Varilux
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We attended our local Mustang club's first show of the year last night. Usually there are only a couple first gen Mustangs there, but eight showed up this time! As my son and I walked the show, I noticed 3 of the 8 were inlines and commented "Well, we aren't going to get any votes for being a six tonight!" Additionally, there was an unrestored '67 with only 28k miles on display- which I assumed would win our class (I think it came in on a trailer). Additionally, they had a 289 '65 convertible GT in original special order "Dusk Rose" that really stood out.
Anyway, as the night went on I was just amazed at how many people were interested in the 3x1 setup. Prior to installing the Offy, I'd get at least 4-5 comments per show along the lines of "When are you going to put a 302 in there?" In the two years the Offy has been under the hood, I can't recall a single comment other than "That is a really cool six!" and "I've never seen a tri-power six." At this show, I probably answered more questions than ever on the triple carbs, and had lots of "Kudos for not pulling the six" comments.
At the end of the evening, they awarded 3 class awards and 1 class winner to the first gens. They listed off the class awards, and we weren't on the list, and my son said "I can't believe we didn't get anything..." Then they called our name for the class winner!
I know there's a 3x1 build thread currently active, and all I can say is the 3x1 really seems to change people's perspective of the six! It certainly makes all the fiddling you have to do with the linkages worth it (now if I could only get that front carb's linkage to stop sticking... :^). If you've ever considered the Offy, go for it- it will definitely fill your conversation card during shows!
Anyway, as the night went on I was just amazed at how many people were interested in the 3x1 setup. Prior to installing the Offy, I'd get at least 4-5 comments per show along the lines of "When are you going to put a 302 in there?" In the two years the Offy has been under the hood, I can't recall a single comment other than "That is a really cool six!" and "I've never seen a tri-power six." At this show, I probably answered more questions than ever on the triple carbs, and had lots of "Kudos for not pulling the six" comments.
At the end of the evening, they awarded 3 class awards and 1 class winner to the first gens. They listed off the class awards, and we weren't on the list, and my son said "I can't believe we didn't get anything..." Then they called our name for the class winner!
I know there's a 3x1 build thread currently active, and all I can say is the 3x1 really seems to change people's perspective of the six! It certainly makes all the fiddling you have to do with the linkages worth it (now if I could only get that front carb's linkage to stop sticking... :^). If you've ever considered the Offy, go for it- it will definitely fill your conversation card during shows!