Ford GT's at SEMA !!

[STORMCAT]

Well I could find any real GT's ....:bored this was the best I could find... I can sniff out the GT's presence at 50 paces..:biggrin B&M had a write up about Their involvement in the Ford GT in their new catalog. Nice paper, great for the GT memorabilia collection...:thumbsup

 

[STORMCAT]

GT 40's

And there were these Gems.. The documentation on the Silver car said it was clocked at 217 MPH...

 

[Fast Freddy]

that silver cars i sweet!!! what size motor and how much HP......

 

[GFORCE]

That guy knew

He told me that the motor was made in canada.as with alot of them during
that time.I talked with him for a long time,real cool car.

 

[Empty Pockets]

I spoke with the owner of that Thunderbolt. He said it was one of those literal "basket cases" when he found it.

That car is THEE actual 1st Thunderbolt built.

If I remember what the signs stated, those cars could be bought BY ANYBODY who wanted to go racing back then for something like $4,500! And, quite logically, they had NO WARRANTY at all! :lol

 

[bosscobra]

I spoke with the owner of that Thunderbolt. He said it was one of those literal "basket cases" when he found it.

That car is THEE actual 1st Thunderbolt built.

If I remember what the signs stated, those cars could be bought BY ANYBODY who wanted to go racing back then for something like $4,500! And, quite logically, they had NO WARRANTY at all! :lol

If it is the original Thunder Bolt where did he say it was run?

 

[Empty Pockets]

If it is the original Thunder Bolt where did he say it was run?

'Didn't ask him that. But, from the looks of the signage on the rear qtrs, it was at least BASED somewhere around the Carolina's.

 

[MAD IN NC]

Carolina's? Thunderbolt - Good chance from Holman Moody Engineering, located in Charlotte NC.


http://www.holmanmoody.com/

"Holman Moody was for years the official racing contractor for Ford. We prepared GT Mark IIs, A/FX Mustangs, Shelby Cobras, Falcons, and Stock Cars. We raced in NASCAR, sports car racing, drag racing, rallys, and ocean boat racing.

Holman Moody had the best drivers in the world; men like: Fred Lorenzen, Mark Donohue, Bobby Allison, Ronnie Bucknum, Parnelli Jones, Ned Jarrett, Walt Hansgen, Peter Revson, David Pearson, Nelson Stacy, Al Unser, Joe Weatherly, Cale Yarborough, Dan Gurney, A. J. Foyt, Bo Ljungfeldt, Mario Andretti, Jim Clark, Junior Johnson, Dick Hutcherson, Augie Pabst, Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts, Curtis Turner, and Bobby Unser.

This web site will tell you about the history of Holman Moody, the people who made Holman Moody great, the products you can buy from Holman Moody and Holman Automotive. You will also find information about the new GT Mark II LeMans race cars being built today in the Holman Moody Race shop."

 

[Empty Pockets]

Carolina's? Thunderbolt - Good chance Holman Moody Engineering.....

'Wasn't painted on the car anywhere that I noticed/remember, Mike.

 

[Cobrar]

'Wasn't painted on the car anywhere that I noticed/remember, Mike.

Holman & Moody may have tweaked 'em and raced 'em, but they were developed and built by a company called DST (Dearborn Steel Tubing) who did much of Ford's development throughout the 60's. :wink

 

[Silverbullitt]

Holman & Moody may have tweaked 'em and raced 'em, but they were developed and built by a company called DST (Dearborn Steel Tubing) who did much of Ford's development throughout the 60's. :wink

Backed up by an article on them in last month's Hot Rod Magazine, including the offspring of the owners of the company. HM probably supported the cars for racing as they did the GTs. They had a new GT at the centennial that was worth well over a million. I think they told me in the booth that they pulled parts off the shelf to build the car.

 

[Kingman]

Kar Kraft/Detroit also had a hand - http://books.google.com/books?id=3O...Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=kar kraft ford gt&f=false