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Coralsnake

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #45 on: November 10, 2018, 06:41:40 PM »
Wallwork is very tough one...

I can find Monez, but it will take time

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #46 on: November 10, 2018, 06:44:10 PM »

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #47 on: November 10, 2018, 06:46:05 PM »
Pete, I’d love to see an ad from Al Grillo Ford, especially if it shows a GT500 convertible, white with black top and black interior, 4-sp, and air.

My Eminger Report shows it was ordered and was to have a saddle interior. The customer ended up settling for 01425 with the black interior.

I wonder if Grillo Ford would advertise a car that was ordered for a client

Marti Report shows the car was released on Feb 15, 1968.

The docs I got from Mongo are a little hard to read and I think they show that the car:
Shipped to or was Delivered to Lynn, MA on Mar 7, 1968.
Client may have taken delivery on Mar 19 or 20.

If it was on the lot, it might have been some time between Mar 7 and 20.

Anything on Al Grillo’s passing would be interesting too. I often wondered how it was covered in the papers.

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #48 on: November 10, 2018, 06:54:23 PM »
Wallwork is very tough one...

I can find Monez, but it will take time

Pete,
It would be most excellent if you can find anything from Monez in 1968.
Thanks for the effort!
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1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #49 on: November 10, 2018, 07:01:42 PM »
Finding specific cars is not going to happen. It took about 15 years to find the ad that had the orange Shelby. I will leave that to owners....it certainly wouldn't happen for free!

Not very many dealers listed out every car detail. In fact, very few did.
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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #50 on: November 10, 2018, 07:29:37 PM »
Yep, I understand. Just thought it'd be fun to find anything from my selling dealer, in 1968.

Much appreciated, whatever you can dig up. 
Current:
2006 FGT. Tungsten. Whipple, HRE 20s, Ohlin coil-overs, 3.90 gears. 210.7 mph.

Kirkham Cobra. 482-inch aluminum side-oiler. Tremec 5-spd.

Formerly:
1968 GT500KR #2575 (1982-2022)
1970 Ranchero GT 429
1969 LTD Country Squire 429
1963 T-Bird Sport Roadster
1957 T-Bird E-model 3-spd stick

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #51 on: November 10, 2018, 08:04:34 PM »
Maybe Williams Ford in West Hartford, CT?  Thanks in advance, Pete!

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« Reply #52 on: November 10, 2018, 08:20:04 PM »
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« Reply #53 on: November 10, 2018, 09:08:47 PM »
dont forget  dockery / berry motors / morristown ford  ;)
Some where some one is driving their collector car for the last time but they don't know it . Drive your car every time like it could be the last memory of it .

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #54 on: November 10, 2018, 11:37:22 PM »
Yeah, I thought finding a specific car was a stretch. I’d be happy to see any Al Grillo Ford ad for Shelby’s or a Lynn, MA news paper article on his passing.
I have owned 8T03S-01425 since 06/76.
I owned 6S2295 in 1973 & ‘74.

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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #55 on: November 11, 2018, 10:32:23 AM »
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« Reply #56 on: November 11, 2018, 10:33:30 AM »
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« Reply #57 on: November 11, 2018, 10:34:49 AM »
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Re: Look what I can do!
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Re: Look what I can do!
« Reply #59 on: November 11, 2018, 10:42:22 AM »
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