What year was the magazine that featured the Tbird headers?

Since the '57 wasn't mentioned in the ad, I would assume the ad was published in '56.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

John's correct, those headers were in the May 56 issue of Hot Rod.

More scans for your viewing pleasure.

Great add from the April 65 issue of Popular Hot Rodding.





Y powered A/Street Roadster, dig the flathead in the opposite lane.

The top article has a caption about the '57 T-Bird rear end, but it is obviously a Dana, so probably a '55 or '56 Bird rear. '57s used what we call the 9 inch, but I think it was actually an 8 3/4. All the 9 inch stuff fits though.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

The Y A/SR and the flatty are right hand drives, down under maybe?

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

The BLUEBIRD Injected coupe is y all time favorite. I look back at the pics of it all the time.Once was a time I would have liked to recreate that one. I think the original is gone or seriously changed now.

I've never seen that 55 Car before. Interesting to see all they did to it back in that day. Wonder what ever happened to that one? Definitely an early sleeper car.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

I have seen current photos of the Blue Bird coupe and it is totally changed now with a BBC if I remember correctly.

The photo with the Y and flathead powered roadster is from the 1966 Australian drag fest as is the photo posted below. Both dragsters appear to be "Y" Powered.



More from "Down Under" this roadster still exists pretty much as it is seen here in the July 1963 issue of Rod and Custom.

From the June 1965 issue of Popular Hot Rodding.




August 1965 issue of Popular Hot Rodding.

You know I've been a Y-Block fan since I bought my 57 convertible back in 1959. But for some odd reason I can rarely remember seeing them in race cars or hot rods in the 50's and 60's. Thanks for posting these ads and pictures they are a reminder of what I seem to have missed. I guess the Kansas City area was having a scrubfest or something. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

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