Bad Night At The Track

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  1. Ike Willis

    Ike Willis Supreme Member
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    Grandson's old number 40s suffered a little mishap last night. no one was hurt. Just a buggered up car. It looks fixable. There's still lots of racing left in the season.

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    Uh Oh, well fixing it up will give them something to do I guess! My cousin's husband does something like tractor pulling or something like that and wins money, but I am sure he spends more money fixing up his various vehicles then he makes. Oh well, I guess he could be doing worse things, he stays out of trouble, and better yet out of her hair! lol.
     
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    I love watching tractor pulls. Only see them on TV now though.
     
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    I wasn't sure if I should "like your post or not Ike," because having to fix a vehicle is no fun. It is going to cost some money anyway. OH well, Hopefully fixing it wouldn't be that big of a deal. I think your grandson is most likely up for the task. I hope it doesn't cost a lot of money to do so. That would be awful. There is always some kind of problem it seems!
     
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    My grandson works as a mechanic, so the only problem is money.
     
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    Wowzers! I'm so glad to hear no one was hurt, @Ike Willis ! Is your grandson the driver... and a mechanic for his day job, or mechanic for the track? Or owner/sponsor of 40s? Or all of the above? Yeah, I know... I'm sooooo terribly nosy, but inquiring minds, ya know!
     
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    @Ike Willis Four-lug wheels, hardly ever seen on the very high-powered or heavy cars, it's maybe an Import, I take it? Back when I ordered my new Mustang in August of 1964, all Mustangs having 6-cylinder engines came with 4-lugs, V-8 cars had 5. The new Mustang was introduced in April, 1964, but all of that year and the next were titled as 1965s. Took 5 weeks for me to get the car, ordered with High Performance Package, which came with "goodies" rarely found in Detroit "Iron". 306 degree camshaft, solid valve lifters, Galaxie-size 9-inch rear axle, 3.89 gears, 289 cubic inch engine rated 271 HP in front of the new Ford Top-Loader 4-Speed. No automatic offered with H.P. option. New Mustang base price then, equipped with a small 6-cylinder engine and 3-speed standard transmission, no add-ons (radio, even heater were deletable options), was under $2500! High Performance option added $550.

    My Dad was very upset. Instead of the usual warranty, H.P. option came with only 90 days! The engine, idling, sounded almost like a diesel, like it was "crushing marbles", as my Dad put it.

    The stable, our backyard, house I was born in, bought from Folks upon their retirement. My Dad built the garage one year before I was born. The Falcon on left had a 430 cu. inch. Lincoln in it, my Mustang, and wife's '58 T-bird, bought for $1,000! Picture circa 1970.
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    The backyard from within the garage, about 1971. I loved that Mustang!
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    My grandson works in a repair garage as a mechanic and owns, drives and fixes his car, with help from his brother, who is a heavy equipment mechanic. Their dad also works as a mechanic. So does my other son-in-law.
     
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    Below is a photo of the Chevy convertible my grandson restored and still has.

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    My family is full of mechanics. My dad was a mechanic on B-17's during the war. Unfortunately, none of it rubbed off on me. I think I was 12 before I could tie my own shoes.:D
     
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    @Ike Willis Aw.....everyone develops some kind of skill along the way, Ike! After all, Albert Einstein couldn't even tie his shoelaces!

    Frank
     
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