Check out my amazing trade.... I swapped my '87 Harley Sportster 1100 for a 1958 Ford Fairlane 4 door with the 352 police interceptor v8! Recent rebuild, about 7000 miles on it since. Recently redone interior, paint is ok, fender skirts, some rust but nothing too bad. Hell of a trade seeing as my Harley was salvage title and I only paid $2000 for it. What do you guys think of this ride? Is it unique because of this engine? thanks!
Nice car but my 73 vw superbeetle has a flat four police interceptor motor in it too !! Is there a way to determine the motor is really a police interceptor motor ? Actually I would like to know how to determine this !!
Early 58 pi 352's had solid lifters with adjustable rocker arms, but later in the year went to hyd lifters and non adj rockers..if it has a 3 speed manual, the PIs had overdrive ...
I too have a H code 58 Fairlane. As far as I know it is still has the Interceptor 352 in it. Very hard to tell FE engines apart, but the codes on the intake etc. indicate the engine was built in 1958,... but who the hell knows what may have transpired in the engine compartment in the 49 years prior to my purchase. I have the bitchin' little Interceptor V-8 emblem on the glove box, so WTF? I just tell them it's a Interceptor...and as far as know ..it is!
Still a hell of a deal no matter what the motor is . The adjustable rockers are still available as well as the solid lifters. You can over haul it at a later time after you wear it out and make what ever you want. Both versions will haul ass and I had several 58's and its just as easy down the road to put a 390-427-428 in it since its a bolt in all the way.You will have plenty of fun with the car.
Great deal! Very trim and tight looking car. On the driver side door frame where the door hinges are there should be a plate with an "H" in the vin number if the car originally had a 352. The 352 would have been an option for your car. By the way, it is not a Fairlane it is a Custom 300.
Heck yeah! Nice find.....I have a 1959 Custom 300 that was originally a police int. The 352 scoots along perfectly. It even had a single person cage in the back, used in a small Texas town.
thanks for the feedback. I'm going to go check the VIN right now and see if that H is on there. I do believe it is a custom 300, not the fairlane, and its got all the interceptor badging. Is there a good site to decode VINs on these?
Nice trade...I had a 59 352 interceptor motor that I put in a 3/4 Ton P/U years ago.It had a solid cam and adjustable rockers that I always presumed were factory.It ran really well!
Good trade. Nice Car. The 352 FE Interceptor is a good engine. I have a 332 FE for my '58 Ranch Wagon. All the '58 only stuff on your car looks to be in good shape. You'll enjoy it.
i envy you! but at the same time i love that you got a '58, i own one and rarley see many out here. great deal, damn, and i paid close to 2k for mine too, no where near that shape though
Dearborn Classics had a '57 -'59 Ford decoder that is very good. Or you can just type in 1958 Ford data plate decoder in your search engine and you can find several. By the way there are several good sources for your ford - Mac's, Dearborn Classics, Classic Auto Parts, Jerry's Classic Cars & Parts etc. Good riding!!
I checked the VIN on it, it is an original H-code 352 Interceptor V8. Not 'police' but an original option for that year. It was also built in the Long Beach plant! Pretty cool. Colors and trim are all original. Engine has about 7k miles on a full rebuild. I've been driving it to work almost every day, it's a killer daily driver. Evan
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