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So far $415,000.
Once owned by cricketer Jeff Thompson. https://www.lloydsonline.com.au/LotD...=5&lid=1434477 |
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Interesting that it's a K code engine. I wonder how many were ordered with the hand-built option?
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So was the "H" all HO Engines? Was there anything to distinguish those that has been through the extra QC/"blueprint" process?? |
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Where are you getting K from, are you cooked kent??
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In XYs H on the compliance plate designates the factory mechanical cam HO spec motor along with the necessary support ancillaries. The revised clearance QC motors were supplied to dealers seperate from the cars to help with reliability so they could finish the 1971 Bathurst race. ![]() Cheers Mick |
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The K code is 351-2V heads. The T code is 351-4V heads. And all HO's had a transmission code "L" for 4 speed manual gearbox. And some had missprinted codes on the tag and letters and numbers actually missing? And all XYGT's had a body prefix and serial number that corresponded to the ID plate stamped on the radiator support panel on the passenger side! Cheers Billy. |
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hmmmm someone may have burnt some money....I might start preparing some humble pie.
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Hello,
Just a little bit more about the designation " HO " Most think its either " Handling Option "...Bigger springs and swaybar,or more suitably " High Output "..but in reality it meant neither! So what did it really mean?...well it meant " Homologation Option ", and that is exactly what it meant,apparently you could not insure the car for street use as it was classified as a race/track car! Cheers Billy. |
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It was handling option. |
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I always thought it was "high output".
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nothing to do with the heads |
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drool..........
damn if only , o well i'll keep dreaming.
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Meh. Not paying that much.
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And I bet they are all real bids too.
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It's not a K code. It's a H code.
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I read somewhere that you could order a HO from the factory with a QC motor as an option. An extra $380-ish comes to mind , but I'm happy to be corrected.
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Can't remember if there was a QC painted onto the engine somewhere, or a tag to identify them though. |
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Yeah I think it appeared in literature that the Q.C. motor could be ordered as a $250 option. More than likely this is a lost in translation scenario and the $250 was in reality the nominal amount dealers payed to be supplied with a Q.C. engine for the Bathurst race.
I think the Q.C. memos and accompanying paperwork from April and May 1971 was published in one of the muscle car mags a few years back? For the benefit of those that have not seen it in a nut shell Fords Special Vehicle Manager Al Turner made a request for 20-25 Q.C. engines to be built at the Geelong Engine Plant. Q.C. engine specification were to be coordinated by Special Vehicles and referred to as Q.C.-U.S. Audit Engines. This direct quote probably better explains the purpose of these engines. "Recently the Managing Director (Al Turner) requested that a special build of GTHO engines be conducted to enable dealers to be more competitive than in the past at the Bathurst 500 race. The basic aim of this programme is not only to ensure that they are competitive but to provide them with an engine that would have greater durability than they are capable of producing themselves." It is almost a standing joke in the GT community when at times it seems like every second HO3 owner and his dog claims to have a matching number QC motor in their car. ![]() Cheers Mick |
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Or a letter from Ford, if such records were kept. |
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Also as the QC motors were built seperate to the cars matching numbers could actually be a bit awkward. The Baldwin Ford race car still retains its supplied QC motor. Cheers Mick |
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That is an awesome example of a truly legendary car. So great not to be modified or restored.
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Read the description, it suggests all original..
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