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Pretty nice tribute to the 67's!

https://www.dragzine.com/news/ken-quartuccio-reveals-new-twin-turbo-rvw-pro-mod-68-mustang/

Well it kind of looks like a 67. 

https://www.dragzine.com/news/ken-quartuccio-reveals-new-twin-turbo-rvw-pro-mod-68-mustang/

https://youtu.be/VKywcEyaJqc

https://www.fordmustangmall.com/store/p140/Creative_Masters_1%3A18_1965_Shelby.html

QuoteJim Allen's Shelby Mustang.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/04/10/from-climbing-ascutney-to-sliding-on-lake-mascoma-the-adventures-of-the-university-of-new-hampshires-sports-car-club

Quote from: Coralsnake on April 01, 2020, 05:50:20 PM
Listen to Don, he has the best restored GT500 ever!

It would be great to see this car in person.  A day long 68 GT500 small group seminar for 68 owners and experts to review and discuss the details of the car over lunch and drinks would be a blast.  Maybe something I'll try to set up for 2021?  Hmmmm

We now return you to trolling....

https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/11/21/a-golden-gt40-at-the-golden-arches

Neat photo.

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=177313

One comment is:

HAROLD WOOD ·October 11, 2019 at 11:03 am
The Ford GT 40 is a converted Mark I racing car. This photo was taken at Reynolds Ford's truck facility in East Syracuse NY in 1969. The photographer was my father Robert Wood and the kids are my younger siblings (twins). I was away at college.

I believe this is correct for 69/70 Shelby's.

$500 obo plus USPS shipping and insurance.

Paypal friends and family preferred.

PM me if you are interested, will remove from box to provide more pictures for serious buyer.

Thanks

C9AF 9510 N Carb.

Was working fine when removed from car but has been sitting a long time so it should be gone over.

$900 obo plus USPS shipping and insurance.

Paypal friends and family preferred.

PM me if you are interested or want more pictures.
Thanks

http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=7210.0

Now that's some cool fox body history and car!

https://journal.classiccars.com/2019/08/22/documentary-shares-the-shelby-story-the-real-one/

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There are no movie star actors in Shelby American.  It's purely a documentary that features vintage footage and more-recent interviews with those who were with Carroll Shelby during his colorful life, from family members and racers to members of the Ford family.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/PA0819-379986/1967-shelby-gt500-fastback/

For what it's worth....

https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/avo/d/washington-crossing-mustang-shelby-hood/6933976366.html

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=176195

yea.... It's fun until this happens.

https://www.copart.com/lot/42912548

What's the current value for a pair of 68 mint near NOS black kick panels?

Ken Block's Hoonitruck: Twin Turbo, AWD, 914hp, and Ready to Party in Gymkhana TEN

https://youtu.be/IGTGtl6gbEQ

Apparently time and the economy have taken their toll on the hotel.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2018/12/14/edward-hotel-closed-dearborn-fairlane/2310682002/

Once a jewel in the city of Dearborn, the former Hyatt Regency, renamed in 2016 the Edward Hotel & Convention Center, was shuttered Friday because of several fire code violations and maintenance issues.     

City officials told the hotel's operators Wednesday that the property is "unfit for human occupancy."

The closure followed a Dec. 4 annual inspection by the fire department and inspections by building officials, city spokeswoman Mary Laundroche said. Inspectors found plumbing leaks, broken elevators, damaged ceiling tiles and other problems.

"Although the city had been working with the operators of the hotel since May 2016 as they progressed toward a certificate of occupancy and compliance with property maintenance codes, the most recent violations are so serious that the city needed to close the building to protect guests, employees and the public," Laundroche said in an email.

Hotel owner Xiao Hua (Edward) Gong, of 600 Town Center Realty, LLC, could not be reached for comment Friday. An attorney who worked for him in 2016, James Cambridge of Kerr Russell in Detroit, also could not be reached.

The Free Press reported in 2016 that Gong bought the crescent-shaped, 773-room hotel for $20 million in January of that year.   

The previous owner, Israel-based Royal Realities, acquired the hotel out of receivership in 2011 after another previous owner, Dallas-based Ashford Hospitality Trust, chose to default on the property's mortgage during the recession. The past owners were unwilling or unable to make tens of millions of dollars in renovations to the aging hotel, so Chicago-based Hyatt pulled its brand name off the property in 2012.

After Gong took ownership, the hotel transitioned to an in-house management team. It also underwent some renovations and exterior improvements.

It was unclear Friday whether staff would face layoffs.

"I really haven't heard too much," said a switchboard operator, adding that she and other employees were informed Friday morning that the hotel would close at noon.

WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) reported that most employees will be laid off, citing another unnamed switchboard operator.

Visitors and groups who have booked stays at the hotel should reach out to the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau, which will try to help relocate them, media relations manager Deanna Majchrzak said.

While the hotel did not have a valid certificate of occupancy, it was allowed to operate because it was working toward one, Laundroche said.

"It's pretty standard that if a business is making progress toward addressing all building codes, we allow them to operate without a full (certificate of occupancy)," as long as inspectors don't find serious violations that could threaten people's lives, she said.

In the recent inspections, the city found 18 violations that need to be corrected.

"We would love if they would work with us and bring us a plan about how they're going to address the life safety issues, and overall how they are going to bring their building up to code," Laundroche said.

Located at 600 Town Center Drive, the hotel is adjacent to Ford headquarters. According to its website, it was built in 1976 and has 64,000 square feet of public space.

Recent TripAdvisor reviews of the property have been mixed. One user called the hotel "empty and close to deserted," and "a shell of its former glory." Another wrote it was "unclean and beat up." Still, it received an overall rating of 3.5 stars.

Pre crash, there was someone who restored a set of hubcaps with the help of TLea and offered advice on the process.

Did that person return post crash?  If so, I'm interested.

Looking for a set of 68 pie plates.  Have to be nice enough for a driven show car.  I think I can salvage my centers.

Thanks.