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Royce

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Mercury Blues
« on: February 08, 2014, 07:09:25 PM »
I am not sure who made the video but it features my car.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCzm5WAVOKE
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1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
2001 Lincoln 5.4 4 cam.
1968 Cougar XR7

jayb

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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2014, 08:03:24 PM »
That's yours, Royce??  That is really cool. Is the MEL engine you just dynoed for that car?
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Jay Brown
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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2014, 08:20:59 PM »
Yes, that is me launching at National Trail.. The pictures come from a shoot for an article in Stock Car Racing magazine from quite a while ago.  The other pics were done at my home  for an article in the Mercury Club magazine. As far as the engine, that is my first Lincoln Y Block. It is a mostly stock 368 with Hilborn injectors. It made 377 horse back in 1999.

http://www.stockcarracing.com/featuredvehicles/134_0501w_1957_mercury_monterey/
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1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
2001 Lincoln 5.4 4 cam.
1968 Cougar XR7

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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2014, 10:03:09 PM »
Are those spun aluminum headlight covers?  Did you have that done somewhere, or did you do it yourself?  They look kind of like the spinners on some of my big model airplanes...
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Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC

   

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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2014, 10:41:44 PM »
Awesome piece of history!!
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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2014, 01:43:26 AM »
Sweet.
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Kevin Rolph

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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2014, 05:13:08 AM »
I have that magazine! Looked at it probably a hundred times. What a cool piece of history, Royce.
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Royce

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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2014, 10:48:00 AM »
Jay, those were spun by a company in California to copy the originals
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1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
2001 Lincoln 5.4 4 cam.
1968 Cougar XR7

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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2014, 11:49:03 AM »
One very cool car, indeed!
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Re: Mercury Blues
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2014, 11:51:09 AM »
 8) So cool!  8)
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