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Thought you all might like this...don't see pictures like this listed often!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Vintage-35mm-Slide-1966-Ford-Hertz-Shelby-Mustang-GT350H-Ameture-Photo/202499301116?hash=item2f25e61efc:g:QVsAAOSwLSZb6LQU

Check out that rocker stripe..

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey Guys,

You all might have seen Steve's recent thread about 2416's restoration being completed.

It has been relayed to me through someone in the mopar crowd that Steve passed yesterday.

I know that many on this forum, myself included, will greatly miss Steve. He was a larger than life sort of personality and I'll greatly value the interactions and times I shared with him.

Here's to Steve,
Vern

Hey guys,

Thanks for giving this thread a quick look! I recently purchased a large grouping of Dave Friedman/1042 Princeton Shelby American stamped photographs. I have sold most of the examples which pictured Cobras , GT40s, etc...but have these remaining 6 photographs which someone might be interested in at a discounted rate. They feature subject cars which are mostly not Shelby American cars but must have been snapped by Dave while he was attending races with the Shelby American team!

Price is $30 per photo and shipping is 5 bucks combined...no matter if you buy one photo or all 6!

#1) Lang Cooper/King Cobra Sitting in Shelby American parking lot

I mean, how cool is this...

Found it while puttin around on Facebook..no idea where it was taken, who took it, or why...but it's awesome.

66 (first year) Bronco btw...



Kind regards,
Vern

Hey Guys!

Just wanted to throw an ad up about the eBay items which I have ending on Sunday as well as a few ending in the days thereafter!

All items are listed at .99 starting bids and absolutely NO RESERVE!

https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=vernonestes&_sop=1

Thanks for taking a look!

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey Guys,

Just figured I would start this thread for memorabilia and another corresponding thread for parts which I have for sale and will be (if unsold before then) listing on eBay on Sunday night!

If anyone wants them before they get listed, PM or email me at vestes85"AT"gmail"DOT"com

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey Guys,

Seems to be too much heavy and dramatic content on the forum lately...let's lighten things up with a discussion that I think we could all benefit from...

Figured I would get on here to propose a question as to what fuels, additives, or octane boosts do you guys run in your street driven cars?

I just got done recommissioning a car which had a full tank of ethanol fuel in it for 7 years without being driven. Has taken a long time to get the car to run like these cars are supposed to run.

It goes without saying that mixing high octane race fuels in with pump gas is likely the very best way to go..but not everyone finds it practical or do-able to store race fuel in the facility where they keep their cars. I may go the route of buying individual cans of race fuel..but wanted to see what everyone else is doing.

There is no shortage of auto parts store stocked products which promise different levels of octane boost...but my research indicates that the majority of these products are garbage..most seem to either make remarkably un-achievable promises or rely on somewhat deceptive terms to fool the consumer into thinking a product is more potent than it is. For example, many promise to raise octane levels up to 10 points which is the equivalent (theoretically) raising octane levels by a full number from, say, 91 to 92. Not much of a difference and most common consumers would read the label thinking they are going to raise 87 to 97. An unreasonable expectation but your common consumer might not understand how unreasonable that is in the first place.

For me, the most important rule I follow on fuel is I run ethanol free fuels. I can get 91 ethanol free at my local Hyvee Gas and at a few QuickTrip stations around town among a few other random stations. Highest I can get around here is 91 though...every 93 station here in KC has ethanol in the fuel. I know that many debate whether or not ethanol matters as much as some say it does...but I would rather not run it in my cars, everyone has their own way of doing things though.

I have been meaning to order a few of the higher end boosters out there to give them a try but have not gotten around to choosing which ones. Last night, I stopped by the auto parts store to at least see what was offered and came across Royal Purple's Max Boost. I figured I would give it a try because of a few reasons. It was the most expensive product offered, had the most modest claims on the label, and no effort is made on the label to confuse the consumer about the difference between points and numbers. To my surprise, it did make the 66 Hertz car I was driving run much smoother at high RPMs as well as at idle and start up. Seat of the pants, the car was a bit more responsive. Nothing crazy but the car seemed to be a bit more peppy than before. Overall, seemed like the product did its job. It doesnt even make the claim that it raises octane levels by a large amount but it seems to do more than any other auto parts store product I have ever tried.
http://www.royalpurpleconsumer.com/products/max-boost-octane-booster-fuel-stabilizer/

Ive been researching some of the following brands which are mostly only available through online sources, will probably try them next as they all seem to have fairly good reviews from consumers...

Torco
https://www.amazon.com/Torco-Accelerator-32oz-Best-Additive/dp/B004ZO3VN0/ref=pd_bxgy_263_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B004ZO3VN0&pd_rd_r=d1598c78-845a-11e8-9704-3b62632c2a1e&pd_rd_w=5TqkU&pd_rd_wg=jbVNu&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=3914568618330124508&pf_rd_r=ZW2VQF24N3RHSQQMCE8J&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=ZW2VQF24N3RHSQQMCE8J

"Race Gas"
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015HRK7ZS/ref=psdc_15718861_t3_B0055DO36Y#customerReviews

Klotz
https://www.amazon.com/Octane-Booster-16-Ounce-Pint/dp/B0055DO36Y#customerReviews


So,...what do you guys use or have experience with? Or is is smarter to just bite the bullet and start buying small quantities of race fuels to keep on hand for a more consistent and more effective way of boosting octane levels?

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey guys!

Please see the link below for the auctions I have posted this week! 14 great items included 2 ORIGINAL Bill Neale paintings from 1960-61!

https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=132617872671&hash=item1ee0a4251f%3Ag%3AAqsAAOSwR9pa9JdH&_ssn=vernonestes&_sop=1

Auctions end on fathers day and starting bids, as always, are set at .99!

Thanks for taking a look!

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey guys!

Please see the link below for the auctions I have posted this week!

https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=132617872671&hash=item1ee0a4251f%3Ag%3AAqsAAOSwR9pa9JdH&_ssn=vernonestes&_sop=1

Thanks for taking a look!

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey guys,

Could use one of these wheels! Thanks for looking!

Please email at vestes85"at"gmail.com if you have something!

Kind regards,
Vern

Hey dudes!

Auctions are up and end on the night of February 27th!

Starting bids of just .99 and NOOOOO RESERVE!

Items at the following link: https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=vernonestes&_sop=10

Kind regards,
Vern

Might be a dumb question, but how do we (or can we even) get the list at the bottom of the forum home page that use to show active threads?

Just a question, certainly glad the forum is back...

Kind regards,
Vern