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What.  It doesn't even have an Ealanor dress up kit!

I celebrated by putting a jar of Best Foods product at the bottom of the pool and having some Don Julio 1942. Salud.

A good day to be a boss.

Aloha hoaloha,

I love you wit and humor

You know there are very few left if is here...

You Da Bosssssss

A hui hou

True.  Remember that a pun starts with pee yew.

A good day to be a boss.

When I had mine inspected by Vince Granetelli at the Santa Monica shop, he told me the most commons failures were due to the wrong fluid.  They used Ford auto trans fluid. Also, the wrong pulley could exceed the rpm limit of the impeller blades causing them to fracture. Craig at Paradise Wheels is the go to guy for getting the correct information.

I agree about considering the blower as just a core.

My experience with the originals is that it was very easy to blow them out if the engine was turne above 6,000 rpm. Part of the issue may have been that they ran on automatic transmission fluid and that was inadequate for the higher rpms? I don't know about the "updated" or current reproductions.

Just the fact that someone needs to pay for the labor to "go through it", even though there may be no internal issues, puts it into the "core catagory".


The air box is nice.

Very true.

I think this is a great way to give Rick Kopec a fitting tribute at the SAAC 50 dinner, everyone wear a Hawaiian shirt on Saturday night. Those people who are on this forum site but are also members of a local chapter of SAAC, mention this at your next meetings. For those SAAC members who know of other people attending the convention and dinner, tell them to get a Hawaiian shirt. It is easy enough to go to a Goodwill, 2nd hand store and you can find them on the racks. Wash it and you are good to go.   

Mark, really? You don't see Reyn Spooner in the 2nd hand store.

I am not sure of this fascination of so called "Hawaiian "shirts.  We wear authentic Aloha shirts here in the middle of the Pacific almost daily, but I have never worn one at a SAAC convention.  At the conventions, I see a lot of polyester and rayon prints of Ford products and Tommy Bahama prints for the Key West lovers, but they are not related to anything from Hawaii.  But to each his own. 

However, calling these chest covers "Hawaiian" shirts is like calling a back yard modified six cylinder Mustang with stripes and scoops a one of one Shelby original.

And I can get my Reyns shirts at the local Nordstrom Rack for half price, by the way.

Aloha.   

It has been said that the best time to leave the stage is while the audience is still applauding.  This audience will never stop applauding for the leadership and tireless disemmination of knowledge of the legendary cars, events and people that have made SAAC an outstanding organization. It is my hope that Rick and Colleen will still attend SAAC events when possible and Rick will be available as a guest speaker.  I am sure it was a challenging decision to have him put away his driving shoes and lay down his golden pen. We wish him all the best in his retirement without conflicts and deadlines. To all he has accomplished, well done of you, sir.

Could it be the T-5.1?

Another classic example of just because you can doesn't mean you should.

Interesting SA-NV history.  What was the name of the Shelby company at the the raceway complex where we had the "SAAC Does Vegas-1" event in 1996?  Shelby Automobiles, Inc.?  This was before the Series 1 and Venture Corp ownership.

Not sure of the development of the paint scheme and Cobra name, but looks like it might have been influenced by the 1978 Mustang II Cobra.

Ah, I remember the initial production hype on the limited production run to keep the mark-ups high and how first year buyers thought it was only going to be a production of 7000 units.

If I am at a car show and am asked about what kind of sound system and audio enhancements does the 66 have, I reply the audio comes from under the hood and out the rear pipes.  Shelby stereo.  Listen up!

The palm tress in Hawaii saw their shadow today predicting twelve more months of sunny skies with light passing showers, variable surf and warm beaches without any 'gators or snakes.