Hellol,

I am looking for a bit of help with regard to a set of Ford FE Cast Iron Exhaust Manifolds that I have.

These particular manifolds were removed from a 1963 Ford Galaxie with a 390 engine on or around 1966. The block and crank were used in a NASCAR Modified and the remainder of the engine parts along with the manifolds have been in storage since then. The car was originally a NYS Trooper car.

The Casting Marks appear to be:
Left Manifold -- C0AE 9431-B & 0E23
Right Manifold - C2AE 94308D & C213.

The right side marks are very difficult to read and the above is my best guess.

From what I've been able to find on other Inet sources the date codes do not match the year of the vehicle that they were removed from. It seems somewhat unlikely that the NYS motorpool would have changed the manifolds out but I suppose it could have happened.

Now for the questions.

1. What is the rarity of these manifolds? I have seen a couple of places identify them as quite rare but they didn't offer up any additional info.

2. I have seen them called "Shorty" Manifolds. Is this a correct term?

3. What year(s) and type(s) of vehicles were they used on?

4. Did Ford supply cars/engines that had older date coded parts in newer vehicles, as appears could be the case here?

Any other info that you might be able to provide would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks upfront for the help!


_ Dryflycaster