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The 1960s Horsepower Wars - The Dearborn Diet
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A 4,000 pound fullsize, as much a Ford as it was, could not at times deal with its disadvantage in weight against rival opponents. Find out how Ford as well as Mercury dealt with the weight. (http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mdmp_1109_ford_and_mercury_horsepower_wars_the_dea rborn_diet/index.html)After developing its first dedicated performance engine in the form of the 360hp, 352ci engine in 1960, which was enlarged to 390ci and packing 401 hp in 1961, Ford's theory of how winning races on Sunday related directly to sales in dealer showrooms on Monday really began to register in Dearborn. By 1962, Ford had decided to once again get seriously involved in motorsports competition by actively supporting USAC and NASCAR stock car teams, and through the formation of the Drag Council, which consisted of a group of successful Ford drag racers who fielded Ford Galaxies powered by the company's newest performance engine-the 405hp 406.
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A 4,000 pound fullsize, as much a Ford as it was, could not at times deal with its disadvantage in weight against rival opponents. Find out how Ford as well as Mercury dealt with the weight. (http://www.mustangandfords.com/featuredvehicles/mdmp_1109_ford_and_mercury_horsepower_wars_the_dea rborn_diet/index.html)After developing its first dedicated performance engine in the form of the 360hp, 352ci engine in 1960, which was enlarged to 390ci and packing 401 hp in 1961, Ford's theory of how winning races on Sunday related directly to sales in dealer showrooms on Monday really began to register in Dearborn. By 1962, Ford had decided to once again get seriously involved in motorsports competition by actively supporting USAC and NASCAR stock car teams, and through the formation of the Drag Council, which consisted of a group of successful Ford drag racers who fielded Ford Galaxies powered by the company's newest performance engine-the 405hp 406.
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