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Quote from: joephil on December 15, 2021, 09:47:51 AM
I found a video of a 1966 GT350 at Le Mans in 1966. It doesn't have the stripes and arrived before June 1966. I don't know its SFM.
https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/rxf03005382/le-mans-le-tour-du-circuit-avec-guy-ligier?fbclid=IwAR1XhTGdmmkqdvl_ENjUp8XTjEGozvu3hytGd5_um_N8cjz50t5XJuI0DBU

All,  I asked my Canadian French translator here at work to provide a brief summary of audio.
here's what he sent:

"The ford issue is resolved.     (XGT-2 collision during practice with P1029, #63 shown in video beginning ??)
The Shelby teams cars will be on the starting grid tomorrow.
The accident during practice caused serious damage but the pilot is ok. A good advised is to be safe on the road of la Sarthe.

The discussion in the car is with Guy Ligier at the wheel evoking the particularities of the Le Mans circuit.
how to race on this track. What gears to be in at different place on the track, speeds they are going, when to brake before the apex and where to be on the track, staying in the middle of the track where the bump is because the car will lift off."

regards,

jim p

Quote from: Tom Honegger on December 17, 2018, 04:37:42 PM
The second owner apparently was Jim Harrell. I remember seeing it in his shop 1969(?)
when he was racing his "69 Mustang in A Sedan and selected Trans Am races.
Jim is still building "special" cars in the Carolinas. He may be a good resource for answering
questions from that era. I seem to remember that some of the photos in the Boss 302
Chassis Manual were of his '69 build.

Tom,
I don't recall where I found this or the caption info, it's noted as 70 Daytona Jim Harrell.

regards
jim p

a color photo from Nassau

and a couple of the chassis stripped down at Nassau

jim p

Quote from: maxjets on November 27, 2021, 05:45:57 PM
This beauty was at a Shelby meet at Texas World Speedway in 1982. I was an Engineering student at Texas A&M University with an affinity for all things Ford and fast. They opened the track for the GT-40, a Daytona Coupe and Jay Bittle's '67 GT-500. Those three were blasting around the track in close formation and the sound was making the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

I'm not an FE expert, isn't that the tunnel port intake?
I thought it was only run in competition 66 at either Daytona or Sebring, but was not used for Le Mans??

jim p

Quote from: HistoryBuff on November 07, 2021, 11:06:11 PM
I don't have a picture of it but in the b & w picture I saw it was a medium color car with a full width plexiglass racing windscreen about 6" tall, no metal frame on top , can't remember if it had metal support on the sides. It's a front 3/4 view I saw so can't remember if I saw side vents. Now my question is--from sources read long ago and forgotten, one story said Ford received an early car and one engineer spent 3 days trying to set up suspension. A second story i heard more recently is Ford bought three 260 Cobras and Ford engineers spent several days recommending off the shelf parts to correct problems they saw in the car. The only trouble with that second story is the second,  third and fourth Cobras went to Shelby's first dealer, Ed Hugus,  so is he the one that sold or loaned them to Ford? The reason I think the car was at Ford's Dearborn test track is I recognize that curvy (think snake from top view) brick wall is one I climbed to shoot a spy picture.

rambling account, is there a question here?
first read the registry ??

Regarding a 65/66 Mustang, I would suggest the only way to document factory A/c is a production marking.

I found this when wiping the core support with detergent, my interpretation is A/C production option during build?

I solicit others with more knowledge to chime in??

regards,

jim p

Quote from: silverton_ford on November 09, 2021, 10:34:39 AM
If you have read the book "Racing to Riverside: Untold Story of Walt Hane" then this video puts this book to life.  A great book to go along with this interview.

You can get a copy here:  https://www.racingtoriverside.com/

Great book, enjoyed the read!

jim p

Back many years ago during my career as a Ford dealer parts manager,
we used to have our driver stop at other Detroit area dealers and they would have a list of parts needed that day,
they would have that dealer check to see if they had any of the parts on-hand.
(This was before the "part locator" services used now).

We would add fictitious part numbers like C9ZZ-6321609-A to the list to see if the dealer would catch it!
( C9ZZ-6321609-A = LH vent window frame for 69 Mustang fastback).

I see a new revenue stream possibility on flea-bay ??

jim p

Do you know the Sn's ?

jim p

My 1st interaction with Lois was back in mid 70's when I was working at the T-Bird store in Livonia,
the owner was involved with the T-Bird club, and as a former purchaser @ Ford knew Lois both via the club and Ford.
Lois had been instrumental in obtaining the Rouge production records for 55-57 including T-bird, as I recall it was kind of a inside deal because of her position.

We began discussions with Lois (who worked in the FoMoCo Legal Counsel office) of when the Dearborn production records (paperwork)
would be purged from the storage, specifically 1964-66 Mustang, and if the San Jose records could also be saved.

There was a lot of Legal Dept. internal discussion of what they would require to release the records, and while all the back & forth was happening, we were suddenly told the records had been dumped,  sorry too late !

I believe there was quite a bit of negotiations with Kevin Marti before an agreement was made to release the electronic database to him,
if memory serves me it took several days of Ford dumping data on a memory stick and Kevin loading it onto his laptop.

Sidebar; while working at T-Bird store, there was a shop in Plymouth MI that had the mold for the T-Bird steering wheel center plastic medallion, and we were working to get a new run made.
They mentioned they had some fiberglass parts molds for Shelby Mustangs, and we inquired if we could purchase a run of parts, they replied Ford owned the molds and they would have to get a release to use the molds.
That never happened because at the time Ford didn't care, didn't see any market value in it, then a few years later they told us Ford had the molds scrapped. I don't recall what part it was for exactly, but my impression was it was 67 nose panel mold brought back from CA, used initially for service part supply to Ford Parts Div.

regards
jim p

Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on October 24, 2021, 08:37:12 PM

Quote from: deathsled on October 24, 2021, 08:14:55 PM
For four years we were headed back in the right direction only to see it all derailed.  I still try to buy American (and Canadian) but it is nearly impossible to do so.  I'm reaching the point of capitulation and realize that my inconsequential voice will never be heard over the tidal wave of globalism.  So I focus on other things than following politics because hearing the current news is frustrating.

The Broncos and Mavericks are Hecho in Mexico.
Or China where a lot of the parts will be made.

I only comment I watch Bronco's driving out of the Michigan Assembly plant every day so I can confirm they're US built.
Material content is a different story.

regards,
jim p 

Quote from: propayne on September 27, 2021, 09:56:56 PM
Figured I must have read something to that effect in my copy of the Kar-Kraft book by Charlie Henry.

According to that, those turbine wheels were designed by Ed Hull, a Ford engineer who worked with Klaus Arning and who moonlighted (moonlit?) at Kar-Kraft in the evenings while keeping his day job at Ford.

- Phillip

+1
that was my understanding also

jim p

New display at the Henry Ford.

Clay model from skunkwork design studio

A street/race bifurcated chassis

#68 Class winner 2016 Le Mans

also the 1966 Le Mans trophy, the 1967 Le Mans trophy, Phill Hills race helmet, CS floppy stetson hat

very kool

jim p 

http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=251.msg123410#msg123410

Discussion from a different topic was regarding MK-IV turbine wheels vs the 6 spoke "JWA/BRM wheels"

I had an opportunity to visit The Henry Ford and view the new display "Racing in America".

J5 has the revised front brake cooling arrangement used at Le Mans, i.e. removed cooling port in the front body, moved the hose pickup to the back panel of the radiator outlet,
thereby picking up the "warmed" air coming out of the radiator, the wheel turbine effect would draw the air thru the rotor and exit out the wheel vanes.

This photo is the LH rear, the RH side is not viewable without getting into trouble with the staff!

just informational to the discussion

regards,
jim p

Quote from: JWH on September 02, 2021, 05:10:14 PM
Steve McDonas makes a comment I would like to second and that is heat is a big help. I recently had some bolts snap when removing an old water pump. I soaked them for days with no luck. I finally pulled out the Wagner Heat gun and heated the area around the bolt (but not the bolt itself) and they finally broke free. Try heating the intake manifold around the distributor and then immediately try to break free using the strap wrench.
Jeff

I also have had similar situations with "stuck" fasteners and components, some on vehicles not nearly as old as 1960's cars.
I have found carefully using heat (often propane torch), applying penetrant material (even have used bee's wax), and doing this multiple cycles, the heat cycle helps the penetrating material to wick into the seized joint more each cycle.
Then when attempting to turn, the torque required is much lower because the joint has the penetrating material modifying the "friction" in the joint.
If you've ever tried to replace front shocks on an early VW beetle, you've likely learned this lesson 

jim p