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MosportGreen66
09-16-2004, 06:06 PM
This Mustang was at a local car show. It was the original Rye Ford Drag Car... (or so the owner claimed it to be) You guys know anything about it? Regardless it was a really cool day-2 car!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/mosportgreen66/P1010011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/mosportgreen66/P1010008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/mosportgreen66/P1010007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/mosportgreen66/P1010005.jpg

427TJ
09-16-2004, 07:04 PM
This might be a former dealer-sponsored drag car. Several Ford dealers campaigned '68 CJ 'Stangs and Al Joniec won SS/E at the '68 Winternationals in his CJ. Here's a pic of the Tasca Ford CJ. Note NHRA chief starter Buster Couch (without hat) standing beyond the car.

Ah, and just look at the skinny Cragars. The fronts almost look like 6-inchers on the restored car. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif x 100

Motion Camaro
09-17-2004, 04:29 AM
<font color="blue">I used to live up in that area.
I was born in Port Chester,went to The Bronx &amp; grew up in Westchester.
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I worked for White Plains Ford &amp; do remember a couple of Ford dealer sponsored race cars.
Very cool picture, where was it taken? </font>

MosportGreen66
09-17-2004, 03:59 PM
The picture was taken at the anual Mamaroneck Car Show in Harbor Island right by the Sound... Maybe I should post some more pictures... They had some cool cars this year!

Motion Camaro
09-18-2004, 07:18 AM
<font color="blue"> http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gifWOW, they still do that.
I'm pretty sure that I did that show in 1982.
I had a Black S/G Vega that I put on the street.
I distinctly remember that one because I popped the fuse
for the electric fan &amp; remember seeing the temp guage pegged! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Luckily it happened right when I got there, so I parked, fixed it &amp; hung out for 4 hours. </font>