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Messages - 98SVT - was 06GT

#1
All we are missing is Pardee in a seersucker suit.
#2
Quote from: Steve McDonald Formally known as Mcdonas on February 17, 2025, 04:39:13 PMAre the repo magnums exact replicas of the originals?
All the repops I've seen aren't "exact". They have the tire retention bead so the outer lips aren't smooth. Pics of his wheels will tell.
#3
Looking Back / Re: Retrospective Spotlight - SAAC-5
February 16, 2025, 02:50:45 PM
If my old memory serves me Ford brought a prototype Escort and displayed it in the lobby before dinner. Nice looking BRG with yellow pinstripe and MiniLitish wheels. Kopec figured he'd have some fun with the Ford exec who was speaking and announce that the car was to be raffled off. He drew a ticket and announced the holder of #427 had won the car. Lynn Park had the ticket and had been in on the joke.
#4
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Cobra burned
February 12, 2025, 02:56:25 PM
I heard over the weekend that a Cobra was lost in the Palisades fire. It's supposed to be at McClusky's already for restoration.
No further info or CSX#. Anybody else heard the rumor?
#5
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Fiberfab History Video
February 12, 2025, 02:52:10 PM
Quote from: crossboss on February 12, 2025, 12:44:16 PMIn the early 1980s, there was an Avenger GT-12 near my house. It was sitting there for years. One day I stopped, and knocked on the door. I asked if it was for sale. We looked at the car. The guy said $4,000 dollars. I almost choked. Said, 'thank you' and left. Around 1985/6 it was gone...Heard rumors the guy passed away, the car and house was sold. Thats my adventure with one...
There was a Renault powered Lotus Europa near me. Same story the guy wanted 5 grand. One day I was driving past and saw a Uhaul so I stopped and asked about the Lotus. The guy had died and the kids were cleaning the place out. $750 got me the Lotus.
#6
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Fiberfab History Video
February 11, 2025, 07:53:47 PM
Quote from: propayne on February 11, 2025, 07:27:26 PM
Yep - mine was silver, door and back glass was plexi. I didn't have the headlight covers either. Those VW bolt pattern 5 spokes are probably worth a small fortune today.
#7
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: L.A. Mechanic
February 11, 2025, 04:32:06 PM
Quote from: pchmotoho on February 01, 2025, 07:23:44 AMSteve Beck. Checkpoint Automotive. Culver City

Great mechanic, great guy.

+1 - LASAAC holds many of their meetings at his shop.
#8
SAAC Forum Discussion Area / Re: Fiberfab History Video
February 11, 2025, 04:29:51 PM
I had a GT12 (learned that from the video). It was built on a VW pan. They used 2 long pieces of 3" channel bolted to the pan. The nose and tail were mounted to those with gate hinges. Bought it for $800 got it running (battery - clean carb) and sold it for $1,200 a few months later.

When I heard Goodwin I thought of this guy: LOS ANGELES, Jan 4 (Reuters Life!) - More than 18 years after car racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife were shot to death outside their Los Angeles area home, a former business partner was convicted on Thursday of their murders.
Michael Goodwin, who had long been suspected of orchestrating the March, 1988 killings of Mickey and Trudy Thompson over a business dispute, was found guilty of two counts of murder after a six-week trial.
#9
Quote from: tesgt350 on February 10, 2025, 02:27:04 PMWasn't the Shelby GT-H the same as the Shelby GT except the Hood, Gold Stripes Package and Hertz designation?  Same Power, Brakes, Suspension and Interior?
That is my understanding.

I'd be all over that red/gold one if the roof didn't go down. OK Checked the Hertz site. I'm not a player for a 3 year old Mustang GT with 55,000 on the clock for 49 grand - https://www.hertzcarsales.com/certified/Ford/2022-Ford-Mustang-7403a8f5ac184c048d3ad523718f6554.htm  AI says - A 2022 Ford Mustang GT with 55,000 miles is likely to be valued around $30,000 - $35,000.

The test shows the performance aspect you expect from a Shelby car are missing.
https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-hertz-ford-shelby-mustang-gt-h-rental-first-drive-review/
2022 Hertz Shelby Mustang GT-H. The Shelby treatment is almost entirely cosmetic, with the exception of an exhaust system co-developed between Shelby and Borla and a new set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. The wheels and hood are the most notable additional modifications, with the rest being stripes and logos and such.
The Bottom Line
The 2022 Hertz Ford Shelby Mustang GT-H is a stock Mustang GT with a better exhaust and some cosmetic upgrades
#10
Quote from: 557 on February 09, 2025, 01:02:22 AMCommiefornia?You folks enjoy our federal tax dollars....hows the economy where you live.Immigrants would be my neighbors,generally decent ,law abiding Christian people.Been all over SoCal and haven't seen a law broken in years outside of speeding.If you hate Cali. don't come here we don't need the negative energy.Again,we are fine here,great quality of life.Sadly haters will always be haters.Again,no one is asking you to come here,so if where you live is so swell stay there.Weird when a site that is supposed to be about cars(the best of which were made in Cali becomes political....As your hero ( apparently) would say"sad"........
I'll rest my case with this - CA is in general a place I would not move to. However since I arrived here in 1952 I've seen the good and the bad. It has become a haven for people who would rather live on a sidewalk with their hand out instead of getting any type of employment. Immigrants are fine. Illegal ones are criminals just based on their crossing the border illegally. CA pretty much started over the cliff with Grey Davis and his energy restrictions to ;imit usage rather than increase production.

The exodus increased in 2021, when more than 360,000 people moved out of California, especially going to states like Texas, Arizona, Washington, Idaho, and ...  Nov 22, 2024 — The Golden State saw nearly 87,000 professionals leave for opportunities elsewhere. Between 2022 and 2023, more than 690,100 people left California, new census data indicates.

Crime increases
Violent crime: Violent crime has increased by nearly 32% over the past 10 years, the highest increase in two decades.
Gun-related crime: Reported cases of aggravated assault with a firearm and robberies with a firearm have doubled in the last 10 years.
Robberies: Robberies have increased steadily over the last 10 years.
Stolen vehicles: Stolen vehicle reports remain high after a significant jump in 2012.

BTW I think you should have used !! after Commiefornia.
#11
2006-up Shelby GT/GT-H / Re: 2006 GTH paperwork
February 08, 2025, 09:34:15 PM
You won't find an MSO for your car unless it's a copy of the original. Those are surrendered to the DMV when the car is first registered.
#12
Quote from: 557 on February 07, 2025, 11:22:50 AMDon't believe the (negative)hype about Cali.turn off the t.v..........
Where did you buy those rose colored glasses?

Elsinore is not a good place - better than it was in the 70s but still marginal. Chula Vista is also marginal. Try to get further north of the border.
One option may be finding a 50s house built on a foundation with an attached garage. Those generally have a tall enough garage to put a 4 post lift in for extra parking.
#13
Quote from: deathsled on December 05, 2024, 12:47:28 PMI think the car has always been US based.

Essex Wire was a Detroit based supplier to Ford. They went public in 1965. They had this Cobra, the R Model that Kopec owned and sponsored a couple GT40s in various races.
#14
CSX 3000 Series / Re: Interesting , comments welcome .
February 07, 2025, 09:35:22 PM
Quote from: shelbydoug on February 07, 2025, 10:48:20 AMOne of the Ford GT's that finished 1-2-3 at Lemans was gold. The #5 car. It seems to suit it well but really is a matter of taste.
Yes The Bucknam car with the ugly pink accents by the headlights. It wasn't the fastest color finishing 3rd behind the winning Mile's Blue car and the black one the FIA claimed was the winner.....
#15
CSX 3000 Series / Re: Interesting , comments welcome .
February 06, 2025, 10:50:34 PM
Quote from: trotrof1 on February 06, 2025, 10:33:43 PM.... Im not a fan of this color and I would be tempted to a change with a restoration.
Then it wouldn't be "restored". It would be rebuilt/modified to your taste. This was 1 of 2 cars painted Hertz Gold at the factory. I'd wager that is the lowest number of all the colors.