs didn't destroy the Hemis. In fact, neither of those ever dominated drag racing at all and even once Pro-Stock came along, the Hemis were still pretty much at the top of the pecking order.
Dragsters bounty hunter hemis have not won a pro stock race since mobey dick was a tadpole if it don’t have blower and nitro it don’t run
The 427 SOHC was basically a Hemi without lifters and pushrods. It revved faster than the Chrysler and had a top end that was described as never ending. The bottom end was never developed to reach its true potential because of the NASCAR ban. It was stillborn.
Hemi was crap in acceleratiion....designed for WOT for NASCAR
The SOHC had the same wait penalties in pro stock as the Hemi.
They were both good motors but I think the Hemi was a better motor in the end only because it got a lot more development.
@@imtheonevanhalen1557 The Hemi was crap in acceleration? What dimension are you living in?
The only muscle car i ever owned was a strategicly painted orange & white 76 comet.. nothing beat me from light to light..
I put low profile perrelli tires on the back...with an auto 3 speed trans it ran at high rpm doing 65 on the highway.. but mannn, it came out the hole
SOCH 427 Comet is the only choice to me !
I'd always go with the Comet. Much nicer looking car in both years.
Comet 🏁
Cool video. However, pretty sure "Dodge" or Mopar specifically was scared to race anyone.
They had to create an NHRA class for it's own for S/S and is the basis for T/F and T/A to this day.
Scared to race anyone??? They still race today 56 years later as "The Hemi Challenge" with ET's at 8.360, and that a full 1/4 mile race. Where are the Ford's?? They where fast but not fast enough when the competition showed up with a HEMI.
@@timhowell1220 Sounds like the Ford and Chevrolet weren't that interested in a short straight race. At that time Moped had nothing for the streets and road courses. Street Hemi was a dog..
Hello Rare Cars, I have a small youtube channel, and I was wondering if I could use some of your clips from your top 5 rarest mustangs and also as a source? Thank you.
I always liked the SOHC, but in "Ohio" George Montgomery's (RIP) cars...
Good video except most of the cars shown are modern clones, the original cars did not have narrow rear ends with wide slicks, or modern wheels. Also most of the ‘64 cars shown with the dual scoop hoods are reproduction hoods not original Plaza Glas made units. There is a distinct difference between the reproduction and original.
I just build a 64 post car and put a 390 in it. It took lots of fabrication and cutting
Fairlane?
@@garybrinker4522 no a 64 comet post car
Ya, but i leave'm ALL In the dust with my Miata! :-)
Give me the Comet!
Comet
T Bolt all day long.
I am greedy I'd have both
T-Bolt
🎉
Comet
Thunderbolt or comet , Comet wins for me. Does it come in five puckie colors. Throw up windows and bucket seats.
Comet cyclone only choice
People pronounce SOHC "sock?" Never heard that before.
That’s how people who were not even born yet when Ford came out with the S.O.H.C. would pronounce the name.because they don’t know what they’re talking about. When someone is talking about this motor it’s called a S.O.H.C. Single overhead cam or they call it a Cammer and not a sock.
thunderbolt
Rarity comet realism thunderbolt...both unobtainam...
COMET..it was more stable at high speeds.
427 SOHC WINS!
A Comet for sure but I would want Jack Christman's blown sohc 65 Comet.
Comet down below…
Comet...Fairlane....lol
Chrysler was not afraid of any ford 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Why wouldn’t the fords race the altered wheelbase mopars 🤔🤔🤔.
1500 cfm of breathing...
14 to 1 compression ratio
Tunnel port heads
425hp...
Somebody's lying! Lol
That sounds all of 600hp to me! That's a little too much for 425hp... a little fudging of the paper work.
Really?
427 Sock??
No it didn’t
Ford could have much better had it not been for some of the most horrible management in history. It was pathetic.
I wish the fake voice would stop saying "sock" and just get it right.
Not impressed.. the narrator sucks and I didn't even finish watching
I had a 66 Comet Capri with factory 390 and 4 speed. It was rated at 265 horsepower due to it being a 2 barrel carb version. A 428 intake manifold and carb with a set of headers and a cam change made a huge difference. The red 65 Cyclone of Dyno Don is the only way to fly.
Thanks, great Comet… interestingly, I had a 1966 4 SPeec / GALAXIE 500 XL 352/ 4 X, in Burgandy/ BKACK DELUXE INTERIORS (* the fancy wheel covers rattled), in 1967..&(low miles): had to metallic Brakes/ Monroe Super Indy 500 shocks/ tires immediately ( no Disc brakes/ air Conditioning Option,had to put in COOLANT RECOVERY SYSTEM(*not Factory installed, Kit thru Ford Performance, my Emergencey Flasher switch in GLOVE BOX, Etc. ) lot **of miles in this 1966! Great driver, until 1974/ ish::
I have a 65 fairlane, its running a 347, auto and 3.89 gears. Yes its fun, and has fun with big blocks.
I'm confused here! You say hemi killer but in reality the 427 sohc also know as the "cammer" is itself a HEMI!!! It does definitely have a hemispherical combustion chamber a reason why Connie Kolletta & Don Garlets ( hope I spelled their names correctly) to name a few used that engine in T/F & F/C. I'm amazed by the number of people that don't know what or why an engine is or isn't a hemi. Take a look at an image of what Chrysler calls its modern day hemi? Doesn't look like a hemisphere to me, that's probably why they bought the rights to the name hemi...
A 427 SOHC Comet would definitely be my choice and with a racing history would be worth a whole lot of money!