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It's April Fool's Day. Let's recount some of Rick Kopec's Greatest gags!

Started by Cobrask8, April 01, 2024, 12:15:58 PM

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Cobrask8

Remembering on today  the pranks Rick would pull!

Post your favorite

Bill

Quote from: Cobrask8 on April 01, 2024, 12:15:58 PM
Remembering on today  the pranks Rick would pull!

Post your favorite

Taxes on antique automobiles  ;D
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Quote from: Bill on April 01, 2024, 12:16:55 PMTaxes on antique automobiles  ;D
He claims he quit doing 4-1 gags after that one. He said he could never top it. All the previous ones paled in comparison and have fallen by the wayside.

NYTimes archive - https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/83385/pages/spoof-new-york-times-page-p1-large.gif?ts=1608134169321

Here it is memorialized by Hemmings - https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2011/04/06/shelby-americans-april-fools-fools-the-world

Reading Snake Bite Bulletins are worth doing just for the Howard Pardee ads. One would believe that Howard was the world's authority on Cushman motor scooters among other things.
When the Aids crisis hit Kopec printed up some envelopes with an Aids Test Results return address. When you held it up to the light you could read "positive". The guy who was equipment manager for the LA Rams got one at work. Everyone had a great laugh.
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davez

The African safari 350. Decaled up to look like a Zebra.  Roof rack with a spare tire on the roof. Steel wheels with snow tires on all 4 corners.  My favorite since my company is Zebra Stripes.
Dz

98SVT - was 06GT

Just found this one - not a Kopec but ranks right up there with Blinker Fluid and Muffler Bearings.

I'm sure this PSA will have your auto parts store running short so give them a call to order yours ASAP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMapKS5ax3o
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trotrof1

Didnt Stirling Moss call him a Bloody Wanker for a prank photo set up.

98SVT - was 06GT

Quote from: davez on April 01, 2024, 12:57:54 PM
The African safari 350. Decaled up to look like a Zebra. 
From Shelby's years in Africa after his Ford contract ended.

I think the first April Fools cover was the Thurman Munsen (?) Cobra also on one of the Marque's I think it was a color cover.
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gt350shelb

Some where some one is driving their collector car for the last time but they don't know it . Drive your car every time like it could be the last memory of it .

S7MS427

Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on April 01, 2024, 05:55:08 PM
I think the first April Fools cover was the Thurman Munsen (?) Cobra also on one of the Marque's I think it was a color cover.
Pretty sure that was Thurman Loomis.  Thurman Munsen was a catcher for the NY Yankees who was killed in an airplane that crashed on landing.
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Quote from: S7MS427 on April 01, 2024, 11:15:18 PM
Quote from: 98SVT - was 06GT on April 01, 2024, 05:55:08 PM
I think the first April Fools cover was the Thurman Munsen (?) Cobra also on one of the Marque's I think it was a color cover.
Pretty sure that was Thurman Loomis.  Thurman Munsen was a catcher for the NY Yankees who was killed in an airplane that crashed on landing.

Thanks for clarifying that. I was just about to google Thurman Munsen Cobra. Johnny Bench was my fav though.

5566

Thurman Loomis! That's it.  I thought I was going to have to dig through all my old "Marque"s!