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    Posted: 20-November-2020 at 3:56PM
I found this cool article, about a 1968 Fairlane 428CJ "R-code".


https://fordauthority.com/2019/11/this-1968-ford-fairlane-428-cobra-jet-is-one-of-22/#comment-518328

As you can see I commented that R-code meant 428CJ-Ram-Air, not flat hood.
All the Fairlane etc 428CJ cars for 1968 were flat hood, C6 cars. No ram-air, no 4-speed.

So I figure the VIN should be a Q for a 428CJ Fairlane.

But then I realized, Q was still the 428/340 7-Liter in 1968.
So what was the VIN for the non-ram-air 428CJ in 1968?
Did they use R for both non-ram-air and ram-air?

Maybe.
My shop manuals are printed too early to tell.

If so, 22 cars sounds like a small total, even if it's Fairlane only.

Anybody know how many 1968 (and 1969) Fairlane-Torino-Montego-Cyclones were built each year?

I know the Mustang numbers, those are easy, but the Fairlane stuff is harder to find.

And were all the 68 428CJ VIN's "R"?

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No Mercury numbers, but here's Ford info from another Torino site


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Dave,
thanks - sorry I wasnt clear, I was trying to find the ** 428CJ ** totals in the Fairlane-Torino & Montego-Cyclone for 1968 and 1969.

The only cryptic notes I have are about 14885 total 428CJ for 1969 Fairlane-Torino, including 2323 Q-C6 cars and 754 Talladegas. Kinda vague.

I suspect that in 1968, there were far fewer.
I have down about 2550 total 428CJ in the Mustang+Shelby for 1968, which isnt all that many.
It seems the 428CJ in the B-Body was kind of an afterthought for FoMoCo in 1968, c6 only, non-ram-air only (maybe still an "R" in the VIN, that's why I asked) so likely very few made.

I hate to think it was as few as 22 - maybe only 22 FAIRLANES with 428CJ in 1968? 
Maybe more if you count Torino and Cyclone. 
Mustang numbers are everywhere but the B-Body stuff is harder to find.

Thanks for the effort.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote schufitz Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22-November-2020 at 5:08AM
Ahhh, gotcha.  Might want to check this book out.  Not sure if it lists stats, but have been contemplating getting it.


The 428 CJ was a mid-year option on the mid-sized Fords' so suspect numbers would be low on that year, especially Fairlane. 

This article references near the bottom that 660 428/C6 combos were produced '68 Torino GT's.  


Period brochures had the 427 listed as an option on the '68's, but thought I read of a strike or something that year and no 427 '68 Torino's are know to have been produced. (A 427 in a Fairlane could be had in '66 & '67, though pretty low numbers were produced).
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Does anyone know how many of the 22 still exist? I know of 3 Thank You
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