Well it's that time of the year again! Time to celebrate 427-day. There is something magical about that combination of numbers as it congers up thoughts of a high performance automobile engine and the special cars that provided it with a home. Close your eyes and image a 63 ½ Lightweight Galaxie with that unmistakable growl of the big 427 FE bullet. Or how about an A/FX Comet with twin hood scoops feeding the 427 monster within. Perhaps you can recall 427 S/S Thunderbolts with the big bubble hood and air inlets in the headlight assembly. Holman and Moody even gave the 427 a home inside a special group of Ford A/FX Mustangs. Bill Stroppe did the same to a group of 427 '65 Mercury Comets. And don't forget the Logge Brothers who bent some steel tubing around a 427 and then wrapped it in fiberglass. Carroll Shelby also put a 427 in an AC Bristol body and named it the AC Cobra. Most recently Jack Roush designated one of his Special Mustangs the 427R. It really doesn't matter if it is a low, medium, high riser, tunnel port or cammer as long as it is a 427 it is worthy of reverence. Chevrolet even produced that magical number combination in its product lineup of GM Muscle. Pass the word about 427 day and remember to celebrate it on an annual basis.
March, April and May are special month's for Muscle Car enthusiasts to celebrate Cubic Inch numbers that define the High Performance heritage of their preferred brand. Dates like 301 (Chevy), 327 (Chevy), 312 (Ford), 326 (Pontiac), 409 (Chevy), 413 (MoPar), 426 (Chrys), 502 (GM) among others should be recognized. No matter what your allegiance join in and pay tribute to your favorite CI-date.
Jim Amos
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