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1961 Mercury Nascar Tribute Galaxie on 2040-cars

Year:1961 Mileage:100000 Color: trim has been deleted but the front and rear has been upgraded to the stainless version
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Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States
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Today i decided to sell my 1961 mercury NASCAR tribute car.

To be fair its a street car with the look and sound of an early 60's race car. it has the engine and trans from a mid 70'scountry squire 400 ford small block 3 speed auto i think a C4 but it could be a C6. the front suspension has been converted from the stock mercury 600 to the  basic galaxie arms to accept late model disc brakes with power booster. the wheels are race car style with new tires well new three years ago but less than 50 miles on them. paint is also about three years old. most of the exterior trim has been deleted but the front and rear has been upgraded to the stainless version, the car came with painted trim. the padded dash pad if you want to fit one is the same as 61 galaxie and is readily available. the exhust has no mufflers and is piped race car style to the passenger side just in front of the rear wheels. the radiator is alloy less than a year old. the car has power steering. i had a lot of fun building this car but have 26 others so dont drive it to the events i had intended and want to "thin the heard". the car has clean california title in my name and is in "non op" status. smog not required. i am in los angeles near LAX the car is at my private work shop sitting on the hoist if you want to see it in person and even see under the car

 

pictures and video are on photo bucket but wonder full eBay has changed the listing rules to prevent non dealers from linking to that site so to see the big pictures and the video including the car running you will need to find my kiwitrev photobucket and look in the 1961 mercury album

photobucket.com/user/kiwitrev/library/1961%20mercury

 


On Mar-17-14 at 09:05:44 PDT, seller added the following information:

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400[edit]The mid block FE engine family was getting outdated, and the big-block 385 family could not meet the efficiency requirements of the time. At the same time, the small-block Windsor engines were too small and high-revving for Ford's fullsize car and truck applications. So the company developed a new small-block to meet the desired levels of economy while still providing the kind of big-block torque that was needed to move 2+ ton vehicles.The Ford 400 engine was based on the 351 Cleveland but was produced with a taller deck height of 10.297 inches compared to the 351C's 9.206 inches. This allowed for a longer stroke while retaining the 351C's rod-stroke ratio. These blocks also share the same oiling route in the block. The 400 featured larger (Windsor sized 3.00 inch with Cleveland cap register) main-bearing journals and had "square" proportions, with a 4.0 in (102 mm) bore and stroke; it therefore displaced 402 cu in (6.6 L), making it the largest displacement small-block V8 made at that time. It was introduced in model year 1971 with a half-inch (12.7 mm) longer stroke than the 351 Cleveland, making it the longest-stroke Ford pushrod V8 engine. A long-stroke engine has good low-end torque. This was a good compromise given Ford's requirement for an engine to power heavier mid-size and full-size cars and light trucks.The 400 was seen as a smaller and lighter replacement for the big Ford 385 engines, the 429 and 460, in Ford's larger cars. Weighing just 80% of a similar big-block, it was originally available in Ford's Custom, Galaxie and LTD lines, and in Mercury Monterey, Marquis, and Brougham. Later, it would power the Ford Thunderbird, the Lincoln Continental, Mark V, mid-size Fords and Mercurys, and Ford light-duty trucks.Most 400 blocks used the same bellhousing bolt pattern as the 385 family big-block to make it compatible with the higher torque-capacity C6 transmission used on the large cars and trucks. There were a small number of 400 block castings produced in 1973 with dual bellhousing patterns for both C6 and FMX transmissions (though not necessarily drilled for both), and provisions for both 351C-style and 400/351M engine mounts. These particular blocks have been dubbed the "400 FMX" by enthusiasts, though were never officially referenced as such by Ford.[5]The 400 was retuned by Ford in 1975 to use unleaded gasoline.

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