Seeing as everyone is doing car vs car threads. How bout a 59 Ford fairlane auto with 390 4 barrel Carb RV cam and stock exhaust vs my 01 bullitt with axle back and cai. 5 speed.

 

Little hard to tell.
The exhaust probably isn't stock because the engine isn't .
Might be 390 manifold with stock exhaust.
Bottom line...
Hard to tell because you know a few thing have been done to the drivetrain.
Who knows if you know all.

 

Fairlane, hands down. It's cooler lookin', so it wins standing still.

/and what Karman said.

 

Stock manifold with 2.5 inch exhaust all the way back. Glass packs. Ford 9 inch rear end. 3.31 gears I believe. Trust me its no looker. Its my bosses car. All go and NO show. 235 white walls all around. I helped him with most of the build. We have not had a chance to race but IF he got traction would his 5000 pound car with 3 speeds keep up much less win. Never been dynoed but he calculated around 360 HP

Houtex- it is a very nice looking car if done right.

 

'59 Fords are some of the most beautiful Fords ever built, IMO.

 

No comparison. Fairlane all the way.

 

Those cars had no safety equip. and actually weigh only a little more than your car.
http://www.oldride.com/library/1959_ford_fairlane.html

 

Idk about it weighing only a little more than my car. Maybe because its without electronics and about 400 pounds of metal have rusted off. Going to track Friday. Should be interesting

 

you`ll already be coming back down the return lane before the fairlane crosses the finish line ..

 

Thank you. I was surprised when everyone said I'd get my a$$ handed to me. Its a 390 with a cam. In a big metal shell. Sounds great. Definitely has power. More power than my bullitt. I just don't think it is geared correctly or light enough to hold up. I also don't think it can put the power down. It's the same as it was in 59 with a bigger motor and rear end. No sort of subframe connectors, roll bars or any other stiffening items. Me and him are at it daily now lol. Tank vs bullitt

 

I know my response wasnt aimed strictly at 1/4 mi times. I think it will be a race, definately not a blow out.

But OVERALL, if i had to pick which car i liked better--to own or drive, it would be the Fairlane

 

So how did it turn out? I would think you would walk on him in a straight line, and crush him on anything with a turn lol.
Fully restored a Fairlane would be nice to take to a car show, but it's not so it's a win-win for the Bullitt IMO.