baja power Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 This summer i took a trip to the Henry ford Museum in Dearborn MI. needless to say it was awesome he has the Kennedy assignation car. the Rosa parks bus, and the Lincoln Assignation chair. but anyways. ive always been in love with the GT-40. the originals. not the fake new ones. and saw this and almost fell over in jealousy. id love to have this. im sure its worth a few bills.. "Ford Mark IV Race Car This car, driven by Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt, won the 24 hours of LeMans on June 10-11, 1967. A new lap record of three minutes, 23 seconds was set, as well as an overall race speed record of 135.48 mph. A similar Mark IV won the 12 hours of Sebring on April 1, 1967. Made: 1967 ID: 71.83.1 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Yes! A real car enthusiast here. Yes they are very nice. I'm generally fond of the Le Mans cars from the 60s. I went to Crubile Garage near Paris, they are well known for their work on vintage race prepared Porsches. I entered the workshop and i was like wtf?, they were servicing three 917 shorttail Porsches, 2 of them in Gulf colors. There was also a 911 S lightweight 1970 on californian plates. The guy shipped it from Cali to France (!!!) to get it serviced. Signature soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 There was also a 911 S lightweight 1970 on californian plates. The guy shipped it from Cali to France (!!!) to get it serviced. And you call baja an enthusiast! That dude must live for the ride, to spend that sort of scratch on a car, or have absolutely no trust in American car servicers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanquish Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 I have been searching for this car everywhere ... suppose I didn't look hard enough It was on the front cover of a "History of Ford" book I had and started wondering what happened to this MKIV. I really must go to Dearborn next time im in America. Bit of a detour from Chicago though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baja power Posted September 25, 2005 Author Share Posted September 25, 2005 I have been searching for this car everywhere ... suppose I didn't look hard enough It was on the front cover of a "History of Ford" book I had and started wondering what happened to this MKIV. I really must go to Dearborn next time im in America. Bit of a detour from Chicago though By all means . GO! its something well worth the time and $$ to go see. i will remember this place for the rest of my life. he has it all. he collected damn near everything. he has Serial No. 1 mustang. the largest steam locomotive ever built, Regan car. all sorts of things. i loved it. i think everyone should visit there at least once in their life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baja power Posted September 25, 2005 Author Share Posted September 25, 2005 i did not take the pics. my batteries were shot.. but here are just a few things there. Built in 1941 and weighing in at 600 tons, this was one of the largest steam-powered locomotives ever built This is the limousine in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated that day in Dallas, November 22, 1963. President Abraham Lincoln was sitting in this rocking chair during the production of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre when he was assassinated on April 14, 1865. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded this Montgomery City bus to go home from work. On this bus on that day, she initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=bTk=B.C Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 1) FORD IS THE BADEST COMPANY IN THE HOLE WORLD THAT MAKES CARS 2) if u ride 200.000 km the engine dies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oppix56 Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 1st why did you bump this topic for your useless rant 2nd my Uncle has a Ford F-150 with well over 200.000 km on it and has driven for more than seven hours straight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raindancer Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 1) FORD IS THE BADEST COMPANY IN THE HOLE WORLD THAT MAKES CARS2) if u ride 200.000 km the engine dies Thats was well worth a bump. Here are a large sum of pain killers Please dont bump again unless you have a valid reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanquish Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Lol - everything about what he wrote doesnt make him look like a 10-year old with too much time and no validity to his argument I bet his Skyline could smoke a McLaren F1 and go 320mph ... word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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