No Reserve: Ford 427ci SOHC Cammer V8 Crate Engine on BaT

[SID297]

So nice:

No Reserve: Ford 427ci SOHC Cammer V8 Crate Engine

Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: Ford 427ci SOHC Cammer V8 Crate Engine at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #98,683.

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[LS WUT]

Holy shit?

 

[Superspirit]

Unreal!

 

[bluebosss197]

I bet it goes for north of $125k

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

Crazy when an engine alone can be worth more than most cars. It is an amazing piece of engineering and history however so I can believe it, but still!

 

[ShelbyGT5HUN]

$$$

 

[muscleatsrice]

Very cool.

My grandpa is a die hard GM guy and worked at the Michigan plant for 30 plus years. Every time I get to see him he talks about this 427 cammer and how bad it is. Hearing that from my grandpa is saying something.


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[Silverstrike]

Ford also had a stroked version a 488 cammer or was it Holman Moody that made it, but it also exist. Which makes for a replacement as both can not be differentiate from the outside but can be determined when you run the VIN on them on what they are as the SOHC has a very unique one. As they was stand alone engines and was to be put into competition bodies and so non road going types.

 

[CobraBob]

LOL at those (comments on BAT) who speculate it will end up being used. The buyer can do whatever they want to do with it, but it's just about certain this will retain museum status for it rarity.

 

[03cobra#694]

That's wild.

 

[_Snake_]

LOL at those (comments on BAT) who speculate it will end up being used. The buyer can do whatever they want to do with it, but it's just about certain this will retain museum status for it rarity.

It’s already been used according to the article.

First sentence: “This 427ci SOHC “Cammer” V8 was reportedly delivered new to racecar manufacturer Holman-Moody in 1966 and is said to have remained unused in the company’s inventory until the late-1970s.”

 

[CobraBob]

@_Snake_, there is nothing in that paragraph or in the listing that states it was used. It DOES clearly say that it remained unused in the Holman-Moody inventory until the late-1970s. It was bought in 2022 by the current owner, who hasn't used it. There is no mentioned history from the late-1970s to 2022. But the seller clearly states in the comments below the listing that this engine is NOS. So never used.

2. The valve covers were masked off and then painted. No two done the exact same, but on the 1966 engines that myself and my father have had (1 being NOS) and seen over the years, this is the same general spot as you see here on this NOS crate engine.

3. Two Distributors were used on 427 SOHCs. The early engines used C5AF 12127 BY and the later engines such as this NOS 427 SOHC used C6AF 12127 AZ.

 

[MICHAELPAUL]

I am in the process of installing one in my 1969 Mach 1. It is an Earl Wade engine.

 

[bluebosss197]

I am in the process of installing one in my 1969 Mach 1. It is an Earl Wade engine.

Did you have this listed on marketplace with a Kaase Boss429 at one point?

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

I am in the process of installing one in my 1969 Mach 1. It is an Earl Wade engine.

Is yours an original or did they make a reproduction crate engine for you?

 

[MICHAELPAUL]

Did you have this listed on marketplace with a Kaase Boss429 at one point?

No , but the Kaase Boss429 was my original plan for this car. I never thought I could find a SOHC!

 

[_Snake_]

@_Snake_, there is nothing in that paragraph or in the listing that states it was used. It DOES clearly say that it remained unused in the Holman-Moody inventory until the late-1970s. It was bought in 2022 by the current owner, who hasn't used it. There is no mentioned history from the late-1970s to 2022. But the seller clearly states in the comments below the listing that this engine is NOS. So never used.

2. The valve covers were masked off and then painted. No two done the exact same, but on the 1966 engines that myself and my father have had (1 being NOS) and seen over the years, this is the same general spot as you see here on this NOS crate engine.

3. Two Distributors were used on 427 SOHCs. The early engines used C5AF 12127 BY and the later engines such as this NOS 427 SOHC used C6AF 12127 AZ.

I see what you’re saying.

 

[Fat Boss]

I walked into J. Bittle American in the fall of '89 and they had one on a stand for sale. They were asking $17.5k at the time.

 

[BlckBox04]

whoever buys it should just put it in a glass case and leave it untouched. it's almost an artifact now

 

[Fastback]

Hot Rod had a good write up on it.