Why doesn't anyone like Talladegas?

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Maybe for the same reason a 65 Mustang GT convertible with the 225 horse 289 and Cruise-O-Matic is worth as much or more than a 70 Torino Cobra with the 429SCJ/4speed/4.30 Detroit drivetrain. It seems like most Ford guys don't value things the same way a typical Chevy/Pontiac/Mopar guy does.

Why that is, I don't know. Maybe because, in most years, the top dog engine parts from Ford (Hi-Riser, Tunnel Port, SOHC) weren't available on the showroom floor like they were with Chevy or Chrysler. And Ford never had a well-organized over-the-counter distribution set-up like the Pontiac Super Duty deal. Well, not until the 80's, that is, but even that gets the short end of the stick from organizations like MCA. My time as a member of that organization convinced me that "Mustang enthusiast" and "Fox enthusiast" are two completely separate people with practically nothing in common.

Heck, look at this website, and how highly Chevy guys value these super dealers such as Yenko or Nickey. There were Ford super dealers back then, too, building everything from Hi Riser Mustangs to Boss 302 Mavericks, but it seems like the 60's Ford hobby couldn't care less. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]