Projects Origional Mercury Racecar saved. SCORE!!!

True...true...I still have WAAAAY more cougars than Cheetahs though

 

Very cool find, don't know how I missed this thread.

 

Thanks very much! By the way, Nice cover of HOT ROD!!! awesome story!

 

Thanks Cougar!

 

Don't feel Badly COUGAR..........I have'nt figgered out how to Post a Picture /r
Start A Thread !!!!!

Old School, My Ass !
Dumb Ass.......

 

Nice score...only way it could be better is if it happened to me!

 

ran it at Shady Side! man what a great show! cant wait til the next one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt1pxodlI70

 

Im going to be at Heavy Rebel next weekend, then its time to tear it down. I have a parts car that will donate its trunk floor, all the floor pans, Hood support, etc.

 

Man, you and skeeter have got to park next to each other. That will make for some great pictures.

 

Very cool find. Glad to see it went to someone that will do right by it.

 

That car is cool as hell and I'm jealous!

 

definitely! can't wait to run him as well when im done!!

 

buuump

 

started the tear down today! pics coming soon

 

Awesome Mike!!!

I love this car!



BloodyKnuckles

 

Thanks Bro. Your support and enthusiasm is the best!

 

Finally started tearing down the car. There is less rot in the floors than I thought, but plenty in the body. Gonna be fun!! pics soon....

 

Awesome videos.

Don't apologize for the music in the first one. I was initially disappointed not to hear race sounds but there was something raw and emotional about hearing the music while viewing the race footage and then the barn lot shots where the car appeared to be put to rest.

Awesome!!!

 

You mention the following quote "Engine was built by Schliepers speed shop". Are they the same folks know as Pro Power race engines? I think the owners name is Dan Schlieper. I see a lot of them in late models running around on the dirt tracks.

 

Waiting....

 

Yeah that's them. It was Dan's father back then. Ron said with the 5:30's in the rear he was hitting the traps at 7600 rpm, and that because Schliepers were doing dirt track engines then as well, they knew how to make em live at that rpm.

 

I an looking for a 2X4 intake and fenderwell headers. Any leads would be appreciated!! thanks brother

 

I think it was Mr. Ritter's nephew that found it for him, not grandson. I also found out that he never ran the 289. He sold the car around the time they were working it out. I will probably still go with the 289 because it would be hard to find a 256 and even harder to build it right.

 

That would be John Schlieper that built it back in the day.

 

Outstanding find.Make Mr Ritter proud.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

Gotya. I was just going by what the other guy asked.

 

So ....... where are the pictures of this car you have?

 

There are some at the beginning, plus some in my albums. In a few days Ill have more up of the teardown

 

ok, Got an offy 2 X 4 for the 289, but I cant figure out what carbs will fit!!! Its a dual plane so sideways is out of the question, and even my Autolites wont fit!! TOO CLOSE TOGETHER!! Any Ideas? I just am not familiar with early 4V's to know where to start

 

I think my buddy FastEd here on the board had Carters on his 68 Cougar with dual quads. I think it was an offy intake too, try PMing him