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Cleaning out the garage the last couple weekends and came across some parts I'm willing to let go:

 - Vintage Weber 48 IDA carburetor body and velocity stacks (Serial 48 IDA 4 - B7)
   Throttle plates work freely and bores are clean. Asking $750 + shipping to lower $48

 - Vintage Weber 48 IDA carburetor body and velocity stacks (Serial 48 IDA 4 - 1F)
   Throttle plates work freely and bores are clean. Asking $750 + shipping to lower $48

 - 1963 289 Timing cover and dipstick tube assembly (Part Number C2OE-6059-D) date May 1963; tough to find
   especially in the condition of this one. Asking $275 + shipping to lower 48

 - 289 COBRA SPAX Gas filled competition racing shocks; lightly used and still in good condition.
   Asking $150 for the pair + shipping to the lower 48

 - 289 COBRA street drag Headers. Unknown origin (was told these are originals from a guy whom bought them in
   the 1970s); they are unmarked and have no manufacturer information on them, include slip fit collectors and
   the white asbestos exhaust gaskets are broken up and unusable. Asking $500 + shipping to lower 48

 - Shelby Branded Mallory Unilite small block Ford distributor (Shelby Part Number GFJA-B; YL-551-A2). Worked
   when removed and then I dropped the cap! Yes...you can buy replacement caps. Asking $100 + shipping to lower   
   48

 - 1967 Ford 289 Autolite ignition distributor (Part Number C7OE-12127-B); dated 7D3 (April 1967)
   Unrestored and all original single point unit. Asking $75 + shipping to lower 48

 - Very rare Mallory Ignition "Double-Life" dual point HP Performance distributor with mechanical tach drive
   (Part Number YC-449 HP), keyed tach drive cable and vintage Jones Motorola 9K (Branded as Moroso on the face)
   tell tale mechanical tachometer. Good condition with all parts only missing one cap retaining clip. Will not
   separate the package. Asking $800 + shipping to lower 48

You can view photos of the parts here:
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Wayne Campbell

I too was under Heacock and received a notice of non-renewal for my 2025 policy. Called Heacock up yesterday and they said "sorry we can no longer provide insurance in your area - you'll need to find another carrier". SO I did the Auto quote thing with both Grundy and Safeco - both 4x my current Heacock policy!!!! Hagerty was 3.5x the policy and still wanted to "Discuss" underwriting me. Another fellow SAAC acquaintance in my state said he only saw a premium increase but was able to renew under Heacock. He shared his was underwritten by "American Family" versus my "American Modern". Out of the blue I decided to also get a quote from American Collectors as they are the top for 2025 allegedly. I call then up this morning and they say - "yeah we see you're in the portfolio under Heacock, but we need to switch you over the American Family". The dude was super helpful and explained that they are trying to roll over older accounts off of the American Modern underwriters...right now the quote is about 20% higher than last years, but will be doable in my state I'm told. Finger's crossed...

Correct - As I mentioned earlier it's no longer available. Is there another camshaft under Crane or another maker that's a close copy of that specific grind?

A few years back I had a car with a rebuilt HIPO that was fairly fresh when I bought the car. While the car idled just like a standard HIPO it's power band was far longer and stronger than the C3OZ standard HIPO grind. In the paperwork with the car I was provided the cam spec card that was from the engine build. It was a CRANE brand camshaft with the grind number F-278-2. This cam used the 1.6 rocker arm ratio and had advertised duration of 278 and had a 114 degree lobe separation which made it excellent for Webers. the cam ran and drove so much better than a traditional HIPO than I've been wanting to replicate it, however it appears to no longer be available. I had once heard it may be a BOSS 302 style grind made for the 289, but I'm not sure. Does anyone know of a current available camshaft that mirrors this one?

i've been told my ask was way under market so I'm adjusting it a bit - I have a 1968 dash panel trim piece signed by Carroll Shelby. Asking $1,600/best offer + shipping to lower 48.

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Back to having one custom made from my old one..Craig no longer can get them made and COBRA Automotive only sells the "modern" (Kirkey) aluminum version of it.

I believe Halotron now is mostly illegal to use...If you purchase a modern extinguisher you want type "BC" which doesn't leave residue or damage the paint. Mostly you'll find "general use" ABC types..the BCs are mostly for marine, automotive and electrical markets.

I am in need of a new R Model style seat cover for my car. Over the years the vinyl has worn through in a couple spots on the edges...anyone know where I might be able to buy a new replacement cover? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I would be glad that you can at least have the conversation and the gentleman is "open" to helping you reunite the engine with the car.

Consider my situation...a fellow "owner" and "car guy" knows where my engine is and talks to the current owner occasionally - who calls him asking if he's interested in negotiating for the engine. Despite this he isn't willing to let me talk directly to the engine owner even when I offered a "fee" if a deal to get the engine back materialized. Instead he's trying to buy the engine and then deal directly with me. While I'm okay with that too- he doesn't seemed to be interested making this happen to help me reunite the two. So I'm stuck knowing it's out there and potentially available, but a fellow "hobbyist" is blocking me and isn't allowing it to happen. This is almost the total opposite of your scenario.

Looking to part with my newly restored KR convertible. I prefer private sales and yes it's born Acapulco Blue with Factory A/C. Car is almost complete in assembly. Once it's finished I'll likely put more information out on this forum under for sale.

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Sure hope they have the original tach, oil pressure gauge, T10 and Konis....very tough to find items and it'll be extremely expensive to undo the mods back to street configuration...just sayin'

I don't post much here regarding my opinions on these things, but folks if you want to auction items decide whether you want to do it as a time based online auction such as Ebay where the system drives the auction end or whether you want to do it as a live auction where the auctioneer drives the auction end. DOING both is a disservice to the auction results and any online folks not there. I registered for an item to bid as an online out-of-state bidder and not only couldn't tell it's live status do to the website design, but also wasn't given adequate time to consider my max bid. In reality I could have been a bidder to join the group and drive the demand higher for SPR as well as time allotted for other folks may have gathered a wider window of potential buyers in other asynchronous places, etc. Trying to run a auction via live stream isn't terribly viable...I digress.