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Bob Gaines

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Re: Period pictures, historical perspective
« Reply #45 on: April 28, 2020, 01:18:57 AM »

Think this is the one I originally posted on the crashed forum, best version I have...


.      Thermactor car eh?California?
Likely but not a forgone conclusion.  Thermactor cars ended up in non mandatory states sometimes. It depended on things like color and trans and if the combination was needed to fill a dealer order somewhere else. Most cars were built by SA on speculation to fill dealer "orders".

The man is George Elliott, who at the time was the Editor of Popular Hot Rodding (and my future boss.)  Cool guy, knows his stuff, and is a naturally talented driver/racer.
PHR's offices were in West L.A.
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Surprising to see theses valve covers on the car way back when.......
I believe the article was about installing valve covers and the time frame that it occurred in was after Ford bought/took away /what ever the real story is the Cobra trademark in 1967 from SA. Consequently all of the intakes, valve covers,oil pans ,air cleaners  etc. that Shelby sold after market could not use the Cobra trademark from that time forward. Instead the items had to have the Shelby name . Shelby made money promoting the Shelby marked items and not the Cobra marked items so you can understand why they showed up in a article about installing aftermarket valve covers.
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Re: Period pictures, historical perspective
« Reply #46 on: April 28, 2020, 10:01:11 AM »
  Has anyone ever posted the publication date from Popular Hot Rodding?  Must have been in 1968 as that is when "Shelby" branded accesories started being sold.

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« Reply #47 on: April 28, 2020, 10:52:24 AM »
  Has anyone ever posted the publication date from Popular Hot Rodding?  Must have been in 1968 as that is when "Shelby" branded accesories started being sold.
Started being sold in 67.
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« Reply #48 on: April 28, 2020, 11:15:20 AM »
   Notice the shock bolts are loose . Maybe he lifted the export brace to pull the covers.  No caution fan sticker!
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« Reply #49 on: April 28, 2020, 01:32:30 PM »
Yes Officer, it's a 428 Police Interceptor Engine....
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« Reply #50 on: April 28, 2020, 06:14:46 PM »
Hummm   note the 67 PHOSPHATE battery J -bolts in that great detailed photo!   Looks like a #  50 white on rh firewall.

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« Reply #51 on: April 28, 2020, 08:56:56 PM »
Hummm   note the 67 PHOSPHATE battery J -bolts in that great detailed photo!   Looks like a #  50 white on rh firewall.
Early late thing Ed. This a much later outboard light car. Many of the pictures of early cars show SILVER J bolts for example. :D Here is a early vintage magazine photo of car #0050 .
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« Reply #52 on: April 28, 2020, 09:38:06 PM »
Was the windshield washer bag vs  bottle an early/late thing also ,i see both on 67's all the time
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Re: Period pictures, historical perspective
« Reply #53 on: April 28, 2020, 09:44:12 PM »
Was the windshield washer bag vs  bottle an early/late thing also ,i see both on 67's all the time
Yep . Approximate March of 67 + or - transition.
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« Reply #54 on: April 29, 2020, 12:41:48 AM »
Ok thanks Bob
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Re: Period pictures, historical perspective
« Reply #55 on: April 29, 2020, 12:55:30 AM »
Bag,then bottle?

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Re: Period pictures, historical perspective
« Reply #56 on: April 29, 2020, 04:36:35 AM »
Bag,then bottle?

Yes

Have the possible period of the change over from  March 29th through April 7th 1967
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Re: Period pictures, historical perspective
« Reply #57 on: April 29, 2020, 07:10:46 AM »
What is this (Red Arrow) 

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« Reply #58 on: April 29, 2020, 07:35:36 AM »
It’s a junction block that was used only on early cars. It was sourced from aircraft supply.  On later cars a black one was used that was a Ford part.

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« Reply #59 on: April 29, 2020, 10:09:40 AM »
On the 67 battery J-bolt finish issue I have some nos c5az autolite packaged j-bolts (only ones I ever found in the old autolite package) and they have a whiteish powder like coating over the phosphate that makes them look silverish in color in that picture however the coating would dissolve after getting wet a few times and disappear. I think from new these j-bolts originally had this coating to protect them from battery acid or whatever. I showed my nos j-bolts to Mr G. years ago as he still is claiming the 67 j-bolts were cad plated but nobody has ever found any used cad plated and I had collected about 50 original of these over the years most from out west rustfree or new take offs and none were cad plated and there is no ford part # change only one c5az # used from 65 to 69. What is it THEY say extraordinary CLAIMS require extraordinary PROOF!!