If you have a car from this dealer or anything to share, now would be a wonderful time to do so.
The dealer article is being started...all years welcome!
Coralsnake68@hotmail.com
Back in the mid '70's I lived in Missouri and travelled the state for a large pharmaceutical company. One day, while heading west on I-70 towards Kansas City, I saw a 289 Cobra on a trailer heading the same way.. I followed it for several miles until the pickup and trailer pulled off at an exit and the occupants went into a Holiday Inn for lunch. Turns out it was Mack Yates CSX 2385, which was an independent comp car, and it was headed for a local race. The occupants were Yates' crew. In those days, to come across a Cobra was an extremely rare event, and I've never forgotten it.
Thanks for sharing your memory!
You might want to check out this site if you haven't yet:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/643368829056155/
Thanks Kranky! I hadn't seen that.
Sorry, I am not on FB and cant see the group. I suspect the information there was taken from some other original source without credit. That seems to be the pattern .
I apologize in advance if I am off base.
Kranky, thanks for the link ! what a great bunch of photos !
Pete, site works for me, you don't have to be on Facebook to see it, when it prompts you to join, just say not now, and you can
look at it, there are quite a few Facebook sites that work like that.
Mike
Quote from: kranky on September 29, 2020, 12:17:20 AM
You might want to check out this site if you haven't yet:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/643368829056155/
SUPER photos!! Thanks for sharing 8)
On the one photo about #12 down from the first one, the Datsun Z with the #3 on the side, wonder if that's a BRE Datsun? I think it is. I can't see it to well.
That link doesnt provide that option
If that is a BRE Datsun, it's a very early one. They used to have lots of spoilers and flares and dramatic red, white and blue paint jobs, if I recall. It does have a BRE decal on the rear quarter, though, but maybe that is just from buying parts like I did ;D
Got some great contributions, will accept anything no matter how small.
Here's is a pic from that FB page you would find interesting Pete.
The text with the post just says "March 1968". From a local newspaper I would guess. Maybe you can track it down.
- Phillip
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Thanks, I have that one. I appreciate it. There is another version with the hood of the car up.
Come on FB guys, you will need to step up. Your dealing with professionals.
Lol
Mack Yates raced CSX 2385 and 5R104 I believe...
Pete, here's an image from the Facebook site link posted by kranky.
You should be able to see that site in the link ;) I don't belong to Facebook, I just click on the link and it opens for me.
Mike
Thanks. I have that one as well. So far FB score is zero.
When I click on the link, I do not have any option to move forward. It says you must sign in to continue. There are no options to move around that. Unless I am missing something?
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Can you try from a computer and not your phone?
Pages that are public should be able to be viewed by anyone, includes them thar folks that don't have a FB account.
My iPhone wants me to log in sometime too.
And you need to recharge your phone... ;D
- Phillip
Thanks for the link. I did have a chance to look at the page.
Would be nice to have some YS 1967s and 69s for this most awesome article
How about this nice 8-67 Litho stamped by Yates-Stevens? And it will stimulate the '68 Supercharged GT350, not to mention the 427 GT500. Plus Ten spoke wheels are supposed to be on a 68.
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Maybe a brochure.
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Awesome thanks to you
I like the visible !! Awesome 8)
After looking at the factory brochure I need to move my antenna to front fender....... ;)
You know those cars are not 1968s?
I guess I NEED more education........they LOOK like 1968 Shelbys. Are they '67 models dressed to be the new ,'68 model? I used to like the game in the newspaper called "spot seven errors" Beween two "identical" pictures. I flunked this course,big time. Hints ?
Correct they are 1967s dressed to be new 1968s.
If you think about it, marketing and advertising materials had to be photographed, designed, printed and distributed before the new models hit the showrooms.
In the case of the Cougars, if you look closely at the 1968 dealer brochure you can see that Mercury had artists airbrush the new-for-'68 side marker lights on photos of '67s.
- Phillip
Quote from: kranky on September 29, 2020, 12:17:20 AM
You might want to check out this site if you haven't yet:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/643368829056155/
FYI I run that Facebook page. I grew up in Mack's garage. My dad was Mack's Cobra & R model from the late 60's & was his crew chief from the mid 70's until he hung up his driving shoes in the early 90's. Feel free to follow or contribute to the page. If you have any pictures or stories and don't do Facebook. You can email me cobra2race@yahoo.com The picture is my dad & I going out to run some test laps to break in a new engine.
Victory lap MAR 1970 something
Quote from: Coralsnake on September 29, 2020, 07:58:03 AM
Sorry, I am not on FB and cant see the group. I suspect the information there was taken from some other original source without credit. That seems to be the pattern .
I apologize in advance if I am off base.
I run that page. I grew up in Mack's garage. My dad was there from the late 60's until he hung up his driving shoes. A lot of the pictures are mine or my dad's. I try giving credit whenever I found stuff online. I think it's your website that I found with info about Mack's dealership. I posted your website to the page.
69 gt350 0344 came from there