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#55 of 133 If they were automatics by bhill2 Sep 06, 2002 (12:02 pm)
a Schwinn could outrun them (I owned one).
#56 of 133 62 Falcon by crosley4 Sep 07, 2002 (5:21 am)
I own a 62 sedan with the 'big' motor 170 cid.   It runs fairly well for the size of the engine.   It can sit for 2 weeks and I can get in it , pull the choke knob(remember those?) and it will start in about 2 seconds of cranking.
#57 of 133 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 08, 2002 (7:58 am)
Is that a one-speed Schwinn or a mountain bike (I'm thinking the Falcon automatic could maybe pull away off the line if you were riding on an older Schwinn)
#59 of 133 170 c.i.d. = by prophet2 Sep 08, 2002 (4:47 pm)
..... 2.8 L! But, that 85 h.p. left much to be desired! How was the 0-60 timed ..... in minutes?   As I remember, the 170 had the blue valve cover while the 200 (3.3 L) had red.
#60 of 133 Was the 170... by andre1969 Sep 09, 2002 (4:02 am)
...rated at 85 hp, or was that the 144? I seem to recall one of the Falcon engines rated at 101 hp. The 170 CID version of the Mopar slant six was rated around 100-110 hp, so I'd imagine that Ford's 170 was pretty close.   Anyway, I'd imagine 0-60 in the lower 20-second range for the 144. Maybe 17-18 seconds for the 170? Just wild guesses here.
#61 of 133 by speedshift Sep 09, 2002 (9:19 am)
144 had 85 raging horsepower. No one knows what its 0-60 time was...they always gave up after a few hours and went out to lunch.
#62 of 133 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 09, 2002 (9:46 am)
I bet you could figure it out with an egg timer.
#63 of 133 andre by prophet2 Sep 09, 2002 (5:54 pm)
You are right, the 144 (2.3 L) was 85 h.p. and with the blue valve cover. The 170 had 101 h.p. with the red cover. I don't know what the color was for the later 200 c.i.d. engine.   We had the '61 and '62 Falcons, both with the mighty 144. Maybe it only made 60 mph in neutral and going downhill ........

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