Thread: You Are What You Drive

Thank's! You have no idea how many hours has went into paint/body and motor/drivetrain. And Scouts are some what of a acquired taste and most scout guys are purist so I caught a little Shiz about the Ford engine.But I had alot of aftermarket parts so I could not resist. Its not cheap but its been alot of fun and diff.

The audio on that vid sucks but its all I had.

I remember when in the early 50's I would spend the summers with my grandfaather on his farm in rural northeast Alabama.
There were several gentlemen in the untaxed spirits distribution business.
When the 40 to 48 model flathead fords became outdated, they switched to the 49 to 54 Fords and placed Cadillac engines in them They were bored out, Isky cam installed, 2 four barrels on a weiand intake manifold, Mallory Ignition and open dual exhaust.
They called them Fordillacs and they would run.
We preteen boys were fascinated by the cars and the men who drove them.
When discussing the cars we would say things like:

That thing will hunt the other end of the road.

Man you can look in your rearview mirrow and see where you have been.

When they get after _______ he just puts in second gear and lets it eat.

When we would observe a speed shift, the comment was, " That man knows how to swap cogs.

I remember being in bed at night and hearing one of those Fordillacs coming through the hills with those smthy mufflers moaning.

It was a far simpler time that i will always remember.

I never did get around to building my FORDILLAC.

Originally Posted by Vashaver

this is what it sounds like YouTube - IH Scout 800-A 1970 with a 351 Windsor/IH T-19 trans