[Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale....was... OT--Whipping Shitties?????

[Carl Prochilo]

69s?  The show was speaking of that model year specifically.  Apparently
in order to convince NASCAR that the motor was truly production, some
Mustangs received that engine too.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, August 22, 2004 3:20 pm, Ron Porter said:
> Not true. Just saw a bunch of 429 Torino's yesterday that were not
> Talledegas.
>
> The Talladega was a limited-production, just to get the bodystyle
> certified.
>
> Ron Porter
>
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> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
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> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale....was... OT--Whipping
> Shitties?????
>
>
> IIRC, they said the Talladega was the only Torino to have the 429.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Sun, August 22, 2004 1:57 pm, Ron Porter said:
>> The Talledega was like the Charger Daytona and the Plymouth Superbird.
>> It
>> had the body pieces for better aerodynamics, but the rest of the car had
>> the
>> standard engine and drivetrain pieces. It was just to certify the body
>> configurations for the track.
>>
>> IMHO, they were all ugly, but they accomplished their purpose in NASCAR.
>>
>> Ron Porter
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
>> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 10:55 AM
>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re:Nascrap not for sale....was... OT--Whipping
>> Shitties?????
>>
>>
>> There was an interesting show on Speed last weekend that I'm sure is a
>> rerun of an older series, but I just paid close attention for the first
>> time.  I'm sure that old timers know this already.  It was about the
>> Ford
>> Torino Talladega, which was a car specifically built for running NASCAR
>> but that could be bought at Ford dealer.  The story said about 500 were
>> sold in 1969.  I don't know when the idea of homologation went by the
>> wayside, but the idea of being able to buy and race a factory built car
>> seems like a good idea.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Sat, August 21, 2004 9:40 am, Ron Nottingham said:
>>> You must not be reading the same classifieds... There is always some
>>> ex-NASCAR Taurus for sale in mags like Stock Car, Racer, etc.
>>>
>>> Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
>>> 89 325i
>>> 90 SHO
>>>
>>> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Rick Glass" <rick@pitroadproducts.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>> There was one on ebay not long ago......
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Jason Hartberger" <at3hartberger@mail.com>
>>>>
>>>> > In reverse. And not for long.
>>>> >
>>>> > Or, if you get one o' them NASCRAP taurii, you can do them all day
>>>> long.
>>>> Oh
>>>> > wait, you can't; they're not for sale........
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>> > From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
>>>> >
>>>> > > How the hell do you do donuts in a SHO???
>>>
>>>
>>>
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