Although not early Ford, this is a good example of what HP to weight, can do for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...ature=emb_logo
That little 4th place car, is a Ford Cortina. Those cars had 97 CI engines and weigh about 2000 lb it will have, at least 160 HP but, no more than 190. You can see that he stays right with them.