1964 Ford Fairlane 500 . Por: Raúl Canelo Rabanal

The most exciting news of 1964 was a special Fairlane model designed for serious drag strip racing. Ford teamed up with Andy Hotten, of Dearborn Steel Tubing Co., to build 57 Fairlane based 427 powered race cars with a weight of around 3,203 lbs to compete on professional drag strips. These cars had fiberglass fenders, teardrop-shaped hood blisters (to clear the competition 427's high rise manifold and air cleaner), Plexiglass windows, lightweight police-package bucket seats, an air induction system with air intakes where the inner headlights used to be, 8,000 rpm Rotunda tachs, modified front suspensions (to fit the 427), and many special competition equipment features. Sunvisors, mirror, sound-deadening, armrests, even the jack and lug wrench were removed to save weight. The 425 bhp 427 big block was heavily modified and actually cranked out around 500 bhp. It was linked to a beefed-up Lincoln automatic with 4.58:1 gearing or a Borg Warner T-10 transmission with Hurst shifter with 4.44:1 gearing. Massive traction bars, asymmetrical rear springs, and a trunk mounted 95 pound bus battery helped to get all that power to the ground. The 1964 Ford Fairlane Special Performance Drag vehicles soon adopted the Thunderbolt name from the 1963 A/FX Fairlane drag race car and were also known as "T-bolts." Demand was strong enough to lead to a second order of 54 all white cars. Driver Gas Ronda dominated NHRA's 1964 World Championship by running his T-bolt through the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 124 mph. Of the 111 total built, at least 99 of them had manual transmission, and the first 11 were painted maroon, the rest were white.





La noticia más emocionante de 1964 fue un Fairlane modelo diseñado para arrastrar graves tira carreras. Ford teamed up with Andy Hotten, of Dearborn Steel Tubing Co., to build 57 Fairlane based 427 powered race cars with a weight of around 3,203 lbs to compete on professional drag strips. Ford se unieron con Andy Hotten, Tubos de Acero Dearborn Co., para construir 57 Fairlane 427 alimentación basada en la raza vehículos con un peso de alrededor de 3,203 libras de competir en profesionales arrastre tiras. These cars had fiberglass fenders, teardrop-shaped hood blisters (to clear the competition 427's high rise manifold and air cleaner), Plexiglass windows, lightweight police-package bucket seats, an air induction system with air intakes where the inner headlights used to be, 8,000 rpm Rotunda tachs, modified front suspensions (to fit the 427), and many special competition equipment features. Estos coches de fibra de vidrio había defensas, en forma de lágrima campana ampollas (para borrar la competencia 427 del colector de gran altura y el aire limpio), ventanas de plexiglás, paquete ligero policía asientos, un sistema de inducción de aire con tomas de aire en el interior de los faros que se utilizan, 8000 rpm Rotonda tachs, suspensiones delantera modificada (para adaptarse a la 427), y muchos equipos de las características especiales de competencia. Sunvisors, mirror, sound-deadening, armrests, even the jack and lug wrench were removed to save weight. Sunvisors, espejo de aumento, de sonido deadening, apoyabrazos, incluso el gato y llave lug fueron eliminados para ahorrar peso. The 425 bhp 427 big block was heavily modified and actually cranked out around 500 bhp. Los 425 CV 427 gran bloque fue muy modificadas y, de hecho, cranked a cabo alrededor de 500 CV. It was linked to a beefed-up Lincoln automatic with 4.58:1 gearing or a Borg Warner T-10 transmission with Hurst shifter with 4.44:1 gearing. Está relacionada con una de Lincoln se refuercen con 4.58:1 cómputo automático o un Borg Warner T-10 con la transmisión de cambios con 4.44:1 Hurst cómputo. Massive traction bars, asymmetrical rear springs, and a trunk mounted 95 pound bus battery helped to get all that power to the ground. Masiva barras de tracción, muelles traseros asimétrica, y un tronco montado 95 libras autobús batería ayudó a conseguir todo lo que potencia al suelo. The 1964 Ford Fairlane Special Performance Drag vehicles soon adopted the Thunderbolt name from the 1963 A/FX Fairlane drag race car and were also known as "T-bolts." El 1964 Ford Fairlane Actuaciones Especiales Arrastre vehículos muy pronto tomó el nombre de Trueno de 1963 A / FX Fairlane arrastrar coche de carreras y también se conoce como "T-pernos". Demand was strong enough to lead to a second order of 54 all white cars. La demanda era lo suficientemente fuerte como para dar lugar a un segundo orden de los 54 todos los coches de color blanco. Driver Gas Ronda dominated NHRA's 1964 World Championship by running his T-bolt through the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 124 mph. Controlador de gas dominado NHRA Ronda Campeonato del Mundo de 1964 mediante la ejecución de su T-perno a través del cuarto de milla en 11.6 segundos a 124 mph. Of the 111 total built, at least 99 of them had manual transmission, and the first 11 were painted maroon, the rest were white. De los 111 total construida, por lo menos 99 de ellos habían transmisión manual, y los primeros 11 fueron pintados granate, el resto eran blancos.

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