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Great photos Casey! Thanks for sharing!

Great attitude!! Especially the paragraphs I quoted above. I'm in the same place as you. But everyone is different. It's all about what's important to the individual and what they want their car to be. I respect the people that want their concours cars and don't want to drive them. I give them...

Hi Scott, I assume you meant to say if it's 7LXX I'm in good shape right? Well I checked it out tonight and sure enough it is 7L20? I think the last code is a U. There is a chip right on that last letter of the code. (See attached picture) From what I have read, that last character...

Thanks Scott!!! I will try to check it out later tonight if I can.

Hi Scott, Good point - I understand what you mean. I don't know the assembly date on the engine. I'll have to check that out. I'm not sure where the assembly date is stamped on the engine but I'm sure I can find that out. Unless someone knows off hand (hint hint...:rolleyes: )

It's a great looking car and the absolute "PERFECT" color :grin: :cool: :wink: It's impressive to see the original pictures pre-restoration and what you guys did to bring it back to life. The awards you get are a reflection of all that hard work and time. Congrats on being the June...

Hi Casey, Is this the thread you mean? http://www.californiaspecial.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1451&highlight=engine+tag I started with that one. I thought about the strike as a factor too so that's interesting and could explain the 4 month lag time. The location of the tag seems to...

I found a few threads discussing Engine Tags but I have a specific question. I was looking over the numbers on my 289 Automatic CS and I was trying to decode my Engine Tag (see attached). The tag has the following information. 289 E 68 16 L20 K 236-J I have decoded this to mean the...

I was looking through this book I bought recently Mustang & Ford Small Block V8 1962-1969 http://www.fordsmallblock.com/ and there is a complete list of engine part colors so I had most of the the information I needed all along, just didn't know it at the time. :cool: This book has...

Hi Everyone! Thanks for all the feedback. Russ, I've been using some pictures of your car that you sent me awhile ago of factory markings. A few of those show the engine. I'll check the gallery as well. Paul (PFSlim), I also thought they were supposed to be black as well until I checked...

Seller should have lowered the reserve on the previous auction I guess :cool: Hindsight is 20/20 as they say.

I don't know if I'd call it cruising in the true sense in this area (about 1 hour north of NY city). But every night of the week there is an organized "cruise" where there is a small to large gathering of cars, music, etc ... In a fairly small area, all within a 1 hour drive there are multiple...

Hi Doug, Was it a 68 or a new CS?

I've gotten a few spams over the past months that seem to be someone getting info from the site. Usually from the public areas of the site. I recently got an email from somone interested in my CS that I had for sale on my old email address that I don't use on this site anymore. My car wasn't...

Thanks everyone! Great looking engines ... all of them!! What color are the clips on the distributor? Are they natural or black? The MCA rules don't specifically state that. Also - what is the correct color of the hood hinges and hood springs? I think they're supposed to be phosphate? I'm...

Could someone post for me or point me to a picture in the Gallery of some engine pics? I'm looking for a 289 or 302 that is close to correct/original colors, etc ... Especially around the distributor area would be great. I was searching the gallery but it was taking forever ... :rolleyes...

What is a rear window demister? Is that the same as a defogger? Demister sounds like it sprays water so wondering if they are one in the same. A lot options on your car!

Books with the CS and HCS While in Borders Books the other day was checking out some car books and found some references to California Specials and High Country Specials. One was this one - Mustang Special Editions...

From what I know from reading Paul's books and this site, is that the recall was due to California regulations, not due to fires. The Marchal Foglights were determined to be unacceptable according to California State regulations. I think they felt they were too bright for street use.

My 302 has it have to go back and look at the 289