10 Sep 97 14:01, Puleeeeze Brer METT RENFROW, Dooooon't trow Hot Rod Lincoln 
in dat der Briar Patch!
 MR> BTW, what size engine does this thing have, and if things come to
 MR>   worse, will it fit in the bay of a 64 Fairlane?
My "Motors" doesn't go back that far, 76 is the oldest.  From what I can 
gather, in 76-80 models, the fifth digit in the VIN determines which engine 
you would have.  I would assume That Ford hadn't changed much from before 
that.  Checking out the whole list, all engines carry the same code anyway, 
so this may not be a problem in finding out which engine the 72 has.  Anyway, 
the 76 only shows a 460 being available, letter code "A".
All others for 1977 are listed like this;
               Displacement   Letter
               C.I. - Liters   code
               302 - 5.0        F
               351 - 5.8        H
               400 - 6.6        S
               460 - 7.5        A
Hope this helps..
... Age is only important for dead fish and good beer!
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