TRUSTY STEED
This 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 with a 289 cubic inch displacement was a high revving chariot with 271 horsepower. No where near being compared to the muscle cars of that time frame but served me admirably on many a journey. Here I am 48 years ago as a 21 year old kid letting the Ford cool down after a hot summer train chase up route 17 in Southfields NY. I have the radiator cap open trying to give whatever relief I can for the abused 289 as I read the latest issue of Railroad Magazine. Maybe that "Marshmallow" shirt that I am wearing might be a collectors item by this time. The "Marshmallow" was a very popular "meeting place" in New City NY in the early 1970's. The Ford served me well until two years later she was replaced by a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with a 350 four barrel. I believe this photo credit goes to my cousin Chipper Kent. And one more thing, not lying, I ran out of gas on a first date with my future wife Marie in this car, and it was not planned. Howard Kent Jr. 07-19-1974.
TRUSTY STEED
This 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 with a 289 cubic inch displacement was a high revving chariot with 271 horsepower. No where near being compared to the muscle cars of that time frame but served me admirably on many a journey. Here I am 48 years ago as a 21 year old kid letting the Ford cool down after a hot summer train chase up route 17 in Southfields NY. I have the radiator cap open trying to give whatever relief I can for the abused 289 as I read the latest issue of Railroad Magazine. Maybe that "Marshmallow" shirt that I am wearing might be a collectors item by this time. The "Marshmallow" was a very popular "meeting place" in New City NY in the early 1970's. The Ford served me well until two years later she was replaced by a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with a 350 four barrel. I believe this photo credit goes to my cousin Chipper Kent. And one more thing, not lying, I ran out of gas on a first date with my future wife Marie in this car, and it was not planned. Howard Kent Jr. 07-19-1974.