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Originally Posted by Barry_R
Anybody want to own this monster when its done? I could use a stimulus package right about now....or a bailout would do....
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Put it in a Starliner? Naw that has already been done in Michigan.
No thread theft intended here, but the first time I went to the Woodward Dream Cruise I was at the Prime Media party, and went walking on the parking lot looking at a bunch of Fords on the parking lot.
As I am walking along, I see this Starliner with the hood up. I think "hey, you don't see a Starliner everyday", walking closer with one of the guys I am hanging out with, he says "HEY, THAT'S A SOHC MOTOR!
Now me, having all kinds of old rodder mags, putting two and two together, looks at the car and I say back "that is John Vermeersch's Starliner, with John Vermeersch's SOHC motor!!!" (You see I have seen that car in at least a dozen mags over the years).
My buddy says "There is John Vermeersch!!!!"
I see him, proping up a light pole by himself, so I jump the barrier, run up to him, shove my hand out for a handshake and say "your John Vermeersch!!!!"
John looks at me without expression, looks at my hand, doesn't shake it, and says "do I owe you money?"
He turned out to be a cool guy, and we hung out with him for 4 hours on Saturday at the Ford display. One guy looking for information walked up to John, and asked John if he could replace his 2 barrell carb on his 66 Mustang with a 4 barrell, John asked the guy (no kidding) "Do you know where the 351 Cleveland motor was made?"
The guy looked puzzled, and said "no, no I don't"
John said "no, the 2 barrell can not be replaced with a 4 barrell"
True Story!
Eric
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