Final Update info and Cutter Ford thread

[Coralsnake]

Well the final update of the year. The Coralsnake is more than a witty forum contributor...

I think its been 23 years now, but who is counting?

More great dealer stories around 50 total now. Some cool NOS parts and other things you will enjoy. Included is a 1969 GT350 4speed update.

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[FL SAAC Team Leader]

Great job keep up the good work!

[68countrysedan]

File under its a small world after all (give or take a few decades):

I saw the Cobra when it was on display.

Purchase date of 2312 is my birthday. Who knew.

[shelbymann1970]

Pete, I do not think a vacuum tree is used with a non air dual advance 70 4 speed  351. My car didn't have nor did a friends car and we were both owners since the 80s(me 85 and him 82).Air cars yes, non air cars, no.

[Coralsnake]

Gary

The vacuum tree is present on every other dual diaphragm application as far as I can tell, but I will do some further research

[shelbymann1970]

Gary

The vacuum tree is present on every other dual diaphragm application as far as I can tell, but I will do some further research

Besides my car and a GG 4 speed car that a fellow GM engineer has owned since about 1982-3 I confirmed with him that the dual advance and plug where the vacuum tree would go were never on his car when he bought it. There would be no reason for cars like ours to have someone pull it off of our original engines and put the same plug in that hole. We both had our original carbs also. I will try and find more cars out there.

[KDunne]

Great update Peter.  I always look forward to these....

[Coralsnake]

Appreciate it KD

[shelbydoug]

FINAL UPDATE! Sounds like a threat?

[shelbymann1970]

Appreciate it KD

I'm trying to get info on Stark Hickey Ford. A friend knows the  owner of the dealership-now Royal Oak Ford- but said it has gone through a few renovations and he doubts they have anything left from that era. Pete, I see Stark isn't one of the dealerships and over time tried to get info on it and am trying again since he asked me a long time ago.

[69 GT350 Vert]

Great update!!

I have a K211S engine tag from my car if you ever need a photo. 

[Coralsnake]

Thanks for the offer!

I have adjusted the information regarding the vacuum tree on a 1970. If more information becomes available, I can always adjust it some more if needed. There is obviously a small pool of cars to look at there

[683760]

Awesome update Pete. Thanks once again for all you do for the hobby

[Coralsnake]

I appreciate you

[shelbymann1970]

Thanks for the offer!

I have adjusted the information regarding the vacuum tree on a 1970. If more information becomes available, I can always adjust it some more if needed. There is obviously a small pool of cars to look at there

I was surprised on when looking at SAAC NV site that most(?) of the 70 GT350 4 speed cars had air on them. Could it be a disproportionate amount of  70s were air cars? I never asked Vinny a number on these as a total break down. According to my Marti report only 23  CR 4 speed verts(not sure how many wide ratio but has to be a couple at best) so then an air to no air vert. There were 144 4 speed FBs with 30 of them being wide ratio cars.  So you are looking at 167 4 speed GT350s in 70 not counting possibly a few more in the wide ratio trans variety. Of the 3 BaT 4 speed GT350s all had air. So possibly less than 100 70 GT350 no air cars made?