1966 Ford Fairlane GT drag racing 1970 Chevrolet Camaro SS PURE STOCK DRAG RACE - no commentary
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Published 2021-04-03
First car is a 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA. The other is a 1970 Chevrolet Camaro RS Super Sport. The Camaro SS has a L78 402 cubic inch V8 (error in the video). The Ford Fairlane GT has a 390 V8. The Camaro RS L78 was rated 375 horsepower, while the Fairlane was rated 335 horsepower. Both the Camaro and the Fairlane has 3-speed automatic transmissions...the Camaro's a TH400 and the Fairlane's a C6. Rear gearing on the Chevy Camaro RS/SS is 4.10. The Ford Fairlane GTA has 4.11 rear gears. The Ford Fairlane is weighing in at 3620 pounds including the driver, and the Camaro Super Sport is 3478 with driver. There were only 600 L78 equipped Camaros produced in 1970. For the 1966 Ford Fairlane there were 33,015 hardtop GT/GTAs produced. Motor Trend tested the 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA in October 1965 and it ran 0-60 in 6.8 seconds and 15.2 seconds @ 92 mph.
Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race (PSMCDR). FAST Factory Appearing Stock Tire factory stock. Super Car Drag Race.
Remember, both cars participate in the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race series, so please check out their website: www.psmcdr.com/
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The rules for PSMCDR are listed below:
For 1955 to 1979 musclecars built in United States and Canadian assembly plants with a minimum warranty of 12 months and 12,000 miles.
Any car running faster than 11.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.
Any convertible running faster than 13.50 will be disqualified and will not have a qualifying time recorded.
Casting numbers must be correct for the year and horsepower claimed including intake manifold, heads, and exhaust manifolds. Blocks do not have to be "numbers matching," but they must be the correct displacement. Overbores up to .070" are allowed. Stock cranks only.
All Engines – 1.5 extra points allowed over advertised.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed.
The valve train must be factory stock for the year, make, and horsepower claimed.
The ignition system must be stock, including the distributor, cap, coil, and wires. Points may be replaced with any electronic conversion that fits under the stock distributor cap.
The carburetor must be correct for the year, make, and horsepower claimed. Jetting and metering changes are permitted. THE CHOKE ASSEMBLY MUST BE IN PLACE AND FUNCTIONAL!
Cast-iron exhaust manifolds are mandatory and must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed. Internal modifications to the exhaust manifolds are NOT allowed. Under no circumstances will headers be allowed, including those cars that came with headers delivered in the trunk. Pipes must be routed as they were originally for the year, make, model, and engine combination. Mufflers must be stock looking in design, that is, oval in shape. No glasspacks or straight pipes allowed unless installed as original equipment. Maximum muffler inlet and outlet size is 2.5 inches. X & H pipes allowed.
The radiator must be correct for the year, make, model, and horsepower claimed. No lightweight, aluminum radiators allowed.
The camshaft must be correct for the year, model, and horsepower claimed for the type of lifter (hydraulic or solid). Roller cams NOT allowed. Duration at .050" lobe lift must be within 1% of factory specs. Lift at the valve must be within 2% of factory specs. Maximum stall limited to 2200 rpm.
The transmission must be correct for year, make, model and engine of the car. 3-speed manuals may be upgraded to the correct 4-speed if originally available.
The rear axle must be of the same manufacturer as the car. Any gear ratio is allowed.
Reproduction tires or radial tires only.You are allowed to run tires one size over stock.
Factory wheels only.
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All Comments (21)
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Some of Ford’s best work in the styling department right there.
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Almost all of my comments disappeared. I have built FEs for over 40 years. I know who owns the Fairlane and it is legit. All they need is a set of valve springs and one piece retainers and they will rev. The heads and intake manifolds work well together but the first thing I tuned was good springs and one piece retainers so it would rev to 6000 rpms+ the cam in 1966 was the B cam that came in the Cobra jet 428 that had 20 more degrees on the exhaust side to make up for the unibody manifolds. Ford developed a great tuning guide with these cars. And they learned a lot in dyno testing. Most slow cars were just not properly tuned. The C cam was legal in the 428CJ. Once you get the 390 to rev they make 400 hp. I have done stock legal engines that did 410 hp with more ring gap and bearing clearance on the wide side with C6AER heads and 2.04/1.56 valves stock 45 degree valve job with factory 30 degree back cut. And they did run low 13s and a high 12 on occasion, 4.11s and a C6 ran in drive with the R servo would shift at 6000. Did you hear it? Please don’t delete this, I really have done this for a living. I won’t even go into what you can do on a distributor machine.
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That fairlane is gorgeous!!!
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Right out of high school (1971) I came across a '67 Fairlane just like this one sitting on a used car lot. I wanted it SO bad. What an awesome car. Only two problems...I had no money and I had no job. 8-(
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I love the vertical stacked headlights, that ford is a beautiful design! Haven't seen many Ford's in psmcdr, nice to see one clean house!
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Both so different, but both so beautiful.
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Love those FE Big Block Fords.
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Fairlane with the C6 Automatic. Good trans that I personally helped build at Ford's Livonia Trans plant back then.
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I'm a FORD fanatic..but those are two great cars from that era..and closely matched.. Love to see folks rebuilding restoring and racing these gems from the past
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Love the vertical stacked headlights of the mid sixties Fairlanes
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The 390 was a really great & versatile engine.
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nice to see a Ford for a change. For some reason they don't have many in Pure Stock racing.
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I have a 66 Thunderbird with a 390fe. It has Zero balls. That fairlane had some work done for sure. What an amazing car. Just beautiful.
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Now that is FUN racing! For both the drivers and the viewing crowd! Beautiful Fairlane!
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Probably the best matchup I've seen on your channel!
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Wow, that was really close races. It must have been very exciting for these guys , neck and neck.
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Gotta love that message in the Camaro's rear window. "I know, I know, license and registration!" : ) 🚘 👮♂️ 🚔
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These vehicles shows how American products were well made with pride and dedication with style. Love the chrome appearance.
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Wish I could see more Fairlane’s at car shows.
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I had a GT390 engine from a wrecked Fairlane GT in my ‘62 Ford F100 4x4. That truck was the envy of every other 4 wheeler present wherever I went off-roading. Which I used to do about every weekend.
