Strange Bird 62 Ford falcon Gasser by Chuckles Garage Shakedown #2

This Is the Chuckles Garage "Strange Bird" 1962 Ford Falcon Futura A/GS drag car.

The car is powered by a Littlefield Supercharged 401 Buick Nailhead that was originally in a 1960's drag boat. The motor sports a custom blower manifold made here at the shop, custom pistons, custom rods, wild Comp cam, Comp lifters, custom valve springs, custom hi-flow valves, mild port work, custom pushrods, custom headers made in-house,vintage Weiand valve covers, dual Buick Wildcat Rochester 4 Jets that were modified for use with the blower with custom non-progressive linkage, Nicson front cover/engine mount, custom motor plate, custom oil pan, and its backed by a built switch pitch ST400 transmission that has TH400 internals, custom Art Carr convertor, and a Coan Racing transbrake . Front suspension is a Speedway straight axle kit with custom made two position shackles, and custom panhard bar. Rear suspension is stock leaf springs with custom 66" long heavy wall ladder bars. Rear axle is a Lincoln Versailles unit with 3.89 gears and a Richmond Spool. Tires are Hurst Racing Super Cushions in the front, and Hurst 30x10 Piecrust slicks in the back. Wheels are Vintage American Racing Magnesium spindle mounts up front (no front brakes) and vintage Shelby Cal 500's out back. Seats are set back almost to the rear seat. Gauges are a Sun Super tach, and vintage Stewart Warner oil, temp, amp. This is a period exhibition car, so it will not conform to current NHRA spec. The car is being built to the 1965 NHRA rule book. It has the maximum crank center height of 25", and near the maximum amount of engine set back as well. Maximum setback was determined by the wheelbase. You are allowed 10% of the wheelbase measured from the axle centerline to the first sparkplug hole. This engine is set back 10" The car sports a full .120 wall frame that will be tied in to the .120 wall roll cage. It's very sturdy. All work on the Strange bird is being done at Chuckles Garage.

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[MrRonnieG]

We need to see a "bleach" burnout! And where's Dick Landy, Butch Leal, Don Gay and Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick? This is why living at SoCal strips in the middle 60's was so much fun. It was "run what ya brung ~ no holds barred." Altered wheel-bases, Hilborne mechanical fuel injection, blowers, Art Carr 7,000 RPM stall-speed torque converters, hemi's, Rat-Motors, SOHC Ford's and on and on and on. That's why drag racing will never be what it once was ~ and that's a sad, indeed.

[ratrodramblin]

I love everything about this Falcon. Real men drive Gassers!

[MrNitro65]

THE LADDER BARS TIE THE WHOLE MID 60'S LOOK TOGETHER, ITS PERFECT.

[308RoadReady]

@FordMaverickFanatic even a stock economy 364 nailhead would put out more torque then a 454 at much lower rpm! the stock 401 could spin that Falcon in circles

[FordMaverickFanatic]

I'm a Ford in a Ford kinda guy, but that thing's wicked, gotta love Nailheads...

[mongo5888]

I LOVE THIS CAR!!! PERFECTION ON 4 WHEELS!

[kiwipackard]

Oh hell yeah!