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Old 10-04-2016, 12:00 PM   #12
XB GS 351 Coupe
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Default Re: Aussie Factory Built Big Block

There were two XB Coupes that were fitted with big Blocks by workers at Ford, back in the day. It was a little side project they did in their spare time, and they were Ford Exec/managers cars.

There was a write up in a car mag about it years ago.

I seem to remember one was yellow and one was blue (might be wrong on this colour thing though)

I believe they were returned to factory spec before being sold off.

There was also a lot of Big Block conversions done back in the 80's by farmers towing horse floats and the like, many were done at places like Ford Muscle Parts as part of a drive in drive out rebuild.
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