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  1. ChipBeck

    2025 - 18th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale GT Forum Dinner - CANCELLED

    No responses this year so the GT Forum dinner on Thursday night is cancelled. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Gentlemen, The more things change, the more I stay the same!! Last year we missed this event because a bunch of us (including...
  2. ChipBeck

    Rally 14 Itinerary

    October 28, Monday – party at my house from 5 to 9 PM October 29, Tuesday – drive to Sanderson Ford to view his private museum, leaving the rally hotel at 9:30 AMz. Opening night cocktail party at the rally hotel starting at 7 PM. October 30, Wednesday – leave the rally hotel at 7 AM for a...
  3. ChipBeck

    Rally to Rally 14 Party at Chip's House!

    Gentlemen, For the last 4 days I've been traveling with DBK all over central AZ setting up Rally 14. The amount of legwork, phone calls, emails, calculations, and spent brain cells Dave expends setting up these Rallies is mind numbing. He flew back to Michigan yesterday and with that put to...
  4. ChipBeck

    GTD National Rally #1

    Gentlemen, DBK strikes again with another insanely cool event. It’s always great to get together with long-term Forum members but this Rally was different because nobody knew who was going, what was going to happen, or what we would see & hear. Here's an invite...zero information....trust...
  5. ChipBeck

    Sebring Heritage Mk II

    Gentlemen, Multimatic has now completed the limited run of 45 Mk II GT's. In addition to standard colors and ECP they cooked up a dozen or so Heritage options based on notable 1960's liveries viewable on the private Mk II website, but there was one that could not be seen by anyone but me. The...
  6. ChipBeck

    "2023" 17th Annual Barrett Jackson Scottsdale GT Forum Dinner

    Gentlemen, The more things change, the more I stay the same!! It was a blast the last 16 times and I'm certain it will be even better this time. If you're going to this year's Scottsdale auction you don't want to miss this annual "Gathering of the Faithful". As always this will be on Thursday...
  7. ChipBeck

    Need factory Catalytic converters for '05-06 GT

    Gentlemen, Does anyone here have a set of take off (or new) factory catalytic converters (or cat delete pipes) for an '05-06 Ford GT that I could buy? Respond here or text me at (602) 430-4877. Thank you! Chip
  8. ChipBeck

    Magnus Walker's "The Big Thing" Ford GT..Season Finale

    Gentlemen, A couple months ago I got a call from Magnus Walker (who I had never met before) and he told me the season finale of his series "The Big Thing" was going to feature all 3 generations of the Ford GT. The Peterson Museum gave him their 1966 MkIII GT40 for the day and he needed an...
  9. ChipBeck

    Concours in the Hills - Feb. 12, 2022

    Gentlemen, Many of our ranks have attended and displayed their GT's at this unbelievable auto show and will tell you it's off the charts. The same beautiful location as our Rally 13 Concours at Fountain Park here in AZ with over 1000 cars displayed with each make in their own area. Ford GT's...
  10. ChipBeck

    Chip's Parties Will Never Be Quite The Same

    Gentlemen, For over 30 years Chris Palmarie has been a good friend and a constant both in my life and behind the bar at every GT party I've ever hosted. He bartended at Riazzi's in Tempe, Arizona for over 30 years and when they closed he worked at Vicino's near my home in Scottsdale. I...
  11. ChipBeck

    16th Annual Barrett Jackson Scottsdale GT Forum Dinner

    Gentlemen, Last year (well actually 2 years ago as Barrett-Jackson was cancelled last year) was one of the biggest and best Barrett-Jackson dinner events yet with a fantastic turnout. We had a beautiful private room at The Capitol Grille and everyone had a great time so we're doing it a 16th...
  12. ChipBeck

    Detailing and car wash service at Rally 13

    Gentlemen, I've arranged to have a detailer available in our covered parking area at Rally 13. If you want to use that service contact Vance at (248) 277-8689. Cheers. Chip
  13. ChipBeck

    Rally 13 Schedule of Events

    Gentlemen, I am so excited about Ford GT National Rally XIII that it's hard for me to sleep at night. Dave and I have worked our asses off for the last six months and it's going to be spectacular. I promise everyone who attends a fantastic time driving through some of the most beautiful...
  14. ChipBeck

    Luftgekuhlt 7

    Gentlemen, Ran into several GT Forum members at Luft 7 in Indianapolis this morning. Who else is here? Chip
  15. ChipBeck

    Rally to the Rally Party at Beck's Landing - October 30

    Gentlemen, The first Rally to the Rally Party at my home prior to Rally II in Los Angeles was 15 years ago. It was a big success with over 50 GT's showing up and everybody had a great time. After we did it again the next year prior to the Las Vegas Rally our "Moderator Emeritus" Daniel...
  16. ChipBeck

    2021 Chip's Ford GT Cathy Rankin Calendar

    Gentlemen, I posted up a while back about a photo shoot Dillon Precision did with my 2017 GT and Arizona's coolest chick, Cathy Rankin. Cathy did a photo shoot with Dillon 15 years ago with a 2005 red Ford GT that was a huge hit. She was 35 years old back then and they wanted to duplicate...
  17. ChipBeck

    Unexpected Avatar

    Gentlemen, This morning the GT truck and trailer driver for Sanderson Ford picked up my GT for it's final warranty adjustment. His name is Austin Day and while loading up my car he asked if I'd like to see a drawing he did on his IPad of my two GT's? Well of course! I think what he did is...
  18. ChipBeck

    Rally 13 UPDATE.

    Gentlemen, I'm an eternal optimist and I've worked my ass off trying to put everything together here for Dave to review and modify or sign off on. It would be an understatement to say that trying to plan something during all the insanity going on in the country today has been maddening. Every...
  19. ChipBeck

    UPDATE Post 26 - Chance Motorsports Encounter Makes a New Friend

    Gentlemen, I know there are a few of us that still enjoy dirt bikes. I've been doing it since I was a young boy and still enjoy it. (In my next life I want to be Ed Sims who is a 5 Star off road ace rider!) Every ride is different and you never know what you might run into out there. 3 weeks...
  20. ChipBeck

    Super Cool 1966 Ford GT/Ken Miles Memorabilia

    Gentlemen, My teammate, partner, and GM at Team CB Petroleum Properties, Shawn Dugan, manages to come up with a cool birthday gift for me every year. This year I really got a kick out of it. Ken Miles has been dead for 54 years now and it's not easy to find his autograph. An older autograph...