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Yes, and some of it really "Grabs" you. 

Remainder of Muscle Cars magazine article with KR #3588

The lead photo and content originally appeared in Muscle Car magazine in 1986, so the article you are referring to would have appeared after that. See attachments.

The car is '68 KR #3588. More about it here:
https://www.saac.com/forum/index.php?topic=24004.msg180043#msg180043

It has recently been refreshed with various exterior details returned to as original and remains available for sale.

Bill Collins
bill@bcfrords.com
717-648-6600

I suggest you contact Bill Heeley in Maryland, who has been rebuilding and restoring Ford shifters for decades. I highly recommend him. He is very knowledgeable and a known resource who has the technical expertise to correctly supply what you need for your application.  His card is attached.

Tom,
These may be helpful - from the factory assembly diagrams.
Bill

Original - requires some repair to the parking light mounting area. Can deliver to Carlisle All Ford Nationals June 5-7 or SAAC 51 August 27-30.
$2000.

Bill Collins
Harrisburg, PA
717-648-6600
bill@bcfords.com

[Oh, we lost real money at $40K".]

This entire auction was a joke. The seller should have been laughing all the way to the bank.

but when a car doesn't meet its reserve how do we know in fact the top bid was real? I'm not accusing anything but it isn't rare for people to bid up cars for friends or an auction house( not Bat) bid a car up to the reserve. I watched Wayne Carini say that on a car he brought to pebble beach and at an RM auction stating on his TV show that there were no buyers in the room and the auction house can do that. BTW car didn't sell to the high bidder after auction either.

I will relate one of my several personal bad auction experiences. In about 2014 I consigned a very nice 427 powered '69 restomod CJ Mach I to Mecum Kissimmee. Got a Saturday number and hauled it down there from PA.

The car crossed the block over an hour behind the appointed time, due largely to the auction inserting several "xxx.1" lots into the rotation, probably to give favored consignors prime time exposure. By the time the Mach reached the block, the bidder money was on its way out the door.

The car "bid" to within about $5K of my reserve, which I recall was $60K. As it was being pushed off the block, I approached one of the ring men and suggested that perhaps we might approach the last bidder and try to close the gap. His response to me was "Oh, we lost real money at $40K".

Sent you a PM
Bill

Available here:
https://www.cjponyparts.com/waldron-exhaust-dual-exhaust-kit-concours-2-inch-arvinode-gt-289-1965-1966/p/EXK13CGT/?msclkid=ed79a9683cf91a315b52c36ca01dac4d&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Core%20Vehicles%20Shopping%20(Tier%202)&utm_term=4583451683749157&utm_content=Core%20Vehicles%20Shopping%20(Tier%202)

One heads up: A friend installed this system on his 65 K convertible, and it is LOUD. Perhaps too much so for some tastes.

I have this unidentified unit in my inventory. It may be what you are looking for but the plate measures 10 3/8" rather than 10 1/2". I am not aware of any Ford clutch of this size, so maybe they rounded up/down?

Photos attached. I invite anyone having more information to comment.

Bill Collins
717-648-6600
bill@bcfords.com

I sent you a PM.
Bill Collins

Bill,
It's the booster - I have experienced this multiple times over the years with cars I have bought/sold. Either the diaphragm failed due to being old rubber or there is a leak out the back of the master cylinder into the booster and the fluid attacks the diaphragm, although this is less likely with DOT3 fluid.

A leak would not be immediately evident as the fluid gets sucked into the engine and burned in the combustion process.  The suggestion to check the rear wheel cylinders is also good advice.

My recommendation is to have the booster rebuilt. You can check the back of the master cylinder for a leak while the unit is apart. Here is a good source for booster rebuilding, I have used them several times with good results:

https://www.powerbrakebooster.com/

Bob and Roy, thanks for the shout outs. I have a good local alignment source. A longtime friend has a shop in Middletown. He has been doing my Shelby alignments and resolving suspension issues for decades. He is a hobbyist and understands the dynamics of working on special cars.

He is not open to the general public, does work by referral. I can connect you with him. Send me a PM or call/text me at the number below.
Bill

717-648-6600
bill@bcfords.com

I have a very interesting '70 Cobra Jet powered Sportsroof available. It's an older restoration on a highly optioned example. I also just completed an extensive mechanical and cosmetic refresh. Ready for warm weather enjoyment with factory A/C. Build sheet and Marti Report attached. $89,500.

See it at this link to my web site:
http://bcfords.com/69_SleeperSportsroof/69_SleeperSportsroof.htm

louvers were not allowed in PA law.

True. Some period Ford ads for the Boss 302/'70 Mach I that incorporated a photo or artwork showing them on a car contained the caveat that the option was not available in Pennsylvania.

I recall that the origin of this went back to aftermarket Venitian blind kits sold in the 1950's, when the backlight glass area of many cars increased dramatically over what came before. Since few cars had air conditioning, it was a means to reduce the greenhouse effect of sunlight in the cabin.

Pennsylvania decided they obstructed rearward vision and so prohibited them. This was enforced by what was then a State mandated twice yearly safety inspection and the State set the rules for compliance. Ford's louvres apparently fell within the law's definition so they were not offered here. The law was eventually repealed so they are OK now.

A company called Auto Venitian Blinds currently sells reproductions of original kits for '50's and newer cars, the attached photo is from their web site.