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Title: Vintage photos FE racers
Post by: thatdarncat on October 12, 2012, 10:18:21 PM

Was surfing the web and found these photos ( and many more ) on a website for Keystone Dragways / Bison Dragways in Manitoba Canada. A few photos taken by FE racer Don Fotti, maybe he'll join in with some background. The first one is of Minnesotian Tom Hoover and his SOHC powered dragster. This got me thinking maybe Jay could interview him, Tom lives in Maple Grove MN last I knew.
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/hoover2.jpg)

This one is Richard Charbonnau's stock eliminator 427 Fairlane wagon.
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/charbonneau.jpg)

And I've seen the Ford drag team before, but have never seen the Ford of Canada drag team, cool stuff.
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/fords_2.jpg)

Just thought this might get some discussion going on a weekend night.

Hopefully this link gets you to the site
http://www.mts.net/~red67/index.html

Title: Re: Vintage photos FE racers
Post by: machoneman on October 13, 2012, 10:36:10 AM

You'll find all kinds of pics and data on FE's here:

http://mustangtek.com/Litterature.html

Just be sure to go thorugh all six pages. Happy viewing!

Title: Re: Vintage photos FE racers
Post by: 482supersnake on October 13, 2012, 03:30:35 PM

This is a picture of my dad's 66 Cyclone GT. He was the original owner sold the car in about 77 and bought it back in 97. It needs to be restored. He ran a 370 cubic inch FE 428 block with a steel 361 truck crank and CJ heads with a tunnel wedge and 4 speed. His car ran 10.94 as it sits in the pictures and was drove on the street regurly.
(http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq290/cyclonescott/scan0003_zpsef7ef380.jpg)

Title: Re: Vintage photos FE racers
Post by: thatdarncat on October 13, 2012, 05:01:14 PM

That's a nice Cyclone GT. I'm kind of partial to the Comets myself, although mine needs a full resto. Here's a couple more Comets from the same website, the first a Cyclone
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/schettler_comet.jpg)

And this one an original 427 in a Capri body
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/JLcomet.jpg)

Here's a better photo of Tom Hoovers Cammer
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/hoover_sohc.jpg)

And finally one of Kallitta's SOHC. Not rare to see his dragster, but cool anyway.
(http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff437/red0wl/kalitta.jpg)