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Hi,
Anyone else making the trip to NJMP?
I just registered today, now looking at hotel prices.
Yikes! The Holiday Inn normal price is $300 per night...and I hesitated at the $189 club price...now I know I'm an old guy!!!
Not that I'm looking to caravan up there, but if we could get together there I would enjoy that.
Or maybe make a list of Carolina attendees and phone numbers in case anyone needs help on the trip...
Cheers,
JimP

Jeff,

Sorry for not responding right away.
Yes; on SFM5S405 forward exhaust hangers (rear of mufflers) and rear tail pipe (frame rail) hangers were still installed.
The car was basically original and complete; probably 95% original paint.
Sadly, I took it apart before survivors were a cool thing. Everybody was restoring their cars (or so I thought).

JimP

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and input.

If I remember correctly, even the rear hanger pipe brackets were still in the rubber hangers.
Will dig out that box and take some pictures.

UNFORTUNATELY, I was not a camera nut back then, so I seriously doubt I took any pictures of what seemed insignificant at the time.
The only person who might have remembered the hangers on my car is gone now (Jim Cowles).

Every inch of original exhaust was gone when I bought it. It had rusted out equal length racing headers.

What prompted me to ask this question on the forum was, one person "theorized" that possibly my car had the Arvinode exhaust installed because it was sold to a CA resident through Hi Performance Motors and there were so many complaints about loud exhaust. (Reproduction Arvinode is still available at this moment)
BUT IF my honesty would be questioned as to the originality of the exhaust hangers being on my car, imagine the under-the-breath comments (or outright disgust) that would be directed my way if I installed Arvinode exhaust.  So much for this discussion.

Interestingly, there was a three month delay from when the 405 build was completed (6/16/65), to when it was shipped to Hi Performance Motors (9/17/65).
Personally, I have always reckoned the delay was because it had Valley Head Service ported heads on it.

Thanks Again,
JimP

Has anyone had a 65 with the original Ford exhaust hangers on their car?
Or has anyone seen them left on the car?
A SAAC judge told me he has NEVER seen this.
I bought #405 in 1970s and it had the original Ford muffler hangers and rear tailpipe hangers still installed on the body.
I kept them.
Thanks

Brian,
Thanks so much for the pictures! Couldn't make it this year, was out in CO visiting family.
That 65 GT350; what an EXCELLENT VIN, 5S427 !!! 
Jim