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COCOA drove up as a group from SoCal Lynn Park, Tom McIntire in Cobras. Tony Fasola in his 65 with Dan McGuire and I rode along with Mark Behne in his 68 GT350 - 843 was our only car at the time (Camaro was down for new engine) so it was left at home for the wife. It rained on the way and we sat under an underpass for awhile. When it didn't let up the topless Cobras decided to just drive fast enough so the rain went over them. Jim Wallace had left earlier with Mike Shoen's Coupe - he had picked it up at Petersen's orig museum on Hollywood Blvd. We commented on the POS trailer but it turned out that had been a SA vehicle too. 4 of us got a motel room across the street. Typical frat stuff - pull the mattress' off the bed and you end up with 4 instead of 2. Some guys came up from COCOA just for the swap meet they arrived about 1 am and crowded into our room. There were 8 total. Nobody got any sleep the BS session ended at 6am when we were out walking the parking lot again.
Jack's car was just a shell on the trailer. I heard that he sold it in the same condition many years later.
Duane Bowers had just gotten his 427 back from it's staring roll in Gumball Rally. He had them paint it black and was POed when someone leaned on the body by the rollbar and left a dent. They did fix the dent in the nose from when the Ferrari mirror hit it. His car fared much better in filming. Les Linley's is the one they used in the wash and it sustained frame damage when they slid it into the channel. It was near the end of filming and the stunt driver didn't get fired - unlike the one who stuffed the Ferrari into the front of the semi trailer when he pulled up the ramp. He forget 50+ mph on the road translates into 50+ mph on the ramps with little room to stop. They reshot it at a lower speed.
The 1936(?)Cammer Coupe had a price tag of 10 grand and included 10 more 427 wheels that were in the bed of the truck. It finally got rebuilt as the 427 Cobra it started line as.

We must remember that the GT350 had been "upgraded" too. The car was set up and was very competitive vintage racing. The engine was putting out 350-375 hp along with different spring rates and suspension tweaks. Phil Schmit of PS Wheels owned it.
The mere fact that D'Olivo shot it tells you it was an important article for CS and Chrysler as well as generating ad revenue for Petersen.

RE: The 1986 GLHS vs GT350 article.
It was written by Rick Titus. The GLHS used was a normal off the shelf model. However when all the hate mail rolled in to Hot Rod CS decided to send one to the next COCOA Willow Springs event. That car had another 40 hp and cleaned up. I was at both events and penned a couple of the pro letters to the editor that showed up later - yeah another myth blown up. There was one Corvette that had been giving Rick some problems. Typical low talent vintage guy. Slow in the corners but spent enough on the engine so it was a rocketship on the straights. Rick and I were in the car and were all over the guy in the turns but when we'd get to the back or front straight where passing was allowed he'd pull ahead. After a couple laps we went in and RT went into attack mode and eliminated the Vette in short order with my 200 pounds of ballast out of the car.

... questions. If taken in June 67 were the Cobras still unsold? This is one of the only pictures of Lil Red and may be proof it was painted at least once. Also shows that inboard light cars were still in stock....

Yes Cobras remained unsold well into 1967. Dealers were even offering deep discounts to move them. Unfortunately the BB Vette offered a lot of creature comfort and a cheaper price than the Cobra. Did this picture start life as a color shot? There are many early photos now floating around in color from a time when color was not available. Black windshield frames - no, look at the chrome on the side of the 55/6 Ford it's also black. Trick of shadows and light would account for many of the color shifts. It could be a batch of the earlier cars which could still have inboards. Many states had "banned" the inboard lights so these may have been sitting until dealers in states that allowed them ordered one. I would not use this photo as "proof" of any color changes or paint jobs. I might trust a properly exposed/stored Kodachrome slide.

Generally images over 20 years old will develop colour changes, lose detail and become grainy. If Kodachrome is stored properly it can be good for up to 100 years.

What is it with GM guys? They put 6 tail lights in their Corvettes and 6 headlights on their Buicks.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/hertz-is-charging-tesla-model-3-renter-277-fee-for-gas-wont-back-down

Here in SoCal we celebrate Mother's Day at Willow Springs with the original COCOA. Lynn Park has been using that weekend for nearly 50 years.

https://cocoaoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WSFlyerMay2024.pdf

They look right at home. I had replaced them for awhile with AGT35OH personalized plates (someone else had the plate with the zero - I used an O and the shape of the letter was closer to the GT350 font on the stripes) (Jim Wicks bought those plates from me). If you move to CA you can run YOM (year of manufacture) plates on the car. You can use my address if you want to register it here.....
PS - you want the ocean on your right. San Diego is a lot better place to visit than San Francisco.

I have some knowledge of the GT40 but only enough to get myself in trouble with inaccurate statements.

Nothing inaccurate with your statement. Probably not one DMV in the US would have denied licensing the car. They all probably had headlight height requirements but the guy at DMV would leave the actual inspection/enforcement to the cop on the street. At a COCOA meeting a guy brought his MKII. A cop followed him into the parking lot. Of course he did a walk around and was going to write the guy for his "race car" not having a windshield wiper. Out from behind the seat the wiper came out with an explanation of how much Boeing charged for the 707(?) part and it was stored out of the sun to avoid rot.
The details are in the rule changes over the years. The MKIV started out as the "J car" because that is the spec they were building it to. After Miles was killed the final car was dubbed the MKIV just to continue the numbering scheme. The later ones should have been MKV and MKVI IMHO......

Lynn sold Trigo several years ago. Still available though - https://www.trigowheels.com/index.html

I'd be tempted to add one of those motorhome systems that have a camera at each corner.

ALL GT40s were "street" cars. By FIA regs they were streetable. The "road" option made the GT40 more comfortable for going to the grocery store. However the MKI and II did not pass US headlight laws so the MKIII (different MKI nose) was created.
It's not "amazing" that he has all the records. When Ford killed FAV John Wyer bought it. He created his Mirage using the original GT40 chassis with a different roof. He won LeMans in 68-9 with those and then took his Gulf sponsorship money and bought Porsches. The 917 became illegal and Wyer built his M6 for 72. After his GR8 car won LeMans in 1975 Wyer pulled out and Cluxton bought the place, cars/parts/paperwork etc.

Was it a Shelby with white door panels, backup lights and no GT350 tag on rear?

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/terry-thomas-obituary?id=51691038

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Ford has a better idea

Or

Best brakes in the industry

The 428 Econoline wasn't one of them.......

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Wondering, why power steering can sometimes be hard to steer? Belt not loose.

Since it's not constant I'd bet the vanes are hanging up in their slots. Or something in the system is keeping a valve from sealing. Drain and flush it out with solvent to assure some crud in the system isn't causing your problem.

If the vanes don't make constant contact with the outside of their housing (or a valve is leaking) the pressure will be less making it harder to steer. https://youtu.be/H7S0gag_a4k?t=345