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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 443422)

Exhaust, yes. STP sticker, yes. :unibrow:

Rob, I thought you had thick skin?

:lateral:

You've broken me I'm shopping for a first gen. :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 443422)

Exhaust, yes. STP sticker, yes. :unibrow:

Rob, I thought you had thick skin?

:lateral:

If you do happen to get it PLEASE don't screw it up with eBay stickers.

:D

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Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 443427)

If you do happen to get it PLEASE don't screw it up with eBay stickers.

:D

Now that just cuts. :(

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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 443417)

I want that. Not yours. Just this one.

DG how about going with the upscale Mercury variant. That Petty car is the exact body style as mine I think you want something different.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...ca/cyclone.jpg

You should probably commit this to memory.....

:lol:

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Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 443406)

Wrong era buddy. I'm stuck in the 60s and the glory of LeMans, NASCAR and Fords other race efforts in that decade..:D

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...-10-AI_a01.jpg http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...-10-AI-002.jpg

Yeah, some great photos, and heritage, but this is the one I remember;

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jj8zIPvq9N...e6b5ee8b7e.jpg

Maybe you can build one of those next? ;)

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Originally Posted by Ripped (Post 443477)

Yeah, some great photos, and heritage, but this is the one I remember;

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Jj8zIPvq9N...e6b5ee8b7e.jpg

Maybe you can build one of those next? ;)

No interest in that. :rolleyes:

I'm a Ford fan not a Petty fan, I just respect the king for being a great driver. The Mopar aero cars were a response to my ugly duckling :unibrow: and then Fords Talledega and Mercurys Cyclone Spoiler II in 69.

Petty in 69 is interesting because it was the only year he raced something other than a Mopar product. He was pissed they wanted him to stay in the Roadrunner when he knew the Torinos and Cyclones were way ahead on Aero so he jumped ship to FORD.:wow: :thumbsup: He came in second that year but he did win a lot of short track races including Riverside.

David Pearson won his second and third NASCAR championships in the Boat in 68 & 69. After that he decided to just run part time. It's a shame because his part time winning % was record setting and it seems he could have captured a few more championships.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...427_REAR_1.jpg
http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...27_FRONT_1.jpg

Here is Mario Andretti in his Cyclone. In 67 he won the Daytona 500 in a Fairlane. There was a lot of politics in racing then just like today. Chevy was basically siting out and NASCAR had kaboshed the Ford Cammer to help keep the Hemi competitive.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...retti-1968.jpg

The idea for my car is based on NASCAR being the reason for the FE TunnelPort and that Road Race winning Petty car has a great PT stance.:D

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Originally Posted by Roadster Shop (Post 443168)

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/ss79/RS-Perf/ROB.jpg

uhm...imagine that! this one has a speedo that goes to 160. Bummer mine only goes to 120.

Rob,

It was nice meeting you at SEMA and fun walking around with you guys! I hope to see your ride at a few events and compare the size of our two fords.