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Did SA request colors or did Ford just send them a mix based on their sales projections?

Quote from: crossboss on February 24, 2023, 08:11:16 PM
A big advantage to our West Coast tracks are: NO humidity, bugs, tornados and hurricanes to deal with. Dry heat, yes. I will take the heat (and have raced with it) @ Willow Springs. It's my favorite and happens to be my home race track.

I my younger days took the Shelby to Willow on an open trailer and slept in an uninsulated cargo van. Awoke to a 1/4 of snow on everything - it was June so it was gone by 8/9am.

Quote from: rhjanes on February 24, 2023, 05:38:52 PM
We've had one....   https://www.motorsportranch.com/   

And what if you want to go 170 MPH? 

My question too. My GT1 car was clocked at Willow Springs at 170 on the front straight.

Spring Mountain in NV where SA tests also has homes - https://www.springmountainmotorsports.com/motorsports-country-club The owner wants to add onto the track so it longer than the Ring.

Chuckwalla Valley 1.5 hours past Palm Springs (and 25 miles further into the desert than Chiricao Summit - where Patton trained his tank crews to stand the Sahara desert) has a private garage deal planned and cabins to rent but little has been done so far. It may be the 115 degree weather deters memberships. https://chuckwalla.com/

Jeff Burgy, Ken Young - I think. Several (many) years ago Kopec made a trophy and split it in half. He said as soon as one missed a convention they'd have to give up their 1/2. Of course Rick Kopec has also made them all.

Quote from: Harris Speedster on February 21, 2023, 07:28:52 AM
Brett,
I would imagine that many do not relate to a T board racer ?
Oval tracks were constructed with rough cut oak that motorcycles and cars ran on.
Soldiers field in Chicago had one, Soldier Field.

The pre war class's are pretty cool and actually from what I have seen, very popular.
Nice looking Model A.
John

Thanks - the T I had ran in the Bay Area of CA. There was a board track in Beverly Hills of all places in the late 20s.
My grandfather raced an Excelsior on dirt tracks - he said 60 mph was enough to awe the crowds.

Quote from: FL SAAC on February 20, 2023, 03:27:32 PM

Ford Flashback Coupe Hatchback (Ghia), 1975

Prototype for the AMC Gremlin?

Quote from: Harris Speedster on February 20, 2023, 10:38:45 AM
98SVT,
I would say that your family has been Ford buyers for years?

Generally but Not always - here's my dad at 12 or 13 in his mom's new Chevy and a clip about his stepdad's new shop in Saginaw MI.
Brass cars are neat but a whole different animal to restore. Very hard to find correct parts. I had a T board track racer. It had run the Monterey Historics for the first 18 years. A couple months ago I picked up a 29 A Coupe. High compression head, touring cam, insert bearings, overdrive, KH wheels and radials a real touring piece.

100 year old Model T wins - if you keep the company owners personality out of the equation. My grandmother with the family T.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJNJS2bP1RE

Quote from: 66 Hertz on February 18, 2023, 05:18:07 PMBefore becoming enthralled by Bob's mastery of racing, let's not forget that, at last count, he put EVERY ONE of his race cars on its roof at Lime Rock...and lived to tell the story of each event (of course, he DID end up an inch shorter after the last escapade)!

He was great fun to be around. The first time I saw Bob drive was at Lime Rock. I think he set a distance record for getting the furthest off Big Bend. I don't think he ever lifted and rejoined the track midway through the esses.

They'll probably use the same layout as the Vintage Race - https://pvgp.org/drivers/schenley-park-race-circuit/

In the long run you'll be happier with a new one. Of course you won't be able to tell your friends that it came out of an R Model.  https://dutchmanaxles.com/detroit-locker-ford-9-28-spline.html

Quote from: 2008 GT-C on February 17, 2023, 10:53:45 AM
I bought my Shelby in the spring of 2009. The car was a leftover never registered discounted almost $10K. It had 25 miles on the odometer when purchased from a dealership in Glendale, CA. I purchased it sight unseen and had it shipped back to Connecticut and have enjoyed it ever since. I've improved the cooling system, brakes, suspension and had a supercharger installed by Tasca Ford.

The orange/silver GT-C were made specifically for California. They didn't sell well and I remember seeing new ones sitting on lots over a year later.

https://www.diyford.com/how-to-identify-a-ford-big-block/

This is the 427 SOHC Cammer Side Oiler block. What makes this block SOHC-specific is the oil drainback passage (arrow) for the hemispherical heads. You can run wedge heads on an SOHC block. However, you cannot run SOHC heads on a wedge block.

The Shelby GT got a lot of flack - it was 10 grand more than a GT and besides the stripes and scoop it was assembled with $2,500 worth of Ford Motorsport parts added. Ford and the EPA wouldn't even let them modify the engine tune.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a18199665/2007-ford-mustang-shelby-gt-first-drive-review/

Quote from: csxsfm on February 16, 2023, 04:46:58 PMWas the builder "Dennis" as in Dennis Zainfeld?

Yes - he built the Pantera for a guy in Utah. Chuck Beck is the one who made the engine compartment 9" wider to fit the Cammer https://newsandviewsusa.com/chuck-beck-living-legend/ He's still going strong at 85 - he was also a fabricator at SA on the GT40s. Dennis moved his shop 3 times while the Pantera was being built - that was a chore. Dennis' parents lived next door to a friend of mine. Across the street was Rick King a guy whose Red 55 Tbird with a blown BB Chevy was in Hot Rod a couple times (his mom bought it new and within a week of Rick buying it he had a 327 Chevy in it - his dad was not happy). Around the corner was another guy whose dad had crewed on a 67 Kar Kraft TA Mustang he owned a dyno tune place we always used after hours. The kid Steve Dragus built a 60 Falcon with leftover TA parts a full cage and a Hilborn injected HM small block. It was a pretty competitive neighborhood. Both of them have passed away now.
As Ken Young would say - only in Southern California.....