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1961 Ford Ranch Wagon - Wagon Ho!

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Donald Hardy
Floydada, Texas
1961 Ford Ranch Wagon
CHASSIS
Frame / Manufacturer Stock / Ford
Wheelbase 117 inches
Chassis plumbing Don Hardy Race Cars (Floydada, TX)
Rearend / Ratio Ford 9-in / 3.90 gears
Rear suspension Air Ride (Jasper, IN) adjustable air bags with re-arched stock springs
Rear brakes 13-inch Baer (Phoenix, AZ) disc brakes
Front suspension 1971 Mustang Spindles with Air Ride adjustable air bags with cut-coil
Front brakes 13-inch Baer disc brakes
Master cylinder Ford
Steering box Rebuilt stock 1961 Ford
Front wheel make, size American Racing Torq-Thrust M, 7x18-inch
Rear wheel make, size American Racing Torq-Thrust M, 8x20-inch
Front tire make, size BFG 225R45/18
Rear tire make, size BFG 245R40/20

ENGINE
Make 1957 Ford Y-Block
Displacement 317ci
Pistons Egge (Santa Fe Springs, CA) 10.0:1
Camshaft Comp Cams (Memphis, TN)
Heads 1957 Ford Thunderbird
Valve covers Aluminum Custom 1957 Thunderbird
Manifold / Induction Vintage Edelbrock (Torrance, CA) manifold - two 500cfm Edelbrock Performer carburetors
Ignition / Wires Stock 1961 Ford
Headers Thunderbird Stock Manifolds
Exhaust / Mufflers Flowmaster (Santa Rosa, CA) Mufflers

TRANSMISSION
Make T-5 five-Speed
Clutch Stock GM Truck
Shifter Hurst Shifter

BODY
Body style/Material two-door Ranch Wagon / steel
Body manufacturer Ford
Body mods Hand finished by Little Feet Racing (Fritch, TX) and Smoothed Bumpers
Paint type / Color Stock Ford PPG / Desert Gold
Painter Soncy Road Bodyshop (Amarillo, TX)
Chrome Sherm’s Plating (Sacramento, CA)

INTERIOR
Dashboard Stock 1961 Ford
Wiring Stock installed at Don Hardy Race Cars (Floydada, TX)
Steering wheel stock restored
Steering column stock restored
Seats stock restored
Upholsterer SMS Auto Fabrics (Canby, OR)
Material / Color Stock Ford Pattern and Materials
Carpet Brown Loop Pile
Other interior items Custom headliner


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