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Are the tail lamp shields the same part that somethingspecial was recently looking to sell? In classifieds as "taillight block off plates"

Congrats Neil. Steve

I hope its as entertaining for you as it is for me. :smile: Deluxe Marti is ordered. I have a feeling the mods were made at the same time. They purchased the car in CA (I believe Pasadena where I suspect the mods were made) and then moved to Carson City where they lived for the next 40+...

Thanks Nate. I thought I'd check the Ford dealership also. That's where the car was parked for a few months though before it was sold. I talked to the service guy once while I was thinking of bidding on it and he never mentioned that they had ever serviced the car in the past.

Thanks, Nate. I just ordered the deluxe Marti which I think will mention the dealer. As I recall it was in California. The odo shows 44k. Have no idea if that means 144k? Also don't know if they repainted it. Would be great if you could recall whatever conversation you had with them so I...

And a few more pics Three areas where there are small dents. One one the right rear quarter, one at the leading edge of the hood and one on the forward part of the roof. I would think PDR will take care of the one on the quarter panel. No sure sure about the roof and hood. Ah well....

Misc Door Jam and interior pics Some additional pics that Paul took as they were getting the car running. I'm sure they ripped the rear seat out to look for gold!

Thanks. Will check it out.

Will do Neil. I suspect it will be 3-4 weeks at least but will let you know. Steve

Hey guys, new to this site and my gt/cs. Is the book still available for purchase? If so, how? Thanks. Steve

Thanks for all the input everyone! I wish the car was here so that I could check on all this myself. My friend Paul, who is getting the car back to running condition owns a very busy shop so I hesitate to bother him with all my questions like " check for the dual exhaust muffler hangers!". I...

Interesting post and I admit I know nothing about rear-ends (of the car-type that is) and, I'm not even sure I understand the good posts below although I'll read them again. I did read through the previous thread on this subject. I have a related question. Mine is a 302 with 3.0 limited slip...

Thanks. I do have a marti report. It is not a GT but does have 3.0 Limited slip. guess I'll need to do some more research on the dual exhaust. Steve

I agree Ron. Wish I could clarify when he (or his mother) did all of this. Unfortunately there are no friends or relatives left to ask them about it. Nates68 did have a conversation with the owner at a grocery store in carson city and did verify that the hood scoop was added by the dealer...

I agree Ron. Wish I could clarify when he (or his mother) did all of this. Unfortunately there are no friends or relatives left to ask them about it. Nate did have a conversation at a grocery store in carson city and did verify that the hood scoop was added by the dealer. I'd suspect that...

So how does one know if the car was originally dual exhaust. I thought I read that the j codes were dual?

Thanks, I'll be sure to fill you in as we know more. Paul has the car running and he says it runs very well and quiet. They did cap off the dual exhaust and put a single exhaust. I'll replace that as I believe the J cars were all dual. Couple more pics...one of the 9 inch rear. There a re a...

Thanks. It is a quirky car. I'll add more pics as I get them. Also found out they painted the valve covers the color of the car. Possible the car was repainted and they did it at that time? Will add additional pics as i get them. Here are a few of the trunk. Also added the sequential tail...

Hey Nate, do you recall noticing or asking them anything about the brake ducts? They look like they were made functional on this car. There are no screens on the ducts and if you look at the pic of the inner wheel well that I posted, it looks like there is ventilation tubing. I haven't been...

Hood Scoop/Forced Air induction As mentioned the car is still very filthy but thought I would post a couple more pics. Here are some under hood shots showing the dealer installed forced air induction. An oddity but somehow sort of cool that this recluse and his mother would have this added at...