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The late
Don Henderson was one of the local drag racing greats. His ability to make
a Ford go fast
was legendary.
His stay-together engines ran well in any venue from oval track racing
to the drags.
"I
first got to know Don while working together at Brant County Motors.
Along
with his sense of humor and mischief was a favorite saying
when
things went wrong....."Well, dems 'd Hazzards"
Don lobbied
hard to get the company to sponsor a race car and when the 427 Fairlane
finally
arrived (4 month late) he was like a little kid with a new toy."
My
own humble race car below, while not fancy, ran consistently in the low 13
second range with one of
Don's
magic 312 cu.in."Y" blocks (bored out to 348 cu.in.) Usually not known
for their reving ability
I surprised
many a 327 with lots of torque off the line.
Originally
built to run oval track in Bill Walsh's Fords, it served me well and stayed
together.
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