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  1. Midnight Special

    From tactical to practical....

    ...So I'm working away on Thursday and I get a call from my son, TJ. "Dad - don't get me wrong - I love my Mustang & all we've done to it, but it's costing me $25 bucks a day just to go to school & my various jobs in gas! Also, we've made it too nice for the kind of driving I need to do every...
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    1968 Sunday "Car Day"....

    ... at last with a week of beautiful weather in Northern CA. De-hibernation and maintenance on C, J and S-codes, HCS and Machs will augment final preparation on Renee's car for Sacramento's "Autorama". 'Can't wait to take 'em all for a spin! Join us if you're in the area :-)
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    . Happy New Year!...

    ...so what are YOUR plans for 2011?
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    '68 Fastback for sale!...

    .... on E-bay for just $2,000.00! There's a phone number you can call if you have questions. My guess is that it'll be pretty busy!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Mustang-Fastback-1968-Ford-Mustang-Fastback-/390248454807?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5adc9eda97
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    Happy Birthday Rhonda!...

    ..."Mustanglvr" that is :-) One of the first people who greeted & made me feel right at home when I joined here five years ago :-) Happy Birthday!
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    1968 289 cooling problems revisited...

    ...Having experienced boil-over issues with TJ's (low mile) 289 and replacing numerous stats, caps, shroud, flushing radiators and reading over & over the posts here by Arlie, Marty & like on the subject, TJ came to me Friday evening and said "Dad, we're going after those head gaskets!". (Rob -...
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    World's fastest motorsport!...

    ...Reno National Championship Air Races begins tomorrow :-) http://www.theunion.com/article/20100914/SPORTS/100919880/1066&ParentProfile=1053
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    1968 Grass Valley car show...

    ...hosted by the Roamin' Angels at the Nevada County Fairgrounds here in Northern California. Renee "PonyGal" will once again represent us with her beautiful GT/CS within the 900 -1000 cars in attendance. This will also be my son TJ's first big show since re-painting his own car less than a...
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    Cobra intrigue...

    ...'Never knew too much about the history of these short of Shelby, but I got a real close look at this original 1959 model with its Bristol engine today. Interesting!.. Who here can tell us more?
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    Jack Roush injured...

    ...in a plane crash at the EAA Oshkosh WI Fly-in. http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20100727/OSH0107/100727152/1128&located=rss
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    Mustang No. 12 acquired today...

    ...although I really didn't intend to! After attending an air show "wrap-up" meeting (and having a reputation for bringing a different Mustang to all meetings preceding), our Ground Ops Boss pulled me aside & said "hey, I got this old Mustang in my hangar that I really want to find a good home...
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    "Thunder in the Sky" 2010!!...

    ...Where Mustangs meet Mustangs (and what I've been spending all my time on lately ;-) www.thunderinthesky.org If you're anywhere West - come and put us to the "Test" (...then go to Rob's cabin near the lake for the Best!! ;-)
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    Gotta be the worst!...

    ..."tribute" car I have ever seen! A painted up "Auto-Quest" shopping spree that appears to have been grafted from a '70 coupe (check the roofline). Good Golly! http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1745812748.html
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    Nashville, TN...

    ...Through devastating tragedy - Real heroes! Real Americans!! God Bless these people :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFjaQoOdJvI
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    1968 Destination Downtown...

    ...Grass Valley and the annual car show. Renee came up with others and we worked all day to get ready! Five GT/CSs will be featured with Ron Moore "clubpro" among "pilots" :-)
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    1968 don't MESS with Renee!....

    ...Robert Campbell, Neil, Steve and Cory would be proud! ;-)
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    Happy Saint Patrick's Day!...

    ...You know the drill....
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    Spending time lately...

    ....sorting through 30 years and thousands of negatives & slides. Along with hundreds of family, railroad and air race pics, I'm finding some interesting car history as well. 'Just thought I'd share a few with you :-) Here's my driveway in 1979. I bought the middle '69 (302) fastback in...
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    Happy Birthday Ponygal!!!

    ...Gosh Renee! Where do we begin? ...All I know for certain is that all the love, smiles, joy, passion, pleasure, happiness... and especially, its life-long impression you have left for so many will never end! The west coast is a pretty cool place to go Mustangin' because of You! Thank You...
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    1968 Autorama bound...

    ...Renee has decided to enter the Foster/ Stevenson Special into the Sacramento Autorama coming up February 19-21. This is a huge show that fills all thirteen buildings of the Cal Expo Center, home of the CA state fair. 850 cars, all types and classes... With my son TJ's help, we began the...
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