Earl Balzen
Supporter
These projects were made to use a Ford 427SOHC engine. I am a 92 year old AirForce B-52 pilot that retired in 1973. In 1967, I bought a new 1967 Shelby GT500 that had been built for road racing. I put a Ford 427SOHC engine in it and used it for NHRA drag racing. Ford designed this engine to beat the new Dodge 426 Hemi engine in Nascar racing. Ford told Nascar that the engine made 647 HP. Nascar would not approve the engine because Ford had not put the engine in a minimum of 50 cars that could be run on the street. About 500 of these engines were made and the Ford Drag Team used them for drag racing. I got one and put it into my Shelby. The engines made unbelievable horsepower.
In 2004 when Ford said they were going to make 2000 new street GT40's in 2005/2006, I decided I would like to build a GT40 replica and use a 427SOHC engine in it.
The GT40 and the LolaT703B (which had won the 1970 Daytona Race). Both have the same wheelbase and both are very LOW --GT40 (40 inches)-- Lola( 36 inches).
Bill Hough had fiberglass bodies which were made off of original cars. So I decided I would make both and they would be ONE OF A KIND.
In 2005, I opened a cattle ranch in hopes that it would pay for this expensive hobby. What I didn't know was that it would require so much time. The cars and engines always came last. I had no help with the builds, just me.
Last year, I fell down in my amphibius aircraft hanger and hit my forehead very hard on the concrete floor shattering the laptop computor I was carrying with all my car data and pictures which could not be recovered. After 2 expert's treatment, my equilibrium and peritheral vision will not improve so I am selling my projects.
I will post the details on each project in a week or so.
In 2004 when Ford said they were going to make 2000 new street GT40's in 2005/2006, I decided I would like to build a GT40 replica and use a 427SOHC engine in it.
The GT40 and the LolaT703B (which had won the 1970 Daytona Race). Both have the same wheelbase and both are very LOW --GT40 (40 inches)-- Lola( 36 inches).
Bill Hough had fiberglass bodies which were made off of original cars. So I decided I would make both and they would be ONE OF A KIND.
In 2005, I opened a cattle ranch in hopes that it would pay for this expensive hobby. What I didn't know was that it would require so much time. The cars and engines always came last. I had no help with the builds, just me.
Last year, I fell down in my amphibius aircraft hanger and hit my forehead very hard on the concrete floor shattering the laptop computor I was carrying with all my car data and pictures which could not be recovered. After 2 expert's treatment, my equilibrium and peritheral vision will not improve so I am selling my projects.
I will post the details on each project in a week or so.
