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TMcCrea
12-01-2008, 04:11 PM
Dick Brannan's "Worlds Fastest Ford" '63 Galaxie. I grew up hearing how this car had a high gear like no other. Its still alive and owned by Don Snyder.

Back in Jan. 1969 the Army transferred me to Ft. Riley, KS and I spotted this car in the parking lot right away, a 1963 1/2 Galaxie sporting 427 emblems. I tracked down the owner and was told that he was from Indianapolis and the car is the one that Bob Glidden drove to a class win in A/S at Bristol. The 427 was long gone and a 390 was in its place.

John wanted to build a strong street engine so he bought a Speed-O-Motive kit and we rebuilt it. One Saturday afternoon we took a road trip to Kansas City and stopped along the way at Don's Speed Shop in Lawrence. Sitting on the floor was a medium riser intake and carbs with a price tag of $75. John didn't have the money so I bought the set-up for him.

At 3800 lbs., it was not impressive on the track turning 13's @ 100 MPH, but it sure was fun on the street!
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HotRod28AR
12-01-2008, 08:04 PM
TMcCrea- that is too cool, love the picture! speedexx- Dick Brannan's 823 Lightweight 427 Galaxie won over 65 races and claimed 22 track records in 1963, times were consistantly in the low 12's.
-Dean

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Troublemaker427
12-02-2008, 06:55 AM
http://jerryhammes.com/view.php?SubjectID=4&TopicID=20

Check this website out. Lots of good information about Mr. Brannan's cars. Jerry Hammes is the son on Romy Hammes who was a longtime sponsor of Mr.Brannan.


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