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The big change to the chassis came in 1967 when they moved the towers far enough to hold the FE.
Holman Moody came up with this fix for the 65 A/FX cars to fit the cammer. Eliminated the top of the tower and made a leaf spring that went between the lower control arm and chassis

Quote from: NC TRACKRAT on March 14, 2024, 07:19:51 PMLarry Shinoda!

A Shinoda collector.......

Quote from: pbf777 on March 13, 2024, 08:04:48 PM......the "Australian Block" Cleveland,

The Aussie connection came about because Ford had sent all the Cleveland tooling down under. It ended up cheaper to have the stuff cast there and shipped here than to make new molds and cast them here. Development didn't stop they created the "pillow block" to get a little more water around the top of the cylinders. The A1, 2 & 3 heads were good but they got surpassed by the Yates heads. https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6049-C3

Quote from: wcampbell on March 13, 2024, 02:21:27 PM
Probably a dealer looking to move it on in a week for 10% more...

The guy who only makes !0% on the deal won't survive long. When I was looking for a Model A dealers were snapping them up from the kids who inherited them for $8-12 grand and flipping them for 20-25.

429 NASCAR? The ad shows a "normal" street 429 - but as you can see in the video a BOSS 429 was under the hood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=4xkygPzOsxU

Quote from: mark p on December 28, 2021, 10:20:19 AM
^^^ How did that work out with the steep ramps and those low cars?  short nose?

Short nose and the "spoiler" was no more than an diverter to force the air out to the sides.

"I sold the car 3 weeks ago. a friend of mines son remembered me driving the car when he was a little kid."

To you it was a barn find - to the kid it's a memory and part of his life. Tell your son not to be mad he'll have your car someday.

When our daughter was 5 she loved riding around in our little Mini Estate with the push button start on the floor. It was her job to start the car. When I sold it she didn't speak to me for a week. The guy I sold it to crashed it hard enough to bend the A pillar. He came by one day. Our daughter answered the door - slammed it in his face and yelled "dad it's that guy that crashed the mini". He was reluctant to come in. When my wife got her 04Tbird she gave her RHD Mini to our daughter - she likes it but it's not "her" wagon with the Union Jack on the roof.

Quote from: QuickSilverShelby on April 25, 2023, 11:27:38 PM
Dang, that tag is digitally altered?  I can't believe what can be done these days.  I'm afraid to ever look at another car that I might want to purchase.

You will own an AI Shelby...... and you'll be happy.

Quote from: propayne on March 09, 2024, 04:11:18 PM
Was surprised to learn that Dean Jeffries painted the Cougar II.

I would not be surprised to even hear he painted the Mustang I for Troutman & Barnes. He did the first Cobra for CS - several times. Lots of shops called him in when they needed show quality paint. He went with Phil Remington to Dearborn to fix the J car aerodynamics and turn it into the MKIV. He was fast and built quality stuff for the movies. The big cross town rivalry was between him and Barris. Dean Jeffries wins IMHO. When Jim Russell bought the first Daytona Coupe from SA with fresh stock 271 hp HiPo and Webers he had a Tony Nancy interior installed and show quality paint and bodywork done - I've always suspected that Jeffries did the body & paint. This is the "unrestored - as raced" car that is in the Simone museum.
A little on the feud - Jefferies built the Monkee Mobile. The studio offered it to him but he figured if he wanted one he could build another cheaper than what they wanted. Barris bought it and then tried claiming it as his creation since it was now part of his show stable.

Quote from: camp upshur on March 07, 2024, 08:29:34 PM
-Why not register it it California utilizing your NM address and run 'black plates'?

My Model A with 1929 YOM plate is $200 per year.....
Black Plates carry a personal plate fee and the font is smaller than the originals.
The fees collected for the California 1960s Legacy License Plates are deposited into the Environmental License Plate fund, which benefits environmental projects in California. Personalized Legacy plates can have 2-7 characters (numbers/letters).
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/registration-fees/

Another great event ruined by it's success. We went the first couple years when it was free and held in a casino parking lot.

Quote from: Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas on March 07, 2024, 07:22:40 PMI guess they just made them up as they went along

Most of the time a dealer has a DMV person who fills out the original paperwork and files it. Mine said CPE (Coupe) for body style. Technically that was probably the closest since if wasn't a SEDan or CONvertible. Mine was delivered by HiPerf Motors to Hertz. I'd assume either of them would have filled out the paperwork for DMV correctly.

My neighbor up the street held an NHRA record in a Falcon with a 260. He was a Chevy guy but a friend of his wanted him to build his Falcon.

I can't find the Falcon picture. Next time I see his son I'll try to get more details. Paul passed away about 5 years ago. I miss the stories particularly the ones between he and Don Blair - they had a lot of info on the behind the scenes deals that the factories were doing.
Paul Althouse ran Paul's Automotive in Monrovia and gained fame for tuning the fastest Chevys in Southern California. His shop was home to such entries as the Christie and Fisher Camaro, Geno Redd's Chevelle, Bob Davis's Impala and even served as West Coast headquarters for Bill Jenkins and Dave Strickler. Past Top Alcohol Champion Jay Payne, Super Stock and Comp racer Rick Houser and Pro Stock tuner Dave Butner all used Paul's shop as a launching pad. It became the go-to shop for anyone who wanted a really fast doorslammer.

Quote from: SFM5S159 on March 07, 2024, 11:34:59 AM
I recently formed a Montana LLC to title and register a couple cars.  Worked fine so far!  I would recommend.

Who did you use? This sounds interesting.
Permanent Registration -- Transfer Of Light Vehicle Ownership -- Rules
61-3-562. Permanent registration -- transfer of light vehicle ownership -- rules. (1) (a) The owner of a light vehicle 11 years old or older subject to the registration fee, as provided in 61-3-321(2), may permanently register the light vehicle upon payment of an $87.50 registration fee

DMVs have a book of manufacturers - but never seem read it. The MSO that went with the cars clearly stated manufacturer (65-67 Shelby American - 68-70 Shelby Automotive). But I've seen Shelby, Ford and Cobra listed. My own Hertz car said GT350 for make. Before 1968 builders selected their own VIN designation. The National Highway Act (1968) designated the 17 digit VIN we use today and where it should be located. Go to DMV well armed - these things were built long before the DMV clerk was probably born and they have not encountered one before. If you get some officious idiot who knows everything you will need to educate them that it is not a Ford Mustang but a Mustang GT-350 manufactured by Shelby American as clearly shown on the VIN plate and the second matching VIN stamped on the passenger side. The Ford VIN should not even enter into the conversation. Keep going up the food chain and eventually you'll find some old guy that says - oh yeah I remember these.
On the other hand hopefully you'll get the typical lazy state worker that just rubber stamps whatever is put in front of them.