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Eleanor · 05-13-2001, 12:57 AM

thanks Power! the fomoco page has ALL the info i was looking for...even the cam specs! ...definately a page i'm bookmarking

ok Fostang, here's the low-down...

it's black w/ white rocker stripes and it has black interior. the original 289 2V has only 130K on the ticker and it's never been rebuilt, the C4 was rebuilt once back in 82 and a (i was told) a shift kit was installed. the previous owner has had it since '77 and he restored it in '78 as a graduation present for his son. he replaced all fenders w/ ford originals except for the pass. rear, which is showing some paint bubbly around the flare lip, when he redid the driv. rear he patched a minor hole in the trunk with some bondo, smoothed it out...came out nice. he replaced the driv. front frame rail due to rot and the pass. front rail has a small hole on the top due to battery acid leak-down (i'll just replace it). there is some paint bubbly on the rocker panels on both side right about where the stripes are and the pass. front rubber drain plug had rotted out so i'll have to weld a new panel in, and the bumpers are just starting to pit a little. other than that it needs a new carpet and dashpad. he did upgrade it to the deluxe interior w/ the aluminum trimmings except it's showing it's age, so that's another project instore. he added the lower console and put in a new shifter quadrant w/ a shelby T-bar wooden shifter handle. he has the overhead console, but never installed it. he had threw on the GTA badges and tried to pass it off as one to me but he forgot to take off the regular 289 badges and forgot that the GTA came standard with a 289 4V with no option of the 2V...so i got it for an easy grand less

it has a set of original 15" magnum 500s off his wife's old 71 XR7 cougar covered in a pretty decent set of 50s. i do have some mods to do in the near future so i'll have to keep you posted on my progress

thanks for welcoming me to the rhelm of the classics guys...glad to be part of the brotherhood!

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...soon to be modified '67 fastback...

- speed safe -

05-13-2001, 12:57 AM	#4
Eleanor Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Chicopee, MA Posts: 6	thanks Power! the fomoco page has ALL the info i was looking for...even the cam specs! ...definately a page i'm bookmarking ok Fostang, here's the low-down... it's black w/ white rocker stripes and it has black interior. the original 289 2V has only 130K on the ticker and it's never been rebuilt, the C4 was rebuilt once back in 82 and a (i was told) a shift kit was installed. the previous owner has had it since '77 and he restored it in '78 as a graduation present for his son. he replaced all fenders w/ ford originals except for the pass. rear, which is showing some paint bubbly around the flare lip, when he redid the driv. rear he patched a minor hole in the trunk with some bondo, smoothed it out...came out nice. he replaced the driv. front frame rail due to rot and the pass. front rail has a small hole on the top due to battery acid leak-down (i'll just replace it). there is some paint bubbly on the rocker panels on both side right about where the stripes are and the pass. front rubber drain plug had rotted out so i'll have to weld a new panel in, and the bumpers are just starting to pit a little. other than that it needs a new carpet and dashpad. he did upgrade it to the deluxe interior w/ the aluminum trimmings except it's showing it's age, so that's another project instore. he added the lower console and put in a new shifter quadrant w/ a shelby T-bar wooden shifter handle. he has the overhead console, but never installed it. he had threw on the GTA badges and tried to pass it off as one to me but he forgot to take off the regular 289 badges and forgot that the GTA came standard with a 289 4V with no option of the 2V...so i got it for an easy grand less it has a set of original 15" magnum 500s off his wife's old 71 XR7 cougar covered in a pretty decent set of 50s. i do have some mods to do in the near future so i'll have to keep you posted on my progress thanks for welcoming me to the rhelm of the classics guys...glad to be part of the brotherhood! ------------------ ...soon to be modified '67 fastback... - speed safe -