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The Lounge / Re: Another one Gone ????
« on: January 02, 2024, 10:49:36 PM »
+1 with owenkelley.

But, I also like to discuss Fords in general, as well as history, racing, technology, trivia, and the people and companies who make/made it happen.

Remembrances from our own lives with cars are always interesting to read. I think there ought to be a separate forum category for Personal Car Stories. (Would make it a lot easier to find that great post you read months ago about street racing, run-ins with LEOs, or cruising main.)

Clever humor and car-related photos add to the topic variety.  So do tasteful-ish photos of pretty girls once in a while, in the context of cars. (Jungle Pam or Linda Vaughn, anyone?)

I even enjoy the occasional vintage bicycle and skateboard posts.

Most everything I like to read about we already have but, IMO, life on the forum would be so much better without sports scores, political arguments, bullying, hissy-fits, entitlement mentality, or troll activity. 

Keep it about Fords and I'm in.  Hell, even an occasional Brand X conversation is okay with me.

Oh, and I dig Deathsled's music and fiction stories, too.

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The Lounge / Re: Happy new year !
« on: January 01, 2024, 09:26:03 PM »
Good photoshop job, me thinks.   Font is nearly identical.

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The Lounge / Re: "Cale" Yarborough checkered flag
« on: January 01, 2024, 09:21:42 PM »
Cale to himself in the above photo:  "This is really gonna hurt. Lord, keep me out of the cheap seats!"

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: And They Keep On Coming
« on: January 01, 2024, 03:07:54 AM »
Van- I never thought about it, can you PM your info would love to talk to you about Dads car!

Thanks for posting about your dad's car. What a history, and still intact today!  Did you get to cruise in it when you were a teenager?

I forget where you said you grew up.  Somewhere in the West-side of LA, I'm kind of remembering?  Me too. Culver City.

I'd think the Petersen Museum would love to have the car on display. I can put you in touch with my long-time car buddy, Cam Benty, who handles their photo archives. Cam was the editor at Popular Hot Rodding when I worked there in the early/mid'80s, then he became the editor of Car Craft. Very nice guy, and really knows his stuff.  I'm sure he would be interested.

My email is 66CVT427@gmail.com.   Send me yours and I'll be happy to put you two in contact.

Happy New year to you and yours,
Van

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: And They Keep On Coming
« on: December 30, 2023, 11:59:05 PM »
Just a thought:  Have you told the Petersen Museum about the car? With the connection to Hot Rod Magazine, I'd think they'd love to have it on display.

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Last Drive of 2023
« on: December 30, 2023, 07:44:33 PM »
Steve, just stay out driving until after midnight. Two years' driving accomplished in one trip!

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: And They Keep On Coming
« on: December 30, 2023, 07:32:50 PM »
Super cool.  Does it still look the same, or has your dad customized it his way?

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: And They Keep On Coming
« on: December 30, 2023, 04:07:00 PM »
OK Im in..... Tom Medleys coupe from Hot rod magazine... editor, photographer cartoonist. Street racer, record holder OG Hot Rodder from the 40s-50s

You Own It?  WOW!!  Where did you find it? 

 Tom was a true hot rod legend.  That was before my time at Petersen Publishing, but his name and reputation are very well known.

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SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Last Drive of 2023
« on: December 30, 2023, 03:52:08 PM »
Will hit the rose parade route on New Year’s Eve as usual barring rain…The heavy  law enforcement  presence up there doesn’t appreciate “inadvertent wheel spin”…. ;)
How times have changed - back in the 60s & 70s some power brake wheel spin and short burnouts with open headers were tolerated. I guess the handwriting was on the wall when they clamped down on marshmallow wars and tortilla tossing.
https://www.foxla.com/news/a-look-into-pasadenas-most-unique-new-years-eve-tradition

The "No Fun" Police are everywhere, these days.

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The Lounge / Re: Buyers aren’t willing to pay what sellers are asking
« on: December 29, 2023, 12:53:39 AM »
Richard, I agree. 

In the Dystopian near-future, governments might promise to provide "approved persons" with a transportation pod, as deemed by the overseers "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."

Rusty Priuses with 400,000+ miles on the odometer, for everyone! 

In the meantime:  Drive 'em as fast we can, as often as we can, for as long as we can. 

My personal "Tire Tread Reduction Plan" is already in full-swing. 

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: 1967 428 Engine Resto Article Hemmings
« on: December 28, 2023, 10:48:20 AM »
 [/quote] Given the article seems to demonstrate assemblyline detailing then the builder should have had someone who was concours informed to go over it before presenting it as a yardstick to go by. It looks like a nice effort but there are a number of incorrect details. Some of the more obvious are the thermactor insulating tubes on the sparkplug wires on a obvious non thermactor engine .The valve covers letters did not come mirror finish and are too highly polished. The carb fresh air filter tube is bent wrong in that the filter should stand straight up instead of present 45 degree orientation. The insulating sleeve for the choke tube appears to be the fiberglass reproduction replacement with different texture compared to original asbestos and its signature texture. Admittedly hard to find presently.  The carb accelerator pump arms should be black chromate and the black chromate on the vent tubes is too weak. Typically the factory carb nuts were marked with a red paint slash across the top to identify if someone tried to take the carb off. The carb gasket shown is a aftermarket replacement type . I can think of a better alternative to the hardware store bolt apparently used as a plug for the oil pressure port like maybe the original oil pressure fitting and ferrell cap. The Autolite oil filter looks nice however given the engine is portrayed as assemblyline then the filter should be painted block color. A filter would not be changed to the service filter until the suggested 6000 mile mark . Some concours venues allow ether even though one is assemblyline and the other not. There is typically some minor block color overspray on the crankshaft sleeve given it was in place to protect the crankshaft seal in the timing cover during painting. The intake to block paint line does not follow the correct pattern. Ground cable bolt is the wrong finish. The crank accessory pulley is missing the factor machining marks. The block paint is too shiny and needs more flattener. It should not look a dipped candy apple. There are other incorrect nuance details that could be mentioned but these mentioned stand out the most from the provided pictures and would be possible deductions given that they are wrong. All these things can be corrected and are only pointed out because the article gives the impression by its scope and verbiage that they are assemblyline correct. At least for those that care. For those that don't never mind. ;)


 ^^^[/b]And that’s just the stuff Bob rattled off the top of his head, while simultaneously rebuilding dual-quad Holleys, setting-up a 9-inch Traction-Lok, dialing-in a distributor, and eating a ham sandwich.  What a slacker!

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1967 Shelby GT350/500 / Re: Sleeping Beauty wakes up
« on: December 28, 2023, 10:34:18 AM »
I was thinking about bringing in the new year with a late night dust off and tire tread reduction, around the neighborhood. Drive em and enjoy em as they were intended. Happy New Year Everyone!!!!! ;D

I love that!  From now on, when someone asks me what business I was in, before I retired, I’m going to say “I was a professional tire tread reducer.”   Now, it’s just a hobby.

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Ford GT / Re: Ford GT s getting taken out one at a time.
« on: December 28, 2023, 02:33:30 AM »
Ford's warning to all GT owners:  This car is not approved to exit driveways from Cars & Coffee events with the throttle pinned! 

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The Lounge / Re: Ford concepts
« on: December 26, 2023, 10:28:03 PM »
^^^ Good god, that half Econoline, half Little Red Wagon, half something from Mars with a Chevy tailgate and tail-lights, is atrocious. 

Was it "bring your 10-year-old to work and let them design a car" day?

If this was the "keeper", I'd hate to see what hit the trash can. 

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The Lounge / Re: Checkered Flag Henry " Hank " Williams
« on: December 26, 2023, 10:08:44 PM »
Nice guy with a great Cobra legacy.  He got the most out of his given laps on this planet.

Rest in Speed.

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