Welcome to the Fordnatics web page!

Here you'll find information about the Fordnatics mailing list, 50natics mailing list, and other resources of interest to Ford fans.

About the logo

My wife Ruth designed this logo using KPT Bryce on a Power Macintosh.

Last link check 19 November 2004

If you have new links to suggest, complaints because I missed your favorite Ford site, or you find these links have gone stale, drop me a note.

Fox chassis information repository opened!

Dave Williams has made his immense collection of information on Ford's Fox chassis, which includes the '79-'93 Mustang, '83-88 Thunderbird, '85-'92 Lincoln Mark VII, and other popular Fords, available via the web.

Stroker archive available online

The archive of 302 stroker articles can be found here. Thanks to Ken McGee for assembling the collection.

For more on 289/302 based strokers using cast-off 351 Cleveland cranks, check out Dave Williams's stroker how-to article, just one of many resources for the enterprising gearhead at Dave's web site.

Friends of Fordnatics

Click here for a listing of Ford-related businesses who help support the Fordnatics list and this Web page.

Related links and mailing lists

Every WWW page has its "links to more links" section, and mine is no exception. Here are the best World-Wide Web and email resources I know of for Ford lovers. If your favorite site isn't on this list, be patient; at least send me the URL so I can evaluate it for myself.

In no particular order:

• Here's the Ford Motor Company corporate Web page. There are separate sites for authoritative info about new Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury cars. For those who want something a little hotter, see the Ford SVT site. And don't forget to check out the Ford Racing and Ford Racing Parts sites.
• Rob Schafer has a (somewhat dated) list of Ford clubs and registries around the world.
• The Henry Ford Heritage Association's mission is to "foster interest in the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford and to work toward the preservation and interpretation of landmarks associated with his life." The HFHA's web site has a horde of links to sites of interest to Ford history buffs.
• Living in the past? The Early Ford V-8 Club Of America is for anyone interested in Fords, Lincolns, and Mercuries from the golden age of the Flathead, 1932 to 1953.
• If your idea of proper fuel delivery is a "six-pack" or "three deuces", Michael Brattland's Ford Holley Tri-Power Technical Information page is the place to go for tech tips, classified ads, photos, and more. Both small and big blocks are welcomed here.
• Ken Payne's Ford Truck Enthusiasts Page has a wealth of information on the best-selling vehicles in North America, including discussion groups with archives, a chat room, classifieds, and more.
• Older F-series owners should look at Thom B's 1967 Ford Truck Site, which features Thom's 1967 F-250 4WD pickup, the 1967 F-Series Registry, and various information about F-series trucks of the era.
• Got an older Ford product with an EEC-IV computer and don't know how to do the self tests? See this self-test procedure, with error codes at the Dali Design web site.
• The Vintage Mustang Owners of America is a club based in San Jose, CA, and welcomes owners -- and would-be owners -- of Mustangs of any vintage.
• Chris Ihara's Mustang Corral is one of the best sites out there for owners of modern pony cars.
• Karl Brandt is another late-model Mustang Fordnatic, but his Mustang page deals more with road-course play, torque specs, emissions control, and other technicalia.
• Speaking of road courses, the Road Race & Autocross Mustang List is a mailing list dedicated to technical discussions of sanctioned road racing and autocrossing of all model year Mustangs. The link above also offers an archive of messages on the list.
• StangNet is another web site devoted to late model Mustangs.
• Want to drop a fuel-injected 5.0 and 5-speed stick into your early Mustang? The Rosehill Performance Parts web page will show you how! Rosehill offers various parts that can help your early Mustang move into the fuel-injected, disk-braked era.
• For fast Fairmonts and other Fox body sleepers, check out Chris Hedemark's Sleepers page, and the Fox Sleepers mailing list.
• Phil Parcells has built a registry for owners of '67-'73 Mercury Cougars. The aim of the registry is to help all Cougar owners learn more about their cars. See the registry at the Cougar Club of America Database Project, and don't forget to check out the Cougar Club site while you're at it.
• Fans of the Fox-based Cougars of the '80s, and the T-bird based cats from '89 to '97, will enjoy Cool Cats. You'll find a history of the Cougar, tech tips, a photo gallery, and a buy/sell/swap area for Cougar parts. There's even coverage of the new front-wheel-drive Cougars!
• Taurus SHO owners and fans will want to visit the SHOTimes FAQ page, and subscribe to the SHOtimes-L mailing list as well.
• The Contour Enthusiasts Group web site offers a horde of information for owners of Ford's recent compact and its siblings the Mercury Mystique and (European) Ford Mondeo. Don't miss the mailing list and forums if you own one of these cars.
• Here's a page for fans of the '70-'77 Maverick and '71-77 Mercury Comet, courtesy of Brent Peterson.
• The folks at Psych-Clone Racing are just plain crazy about big block powered Mercury Cyclones, crazy enough to drag race them! Ready for an all-motor 12.41/111.54 pass? Get your big-block quarter-mile fix here.
• At long last, there is a Web page for fans of Classic/Vintage Thunderbirds.
• The Thunderbird & Cougar Club of America is devoted to the 1989-'97 Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar, and the 1993-'98 Lincoln Mark VIII.
• Fans of Ford's other bird, the Falcon, can hook up with other Falconites at the Falcon Club of America.
• The AC Cobra Page highlights Carroll Shelby's legendary roadster of the '60s.
• Speaking of Shelby, the authoritative web site on the man and his cars is The Official Carroll Shelby World Wide Web Site.
• A contemporary to the Cobra, the Sunbeam Tiger, was another British sports car with Ford V8 power. For authoritative Tiger info, see Bill Martin's Rootes Group Depot, a Northern California shop specializing in these cats, and TigersUnited, an organization of Tiger clubs around the world.
• An alternative to the above is Dennis Fuller's Automotive Mailing Lists Directory, which indexes automotive mailing lists that have web pages.
• Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides are now on the Web! Look here first to get new car pricing information.

Acknowledgements

Fordnatics would not be the lively forum that it is without the efforts of its many contributors. This page is my way of saying thanks to you!