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Old 01-30-2010, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Excaliber View Post
Some engines, like the Hemi, just go well where ever you want to put them. Piece of art in the living room or the man cave, whatever car you happen to have around. I mean you just can't go wrong with any application. I wouldn't even have a problem with a Vette running a Hemi! I'd get a kick out seeing a Ford engine in a Vette, that would be good for a laugh (but thats all it would be good for).
You'll never see a Ford motor in a Corvette. Why? The same reason nobody would put a Chevy motor in a REAL cobra (built in the 60's). You would be destroying the value of the car. The vast majority of Fords built prior to 1950 are powered by Chevy. Why? Because of availability and HP per $$$$. I actually considered a SBC for my Cobra but decided to try something different and built a Ford motor instead. These are nothing more than REPLICAS, put anything you want in them.

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