(Can’t Get No) ‘Satisfaction’ 27
Summary
The (Can’t Get No) ‘Satisfaction’ 1966 Ford 427 Fairlane was assembled over many years with the purpose of capturing the essence and intentions that Ford Motor Co. had for its original factory-produced Super Stock cars - performance, quality, and a strong resemblance to the factory’s construction of the base car model.
Owner and Sponsors
Owned by Michael Cicciarelli of Brownsburg, Indiana / sponsored by The Auto Den of Glendale, Arizona, original chassis fabrication/construction; Dan Hare Fabrication of Brownsburg, Indiana; current fabrication; Artwork by Kehoe of Hopkinton, Iowa, graphics and lettering; and the owner’s wife. “Just ask her,!” said Cicciarelli.
Driver
Michael Cicciarelli, 40, married to Ann, with two sons, Anthony, 7, and Nickolas 3, is employed by Target Chip Ganassi Racing as a suspension engineer for the Grand-AM and Indy Racing League programs at the Indianapolis facility.
His crew chief, Dan Hare, 46, is married to Joyce, with two children, Daniel Jr. aka ‘Buddy,’ 13, and Amanda, 18, and works for Derrick Walker Racing as Chief Fabricator for the Champ Car Series.
“We spend a lot of summer evenings after work maintaining and preparing the car for the next event,” said Cicciarelli. “We’re usually listening to classic rock-n-roll while keeping the neighbors awake with banging hammers and loud arguments.”
History
‘Satisfaction’ was originally a GT 390 car Cicciarelli bought for $600 in 1982, when both he and the car were 16 years old, financed by the sale of his 1970 429 Cobra Jet Torino. Young but knowing exactly what he wanted to accomplish, Cicciarelli also purchased a 427 center-oiler short block and a ‘slick-shifted’ Liberty top-loader 4-speed transmission with the balance of the Torino proceeds.
The transformation into a Super Stock replica began in 1983 at Bob Kleiner’s ‘Auto-Den’ speed shop in Dubuque, Iowa, “well before the Nostalgia Super Stock ‘Renaissance’,” said Cicciarelli. The project continued more than a decade as he finished college and started a career in open-wheel racing.
In 1996, Cicciarelli retrieved ‘Satisfaction’ and brought it to Indianapolis for the finishing work. Although the process had taken a very long time, the car he had dreamed about was finally done. “I still remember sitting curbside on my Schwinn Orange-Krate and watching an ‘earth-shakin’, ‘gear-bangin’, 4-speed 427 Fairlane devour a real Hemi ’Cuda in a genuine block-long 1970’s street race,” said Cicciarelli.
Technical
Shelby aluminum block, 4.31 bore / Crower billet crank, 4.25 stroke / Crower billet rods / JE 14.5:1 pistons /Edelbrock MR heads with Manley Ti valves / factory original Tunnel-Wedge 2x4 intake with Holley 750’s/ 780 horsepower / Mcleod Soft-Lok clutch/ Jerico 4-speed transmission / Strange 9” rear member; 5.14 and 5.67 ratios / 4-link rear suspension / all-steel body with original-style fiberglass hood
Performance
For 1/4-mile, 9.51@142 mph / for 1/8-mile, 6.01 @ 114 mph / for 60 feet, 1.30
Results/Achievements
Wheelie Champion, Eddyville, Iowa 2005 (250 feet)