1967 Mercury Park Lane
"The Beast"
To see the most recent work, click here.
I
bought my 1967 Mercury Park Lane 2-door fastback in April of
2004. The owner was a 72-year-old widower named George
"Les"
Juhasz. This guy really knew how to build an engine, too.
The following was the information he gave me:
Engine 390 truck block w/reinforced mains – 1974
D4TE
Bore 4.120
Stroke 3.98
421 cubic inches
428 crank
Carb 4609 C-J Holley 735 CFM
Intake manifold C-J cast Gasket matched to heads
Exhaust manifolds (headers) C-J cast
2 ½" exhaust pipes w/Flowmaster mufflers
Heads CGAE-R Tall ports w/C-J intake and exhaust valves hard
seats
Street Ported
Block Torque Plate bored and chemical lined, bored, decked
Oil passages opened up & oil passage to filter expanded from 3/8"
to
7/16"
High volume oil pump – Heavy Duty oil
pump shaft
Crane adj rockers – Crane Cam #343941
Engine assy balanced
C-J heads and internals with tall ports.
To see the original build sheet (or what's left of
it) click here.
The fastback roofline was what I loved about this car when we had one from 1967 to 1969.
2001 Mustang Bullitt rim
Below
are some shots I took near Wrigley Field shortly after it was delivered
to me in May. The first thing I did was get a set of original
hubcaps to replace the '72 Buick wheel covers the previous owner had
installed (which have since been replaced with the rims pictured
above.
No, that is not my house. It is
the Laurie home in Highland Park, IL where I lived for a while with my
dear friends, Michael and Kirsten. (Of course, then there was
only one story.)
Below are the pictures that the previous owner sent me so I could decide if I wanted it.
Note the 1972 Buick hubcaps , and...
the curb feelers...
and the custom-made dash pad cover (which concealed a very cracked pad)
The interior was beautiful except for ONE RIP on the driver's seat.
I actually fit all four new tires mounted on the rims in this trunk (in addition to the full-sized spare).
These photos are of another Park Lane that I was considering. I love the color - Sea Foam.
(Too bad it cost more than twice as much. It would have been nice to tool around in a convertible!)
To see the original build sheet (or what's left of it) click here.
More to come:
New Paint in 2006 (Lime Frost Poly)
1967 Mercury (Full-size) Photo Archive
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