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"If The Real Thing Don't Do The Trick" -- A Barracuda, Elvis & San Antone
Houston Press ^
| Thursday, Mar. 5 2009 @ 3:51PM
| By Craig Malisow
Posted on 03/05/2009 8:10:53 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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If only our government cared as much when it came to verifying Obambi’s birth certificate.
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posted on
03/05/2009 8:12:19 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Do you know the website number?" - VP Joe Biden)
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posted on
03/05/2009 8:14:36 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Do you know the website number?" - VP Joe Biden)
To: devolve
The "Cuda" that wasn't.........Elvis'
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posted on
03/05/2009 8:24:31 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
LOL! A fakeroo title! Hussein II's fault!
Elvis in Germany in 1958-59 in one of his two BMW 507s:
Bill Mitchell's 1959 Stingray-Duntov racecar that
Elvis drove in his 1968 movie "Clambake":
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posted on
03/05/2009 8:48:50 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: devolve
Somebody tried to make more money off trickery. Lol, 9 numbers instead of 8 tripped them up.
I knew this would give you a place for your cars. Looks nice.
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posted on
03/05/2009 8:53:52 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
Good thread - Thanks potlatch
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posted on
03/05/2009 9:18:13 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: devolve
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posted on
03/05/2009 9:22:26 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
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LOL!
And I dig up the mostly unknown cars of these people
Elvis bought a blue tri-power blue ‘62 T-Bird with Kelsey-Hayes wire whhels - he kept in only 2 days - and never bought or drove another Ford again
One wheel had some spokes break - Elvis phoned Edsel For personally
I imagine it was a heated phonecall!
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posted on
03/05/2009 9:38:37 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: devolve
[I imagine it was a heated phonecall!]
I never once heard of Elvis being bad tempered. Probably all he had to do was ask and they would rush to please him.
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posted on
03/05/2009 9:47:23 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
I never once heard of Elvis being bad tempered.I think there's a TV in Vegas that might disagree with that statement.
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posted on
03/05/2009 9:49:14 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: potlatch
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The expensive chromed Kelsy-Hayes wirewheels Elvis loved on the high-optioned ‘62 T-Bird never should have had spokes that would break under acceleration
Plain stock painted steel wheels from Ford would have been much stronger and safer
Any special option from a high-dollar vender to Ford should have been designed and tested to handle 2-3 time the stresses and loading
Elvis payed top dollar and love classy high performance vehicles - a vehicle with dangerous parts that failed when he drove it in the first 2 days he had it would tend to annoy anyone
I have a photo of that model big ‘62 T-Bird somewhere - fitted with a roadster panel over the rear seat area
His favorite car was his Retro Stutz Bearcat
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posted on
03/05/2009 10:34:07 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: potlatch
1962 saw strong production figures of 78,011 (including 9,884 convertibles) and the introduction of the Thunderbird Sports Roadster.
The Sports Roadster was a limited production version of the convertible which added 48 spoke Kelsey Hayes designed wire wheels, special badges to the front fenders and a passenger side grab bar to the front dashboard.
The most striking addition to the Sports Roadster was a fiberglass tonneau cover which covered the back seat of the car and created a two seater appearance.
1,427 Sports Roadsters were produced in 1962, including 120 models with the special M Code option noted below. Early models suffered from problems related to their specially designed wire wheels.
The problem was quickly corrected (You betcha!) when Elvis Presley was involved in an accident when one of the Kelsey Hayes wheels collapsed during hard turning.
Another addition for 1962 was a special engine code (VIN engine code M) which added a tripower or three two barrel setup to a higher compression version of the Ford 390CI engine.
This engine used 406 heads as well as the same carburetors that were found on the high performance 406 powered Ford Galaxies but with a modified version of the intake manifold to allow for proper air flow under the engine. This engine boasted 345 hp (257 kW) but was considered a moderate failure. The engine option was quietly discontinued halfway through the mid 1963 production run.
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posted on
03/05/2009 11:13:26 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: devolve
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posted on
03/05/2009 11:59:47 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: potlatch
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posted on
03/06/2009 2:39:20 AM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
To: potlatch
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posted on
03/06/2009 5:01:06 AM PST
by
devolve
(-- It is not like Hussein is a confessed cokehead felon --)
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got a call first thing this morning...from the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles that it was in fact a fraudulent title
...probably the DMV will attribute this forgery to Joe the Plumber.
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posted on
03/06/2009 10:19:03 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: devolve
Old, old photo devolve. I had not seen that before.
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posted on
03/06/2009 2:19:46 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: devolve
This is very nice, and nicely framed too.
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posted on
03/06/2009 2:20:38 PM PST
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
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So a wheel failed while Elvis went around a curve or corner
The dealer and Ford put regular steel wheels and hubcaps on it to repair it
Elvis paid over $6100 cash for it new - mostly because of the chrome wire wheels on it
Ford had no alternative chome wire wheels (there were other chome wire wheel manufacturers with 60-spoke instead of 48-spoke chrome wire wheels - but Ford was to stupid to check or make a variance - thousands were already sold with chome Kelsey-Hayes 15” wire wheels) - so Elvis never drove or bought another Ford as long as he lived
And Ford lost a huge free PR car sales gimmick!
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posted on
03/06/2009 6:38:54 PM PST
by
devolve
(-- When Hussein goes to the WH john - It's a "summit" --)
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