I guess there is always an original spec Kirkam 427? I personally ama big
fan of the 289 FIA cars.. brutish and agressive but a bit more delicate than
the 427 they spawned
2009/6/18 spook01 <spook01@comcast.net>
> well, i finally got to drive a real 427 s/c cobra last weekend.
> it isn't faster than light.
> but light DOES shift toward the red spectrum as you begin to gain on it!!
> pretty puzzling, though. third pulls like first. so does fourth.
> forge the tach, you don't have time to read it; and besides the phone poles
> are rushing by too fast....
> now i just have to come up with 600k to get one.
> wonder if my wife would mind sleeping in the trunk?
> Ray
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clyde McLaughlin" <
> clydemclaughlin@verizon.net>
> To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:17 PM
> Subject: [Tigers] shelby recognition
>
>
>
> Hi Listers, having noted some varying opinions about Ole Carroll, yes he
>> sure new how to make money, few did in the fifties and sixties.. They
>> used to
>> say the way to a small forture in racing was to start with a big one..But
>> now
>> with Nascar I guess that's not all true..anyway, I used to have an early
>> GT350 in the 70's when the shelby club first started, most members were
>> do it
>> yourselfers and the car were very personalized, if you went to a show you
>> didn't see 50 cars all alike, and you did not need tobe a millionaire to
>> partake in club activeties, having recently bought my third Tiger I
>> rejoined
>> the club at a great price and then noted they did away with the news
>> letter
>> and magizine, and the price to attend the last nation meet was to much
>> for
>> me, I did not renew my membership, enough said...but the reason for this
>> note was to mention an exibit at the Saratoga Auto Museum in NY, that
>> featured Shelby, the Ford Connection, this was written up in Autoweek,
>> jan
>> 31, 2005...Tiger's were given mention and my car when owned by George
>> Izett
>> was on display..So I guess we can all decide as has been mentioned
>> before...but I must say the Tiger group seems to be much more connected
>> to
>> their cars than the newer Cobra/Shelby owners who are all about value,
>> investment etc. I hope the value holds, Clyde MK1A
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