To get some idea of how many '64 ½-'66 Hi-Po Mustangs might have been made, we turned to Bob Mannel, who literally wrote the book on all things 289. His monstrous “Mustang and Ford Small Block ...

That project evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car, and Ford used it to test how the ... This Mustang features an ‘A-code’ 289 ci V8 with a 1965 stamping date.

Ford small-block engines have enough material ... Head SwapI have a '67 Mustang fastback with the 289 two-barrel engine. I recently upgraded to a four-barrel Edelbrock intake and carburetor ...

But for all Ford's talk of Total Performance ... with axle tramp and spring wind-up during development with the 289-cu in Mustang V-8, so the springs were beefed up too. But both Matthias and ...

Say Ford, and the first thing that comes to mind is the Mustang. As one of the oldest cars of its kind around, the nameplate is on the lips and minds of most people in the market for a classic ...

Ford made a historic announcement that it would end production of passenger cars for the US market. All, bar one that is—the ...

Project Mustang's blueprinted 289 engine is finished ... A McLeod flywheel and bellhousing were used to mate the 289 Ford to the dyno. See All 9 Photos 8. The finished engine in all its glory.

This 1966 Ford Mustang features a 289 V8 engine, factory A/C, and a bench seat. It boasts patina paint sealed with Flood Penetrol, new brakes, 16" Ford Mustang rims, and a host of mechanical and ...

289-cu-in small block. By the time the Mustang's one year anniversary arrived in the Spring of 1965, more than 400,000 had been sold, and Ford had shuffled the engine offerings to nudge the ...

Right in the local Ford dealership's showroom window, the '63 Shelby Cobra 289 roadster captured Mike Bell's 16-year-old attention. He'd just come from passing his first driver's test at the DMV.

OK, so this isn’t an official model, but the original Ford Mustang is what started it all. Specifically, it was Mustangs equipped with the 289 V8 that really captured the imagination of the public.

On first glance, it looks like the most generic Ford Mustang ever: a 1966 Coupe, probably with the 289 V8 and C4 three-speed automatic. But actually, this machine, for sale on Facebook Marketplace ...