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Rusted racer #1492737 08/29/13 09:40 PM 08/29/13 09:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan D Dartin OP super stock
Dartin OP super stock D Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan	Just thought I would share some pics of a former race car that is in a storage facility near me. Not a Mopar, but a sad sight. I'm sure it could tell some stories. Big Ol' Firestone slicks, Cobra decals and emblems on the dash, full cage, and lots of rust. Randy 7832645-003.jpg (329 downloads) Last edited by Dartin; 08/29/13 09:42 PM.

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492738 08/29/13 09:40 PM 08/29/13 09:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan D Dartin OP super stock
Dartin OP super stock D Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan	another 7832647-002.jpg (277 downloads)

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492739 08/29/13 09:41 PM 08/29/13 09:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan D Dartin OP super stock
Dartin OP super stock D Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan	Last one 7832648-001.jpg (268 downloads)

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492740 08/29/13 09:57 PM 08/29/13 09:57 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,601 ky H headhunter master
headhunter master H Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,601 ky	that is sad more than likely a big block car

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492741 08/29/13 10:06 PM 08/29/13 10:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Damn... to have the deck lid rot a big old hole like that it must have been outside for a long time... bummer

Re: Rusted racer [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1492742 08/29/13 10:11 PM 08/29/13 10:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,271 Vista, California 6 67Satty pro stock
67Satty pro stock 6 Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,271 Vista, California	I was going to say I would love to get it running and safe and make some passes down the track looking just the way it is... ...until I saw that trunk lid. I can only imagine what it looks like underneath...

Re: Rusted racer [Re: 67Satty] #1492743 08/29/13 10:22 PM 08/29/13 10:22 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: I was going to say I would love to get it running and safe and make some passes down the track looking just the way it is... ...until I saw that trunk lid. I can only imagine what it looks like underneath... When I started working on my Rampage it wasnt that bad on the body but the whole underside was rotted to death.. I was leary of opening the doors and sitting in it.. figured it might bend in half

Re: Rusted racer [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1492744 08/29/13 11:47 PM 08/29/13 11:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 300 Willow Spring dagohman enthusiast
dagohman enthusiast Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 300 Willow Spring	That is a sad sight indeed I'm sure if you asked, he's going to fix it up one day

Re: Rusted racer [Re: dagohman] #1492745 08/30/13 06:36 AM 08/30/13 06:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,027 MN J JERICOGTX I Live Here
JERICOGTX I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,027 MN	Battery in the trunk explode? Luckily it's a Mustang. They make every part you can think of to fix it. Jeff 69 GTX 68 Road Runner

Re: Rusted racer [Re: JERICOGTX] #1492746 08/30/13 07:29 AM 08/30/13 07:29 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,179 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,179 Park Forest, IL	You'd have a real good head start on weight reduction anyway. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Rusted racer [Re: slantzilla] #1492747 08/30/13 08:10 AM 08/30/13 08:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,664 Newfoundland M mopar_man master
mopar_man master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,664 Newfoundland	And it's not just a standard Mustang , Its a GT or better . So sad to see it going into the ground even though it's a Ferd

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492748 08/30/13 04:13 PM 08/30/13 04:13 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,041 michigan woods imfixinmopars426 master
imfixinmopars426 master Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,041 michigan woods	looks like a acid type was dupped on the top of the car? very strange areas are rusted,and through....very cool...wonder whats under the hood??? maybe a full tilt small block with all the cobra stuff...webers and all! keep searching for the owner! at least for a detailed look w/ lots of pics...please!...I have a solf spot for early ford racers,being my cousin is dave lyall of Detroit.as a kid my dad would take us to Detroit dragway to see him race...we have some really cool pics of him,his crew beside his car...Detroit racers in the 60's will know his name...he had the full fiberglass super stock car.very cool.this mustang brings back old memories...

Re: Rusted racer [Re: imfixinmopars426] #1492749 08/30/13 08:59 PM 08/30/13 08:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,793 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,793 A collage of whims	At first glance I thought it was a CJ428 car - which would be especially tragic - but it's a '67. Nowadays the whole shell is available, but seems a little preventative care should have been done; maybe there's an even more sad human story there.

Re: Rusted racer [Re: topside] #1492750 08/30/13 11:08 PM 08/30/13 11:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,601 ky H headhunter master
headhunter master H Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,601 ky	could still be a 390 car

Re: Rusted racer [Re: imfixinmopars426] #1492751 09/02/13 09:24 PM 09/02/13 09:24 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan D Dartin OP super stock
Dartin OP super stock D Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 998 Clinton Township, Michigan	Quote: looks like a acid type was dupped on the top of the car? very strange areas are rusted,and through....very cool...wonder whats under the hood??? maybe a full tilt small block with all the cobra stuff...webers and all! keep searching for the owner! at least for a detailed look w/ lots of pics...please!...I have a solf spot for early ford racers,being my cousin is dave lyall of Detroit.as a kid my dad would take us to Detroit dragway to see him race...we have some really cool pics of him,his crew beside his car...Detroit racers in the 60's will know his name...he had the full fiberglass super stock car.very cool.this mustang brings back old memories... I will try to stop by and see if the ownwer can be tracked down. Would be interesting to get the whole story..... Randy

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492752 09/03/13 10:47 AM 09/03/13 10:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,while it melts back into the ground Cryin shame!! HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Rusted racer [Re: hemi-itis] #1492753 09/03/13 11:03 AM 09/03/13 11:03 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Seeing as the Dodge Brothers were among the early investors in the Ford Motor Company , I think we can all see this for the tragedy it is.

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492754 09/03/13 02:16 PM 09/03/13 02:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,675 Mt. Eden Ky. Hemi Allstate master
Hemi Allstate master Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,675 Mt. Eden Ky.	Just FYI I bought a car that had rusted through, roof, hood, deck lid, and radiator support, but, the floor and quarter panels were solid! I always thought that it had been covered with plastic and the condensation caused this. Problem with this Mustang is there has been water going into the trunk for some time. What a shame. It does beg for a closer look. 1996 Ram 1500 Sport 1968 road runner 1952 Sears Allstate licensed, pump gas, Hemi 5.98 @ 115.73 1.33 60 ft. The best is yet to come. Painless Performance / Street RODDER magazine Top 100 for 2019

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Hemi Allstate] #1492755 09/03/13 02:37 PM 09/03/13 02:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio dartman366 I Live Here
dartman366 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio	being an old Ford guy from way back in the day, that is just a sad sight, but like said before they make every panel known to man for those cars so there is hope unless it go's thru the crusher. Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.

Re: Rusted racer [Re: Dartin] #1492756 09/03/13 07:39 PM 09/03/13 07:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 549 Bristol, Va fasteddie mopar
fasteddie mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 549 Bristol, Va	If it is in a paid storage facility someone is still paying to keep it there. In most facilities if the rent is not paid the item will be sold at auction. At the facility where I worked in the '90s, It only took about 3 months of no rent paid for the item to be sold. 2003 Bristol Dragway Sportsman Champion 2016 Bristol Dragway Power Hour Champion

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