73 Mustang Fastback with L engine code

[salhi_aemr]

Is L engine code supposed to be rare?

I looked up and L is 250-1v which I never knew they had on 73s.

The car looks like it has a Cleveland now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Mustang-Limited-/181923525997?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a5b7cb56d:g:TAoAAOSwYHxWOp7o&item=181923525997

 

[will e]

Don't know about L code.

That's not a Cleveland.

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

Yes you could get the 250 inline 6. Was not the good one like the 240 and 300 6 in the trucks.

I cannot believe anyone would bid on it except as parts car and that is high for a parts car.

David

 

[Paul of MO]

Built a 351 4V for a client a few years back. When he brought it in for the swap up pulled a 1973 L code straight six / 3 speed sportsroof.

He had totally restored and correctly cloned a Q code Mach 1 and had spent some serious money to do it correctly. Front and rear sway bars, gauges, spoilers, and the like.

I would have kept it the way it was just for the oddness of it.

Only one I have ever seen in a sportsroof. Have seen several 71-73 6 cyl convertibles over the years.

- Paul of MO

 

[Gold Rush]

Plus it's a windsor not a cleveland. Top coolant hose going to intake.

 

[OMS]

What person [ let alone a dealer ] would do this...

" FRESH trade in we took the vehicle sight unseen," :whistling:

I wonder if the person saw the car they were trading it in on

 

[1mach1]

The only 250 6 cyl sportsroof I ever saw was in a junkyard. That was 25 years ago. I have never driven a 71-73 with a 6, but I'd like to do it sometime. It's the only engine in which I have zero experience.

 

[secluff]

Rare, somewhat. Collectible...(apologies to all 250 6 cyl owners here) not hardly. While

not as accurate as production figures from Ford, the Mustang registry does show some numbers. They show 754 71 Mustangs registered with 62 code "L" 6 cyls. 639 72 Mustangs with 34 code "L" and 741 73 Mustangs with 36 code "L". Since it was the standard engine for all except the Boss and Mach 1 there were a few out there. Over the years a lot got replaced with V8 conversions or got passed over in the salvage yards for better equipped and optioned V8 cars. Only 250 Mustang I knew of was owned by a co-worker and it was a very basic 6 cyl 3sp manual sportsroof with a AM radio as the only option. It really was a good light duty engine that was used by Ford in various displacements from 1960 through the early 80's. The 240/300 six mentioned by David was a larger and taller six used from 1965-1996 in full size Ford cars, trucks, vans, and even large F600 dump trucks. To this day it is still in use in various power production and commercial applications. Look up the word indestructible in the dictionary and it will probably say "Ford 240/300 6 cyl"!!

 

[OLE PONY]

The only 250 6 cyl sportsroof I ever saw was in a junkyard. That was 25 years ago. I have never driven a 71-73 with a 6, but I'd like to do it sometime. It's the only engine in which I have zero experience.

My 73 convert is an L code. It is a bit of a slug off the line but a great cruiser. Feels comfortable cruising down the Interstate 70 MPH. Real easy to work on too!

1Mach1, we don't live too far apart, maybe we can meet up sometime next spring or summer and take each others car for a test drive!

 

[1mach1]

The only 250 6 cyl sportsroof I ever saw was in a junkyard. That was 25 years ago. I have never driven a 71-73 with a 6, but I'd like to do it sometime. It's the only engine in which I have zero experience.

My 73 convert is an L code. It is a bit of a slug off the line but a great cruiser. Feels comfortable cruising down the Interstate 70 MPH. Real easy to work on too!

1Mach1, we don't live too far apart, maybe we can meet up sometime next spring or summer and take each others car for a test drive!

Sounds like a plan!

 

[MikeGriese]

The only 250 6 cyl sportsroof I ever saw was in a junkyard. That was 25 years ago. I have never driven a 71-73 with a 6, but I'd like to do it sometime. It's the only engine in which I have zero experience.

You aren't missing much.

 

[1mach1]

The only 250 6 cyl sportsroof I ever saw was in a junkyard. That was 25 years ago. I have never driven a 71-73 with a 6, but I'd like to do it sometime. It's the only engine in which I have zero experience.

You aren't missing much.

Lol!

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

I ordered a Maverick Grabber in 1971 and the biggest engine you could get was the 250. I got the automatic, C-4 and I ran the pee out of it. I took it out west in 72 and would run it wide open for a tank of gas about 96 mph on flat ground. I worked in a speed shop so I pulled the head and had done a three angle valve job and cut the back sides of the valves to open it up a little. I did order the H.D. suspension for $10.00 more which gave you 5 lug wheels and D70-14 Goodyear tires. I ended up with G-70 chrome reverse on the rear and it would spin them in power brake. I never changed the trans fluid and it went over 170,000 miles before I parked it. Went to do a brake job and I had worn the drums out and I had 4 other cars and didn't need it. I would buy another of those if they made them right at $3,000 and had everything but air that I hated. I bought a 289 at the Ford dealer that was turned in a s core and bored it .030 and bought 12-1 pistons, Hi-Po cam, springs and never put it together or in. Still sitting in the garage buried.

The intake manifold was cast onto the head so not much you could do performance wise. There was a kit to machine the top of the manifold and add two more one barrel carbs. You only had 4 mains.

the 240 and 300 had 7 mains. If you got the clearance right you could put the crank in and spin it with one hand.

When they did the Cash for Clunkers and they poured the ground up glass in the old to lock them up the guys at the dealer did some testing. They would put the stuff in and go full throttle and time it till lock up. The longest running was a Ford 240 that went over 30 minutes before seizing. Most of the Jap cars would only go a few seconds to a min. and seize. The thing about an inline 6 is that you can balance it perfect. You don't have to do all the tricks you do on a V-8 or V-6 and they are still not balanced. A 6 and V-12 are in perfect balance. They will last much longer due to this one thing, smooth as silk. Ford made some special SVO blocks for the 240 / 300 and you could cut and weld together a Boss head and bolt it on now that was one hot engine on the circle track and also on the strip. They would wind rpm and put out the hp and not blow up.

David

 

[Hemikiller]

I've had 2 '73 convertibles with the 250-6. Both were three speed cars. Obviously, the money was spent on the cool factor, not the driveability.

 

[Boss1Ray]

Ok I know most don't share my appreciation for these 6 cyl cars. But I still like the oddity and/or maybe the simplicity of a 6 cyl Mustang.

I see so many of these cars as snapshots in time. That is also why I am such a purist. Just so cool to see these cars as close to how they came when new. Of course I'll always appreciate a modded car done right- with a lot of attention to the details...

But so many get changed around after they leave the dealer. Just go to the new Mustang FB pages and see how many keep even their new Shelby's completely stock. Not many. No different than any other cars. As folks change them to fit their own tastes (modify them), the original cars tend to stand out as 'unique'. Back in my HS days I disliked the 78 Camaro Z-28's because virtually everyone had one. Not many had a red 72 Q code Mustang convertible Which could put all of the 78 Camaros, Corvettes, Trans Ams, etc. "ON THE TRAILER" - any time.

Ray

 

[DK73]

Well I agree with you Ray so you are not alone in liking those 6'er They can be fast if you want them to bee Put a turbo on it and it is so strong and fast.. Regards Lars

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