The Jalopy Journal
Littleman, We have a 63SS that my mother received as a graduation present in 1963 and has never been apart. The steering box and tie rods & tubes...
Perhaps. Looks like there were three cars delivered on 12-6-63, which would be cars 12 through 14, so there's no telling which one is technically...
Dang, that's cool! If Jody doesn't want it, I'll gladly take it off your hands.
George, You might want to double check on that advance situation because all of the EFI setups I've installed (including a couple Holley units)...
No, unfortunately that one isn't still around. The driveshaft came out of it and the car got pole vaulted end over end. :(
Dang George, sorry to hear about the EFI troubles but I'm sure you'll get it figured out soon enough. That stuff can be confusing at first but...
So have we smelled smoke yet George? Don't keep us in suspense!
Thanks for the info Joel!
Has someone started a Thunderbolt Facebook page?
Unless I'm mistaken, the top car was originally sold through Frank Vego Ford in the Atlanta area and was raced around Georgia and the Carolinas...
He's not too far from you. ;) I claim him most of the time, but then there are those days.............
They'll be happy to do that. Right after they buy it... ;):D
FWIW, John MacKichan is the curator there and, as I understand it, is the one in charge of purchasing. You might drop him an email at...
Awwww heck, it's probably worthless. You should really just send it to me and I'll take real good care of it! :D Man, that's a cool piece!
In reference to using Gibbs on the bare metal, I was wondering if I was the only one who caught that. :eek: That is absolute living...
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