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Richstang
The white Econoline van in photo with that body style was first produced as 1975 MY. Photo could be as early as Aug/Sep 1974. The light green van to the right was produced through the 1974 MY.

Holy smokes!  That intake looks like the smoke stack on an oil freighter.

Is that what they look like on an oil freighter?!?


I noticed the white van is from the very late '70's, helping put a timeframe on when the pic was taken.
Lots of chrome, check out the hood latch plate and export braces. Wonder what kind of custom rims it had on those extra wide front tires?

Thank You. Much better now!

Is it just me, or is the website super slow to load and post over the last 24 hours?  At first I thought it was the pictures I was trying to load.  But, I just tired to post text without a picture and it seemed to take really, REALLY long.

...just checking.   ;)Same here. Sometimes seconds, others minutes or never. Took 2 times to post this.

Still slow. It is fast a few days, then SLOOOOOW again. It's took me about 6-8 minutes or more since logging on just to post this message here!!

Same here. Some topics load in a few seconds, others minutes or never.

Randy
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Rodney

Did anyone else see Curt  (Kurt on the show listing )Vogt on Pawn Stars last night? He was trying to sell a WWI German Medal.

It doesn't seem logical to go from the CS version with two lines of text:
"Shelby American, Inc. 
Los Angeles California"
(since they added the second line after the earlier CS versions that didn't have the extra text) then go to the version for the '67's which swapped the Snake for the CS and then delete the second line of text.  ?

Is more likely (?) that the snake version without the location text was later since they were maybe not sure where the cars would be from but it wasn't going to be Los Angeles, California.  Once it was also known to not be "Shelby American Inc." but "Shelby Automotive" the Snake one line Shelby American Inc. versions were liquidated to service replacements?

Just to be clear the Snake one line version is the last used of the three styles used in 67. The  "Shelby American Inc is only relevant to 1967 production and not used for 1968. The "Shelby Automotive " is only relevant to 1968 production.

Some early 68 Shelby's did indeed use the Shelby American Inc. sill plate emblems.

greekz
A few other things you should check also. Check the parking brake system. Make sure that the cables are not hanging up, not adjusted to tight and are returning fully. Check that the self adjusters are not over adjusted or rusted up. Check that the brake shoes springs are not broken or weak. Check the brake shoes for brake fluid or gear oil ( leaking wheel cylinders/axle seals ) contamination. Gear oil contamination especially will cause the brakes to be very grabby.
Rodney

My six year old grandson is very observant. I did a burnout with him in my truck awhile back. Now every time he goes out with me he points to the traction control button to turn it off so we can do a burnout.

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Me also. Sometimes a few seconds, other times a few minutes.

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The 2 swap meets are put on by 2 different clubs. The spring swap is by the Mid Ohio Ford Club. The Fall swap was put on by the United Ford Owners Club.