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Hemi Joel

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Re: 517 MEL Big Street Power Less CFM
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2016, 01:16:31 PM »
Cy was a dealer for Mccullugh - Paxton superchargers. That is why there is a pair of them on his T.  I collect automotive cutaways, and a few years ago I bought a cutaway of a Paxton from Cy. It has a shelby badge on it.

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Re: 517 MEL Big Street Power Less CFM
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2016, 01:17:11 PM »
I always hit Cy on his pricing in a good natured way.. I accused him of just pulling that trailer around as a rolling museum rather than a parts vendor... He had some really cool stuff...I left a lot of my Benjamins with him over the years.. I have a lot of great stories I could tell at his expense.

The T actually was a 368 Lincoln Y Block  It has twin Paxtons on it.  He showed it to me one time stored in a semi trailer..  It was in need of some resto work.  In Cy fashion he wanted 50K for it. I heard he later sold it for less than 20.. He was a player in early drag racing. He had a 40 Coupe that was powered by an injected Lincoln that held some national records for a while.  He also put a Cammer in a 48 Lincoln coupe. It sold at the NSRA nats when it was in St Paul one year.
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
2000 Jaguar XK8 (Ford V8)

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Re: 517 MEL Big Street Power Less CFM
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2016, 07:06:43 PM »
Does any one have a line on a complete 462 MEL?
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
2000 Jaguar XK8 (Ford V8)