Charity Car Show with Bill Ford


NorthwoodGT

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Jun 12, 2009
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as many of you know, the Ford Motor Company has a charity that is extremely important to them which is JDRF which is all about juvenile diabetes. If you've noticed thru the years at Barrett Jackson, usually the cars they donate for charity goes to the JDRF.
I was invited by Ford employees to bring the GT between Ford buildings 1 and 3 off Rotunda in Dearborn where the employees bring their cars as well.
There was a 1968 Shelby GT500KR convertible that pulled up in the driveway and just parked there which at first I thought was pretty rude until I seen who got out. It was Bill Ford! He greeted everyone and walked over to look at my GT. he thanked me for bringing it. I first called him Mr. Ford and he said, no please call me Bill. we talked about GTs for along time and he told me about his.

I asked him if he was coming to Rally X and he said he didn't know about it so I went ahead and invited him and he asked me send him an email about as well. hope he shows up with his white/blue stripe GT. hope that's OK
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BAT

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That's cool!
 

NorthwoodGT

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I thought he looked good in the KR. it was a stick shift too!
 

partssmann

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Never know who you are going to see at car shows. Sounds like Bill was very friendly. I bumped into Chip Foose and Jerry McQuire once at a California C&C show and both were friendly folks that liked to talk about cars.
 

CJ428

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No way, what a neat thing to happen. :thumbsup
 

bonehead

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Very cool! Did you have him sign your car?
 

NorthwoodGT

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Michigan
Ed- dam it, I was so pumped up I totally forgot to have him sign it. that would have been cool for sure.
 

Ed Sims

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I have sticker of his sig if you want some.

Ed
 

NorthwoodGT

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Jun 12, 2009
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Michigan
ed- that would be very cool to have.
 

NorthwoodGT

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Jun 12, 2009
1,215
Michigan
just got an email back from Bill Ford. he will be out of town the week of the rally so won't be able to attend.
I offered to drive his GT there but never got a response ! lol (just kidding)
 

NorthwoodGT

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Jun 12, 2009
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Michigan
made the Ford news but wish they would have spelled my name correctly! or do I ??
http://www.at.ford.com/news/TeamCon...r-a-Good-Cause-at-JDRF-Fundraising-Event.aspx