thesixbangervol2issue2 - Mustang 6 Association

Jan. 23, 2015
VOLUME NO. 2
ISSUE NO. 2
THE SIX BANGER
Official Newsletter of the Mustang Six Association
IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome to THE SIX BANGER,
the newsletter of M6A.
Our online Association
is dedicated to all six cylinder Mustangs of all years , both
inline 6’s and V-6’s. Membership
is open to all who own a 6 cylinder
Mustang, or even those who just
love Mustangs.
There’s no cost to join, and all we
ask is that each member submit a
few stories and pictures of their
car or an article of interest concerning their 6 cylinder Mustang
each year, so it can be published
in our online newsletter and on
our website.
STABLE STATEMENTS.…………………………....…….....…..2
INLINE 6 CLASSICS…………………………………...…..…......3
THE V-6 CONNECTION………………………..…….……..…….4
SIX CUSTOMS……………………………………………………..5
MUSTANG SIX SHOWCASE……………………...…….……….6
V-6 REGISTRY.……………………..……………..…..…..….7 & 8
M6A AT THE SHOWS……………………………….…………….9
M6A LOGO PRIDE………….……………………….………..….10
IT HAPPENED WITH A SIX………………………..…..…..……11
GOING FOR THE GOLD………………...…..……….………….12
BUSTED KNUCKLE KNOWLEDGE……………….……..…….13
FIND A WORD & ANSWER………….…..……….....…….14 & 15
M6A’s SWAP & SHOP……………………………………………16
MONTHLY EVENT CALENDAR………………..…....…….……17
CAR SHOW INFO………………………………..………………..18
M6A SPONSORS PAGE………………………..…….....…........19
If you have a story and pictures of
your Mustang, or any article of
interest concerning 6 cylinder
Mustangs like a restoration project, engine or any other type
modification, we’d love to put in
our newsletter.
JIM CORNWELL’S 2002 CONVERTIBLE
FEATURED ON PAGE 4
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STABLE STATEMENTS
The new year’s barely under way and already so many great things are going on here at M6A. Our embroidered emblems
as well as our t-shirts have been ordered and should be here in a few weeks. Our window decals are flying off the shelves
and landing on members windshields all over the country, don't forget once you get your decal on your car, send us a picture so I can share it with everyone in the SHOW YOUR PRIDE section of the newsletter.
Perhaps the biggest news is that we are in the planning stages of our first national car show that is going to be held nowhere else but Mustang Oklahoma! The Oklahoma Mustang Club is allowing us to be a part of their annual Stampede Car
Show, which is held during Mustang city’s “Mustang Days” celebrations. The event will be the weekend after Labor day,
Sept. 12th. OMC’s president Allen King, told me that they are going to allow us to have the M6A car’s in a separate area,
so we can have our own spotlight! Their club is going to handle the registration for the event for us. I want to give a huge
thank you too, to Bill James, a member of both M6A and OMC, for sharing with Allen, that I had mentioned in last editions
newsletter about looking for a club to host a show with this year.
Some of you may remember we were working with the Blue Oval Club last year in hope of having a show with them in Hermann, Missouri. There was very little interest expressed by our members in attending the show, and I heard no more from
my contact with the Blue Oval Club. That show was to be held in May this year, due to those facts, I decided that we should
head in another direction for finding a venue for our first show.
It is quite an honor to be invited by the Oklahoma Mustang Club to be a part of their show, as they are well seasoned in
hosting shows. They have hosted four MCA National shows over the years, so I can guarantee, that this will be a great
show and an event that will be remembered for many years to come! I‘m looking for volunteers who have put together
shows in the past, to be a part of our show committee , if you’d like to volunteer please contact me. I’ll also be looking for
individuals and businesses to be show sponsors.
We’ve added a new feature to the newsletter, it’s our SWAP & SHOP section. It’s for our members to list items for sale,
trade, or swap, or something they may be looking for. This section is for our members only and I will not list vendor items. If
you have something to sell or trade, or are looking for something email me and I’ll be sure that it gets posted in the section.
PLEASE NOTE: M6A will not be held responsible for any actions or transactions between members who list, sell or trade
using the swap & shop section, nor guarantee the quality or validity of any item listed for sale or trade.
I want to encourage everyone to keep sending stories and pictures in of your Mustangs, as well as anything Mustang 6 cylinder related. I also want to assure everyone who has sent a story in that you haven’t been forgotten! There are some sections of the newsletter, where I have used up all the filed stories, so when I get a new story it’s published right away. There
are other sections such as INLINE SIX CLASSICS and THE V-6 CONNECTION where I still have several stories and I publish them in order received, with oldest ones being published first. I am completely out of stories for the SPRINT PRINT
section, if you have a 1966 Sprint Mustang, I’d love to have pictures and a story about your car.
Have a great day and don’t forget to hug your loved ones and then your Mustang!
Terry
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MY CONVERTIBLE MUSTANG FIND - BY JOSEPH MILES
I have lived in my home for nearly 16 years. My neighbor two houses over had several
very nice Mustangs when we moved in, including a '66 K Code fastback, a '69 Grande, a
'69 Mach 1, and an '89 convertible. His kids had several newer Mustangs as well. Since
then, all of these cars have been sold, except for a '68 convertible.
I would see my neighbor in his yard or at a store, and his '68 convertible was usually
mentioned in our conversations. I am a major car guy, but I really thought that this car
was out of my range from his description, and so I never walked over to see it. His interests have long changed over to trail beagles, and so this car sat for all these years.
We came home from vacation when my cellphone rang. My neighbor informed me that
he had an interested buyer for his convertible, and he wanted me to come and look at his
car. I finally agreed while figuring that he needed help with pricing his Mustang.
On the next day, I walked past the two houses and saw him standing in his driveway. He
slowly reached for his basement door. I then almost passed out! There sat a beautiful
concours restored 1968 Gulfstream Aqua Mustang convertible! Its only options were a
power top and a clock. My neighbor proceeded to show and tell how he and a local shop
completely tore the car down and fully restored it in 1989! No bolt was left unturned, and
its drivetrain was completely rebuilt to stock specs.
This convertible now has 4,826 miles. It was driven to Florida, Dearborn and Detroit for
national shows, and it was also featured on the cover of Mustang Monthly Magazine in
October, 1989, along with a two page story! When my neighbor's daughter married and
moved away, his passion for cars quickly faded. While the other cars were sold, this one
sat waiting until the day when his reluctant neighbor finally stopped by and took a look!
My photos were taken a few days after the convertible saw daylight for the first time in
many years. I will send better pictures once the car is back on the road. When I bought
this '68, its seals were shot in its transmission and its brakes were stuck. I am adding new redline tires and a set of NOS wire wheel covers. I also purchased a battery, and
I may add air conditioning later.
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2002 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE BY JIM CORNWELL
How many of you Ford fans have ever seen the UTube video
titled “The Best Ford Commercial Ever”? Well, if you have, not
only will it tug on your heart strings, it will show the evolution of
the love of a Mustang. Being a retired Air Force vet, not only did
my wife and I have a chance to watch the video, we lived a version of it.
The 2002 Mustang convertible pictured, started its life when
our son, Don, purchased it in Holoman, NM, where he was stationed as an Air Force fighter pilot. He needed a car, and had
just accepted a flying bonus so he invested it in the new car. He
was later asked the question – Why did you get a 6? His answer
– I’ve got 22 stages of afterburner behind me in the air (he was
flying an F-15E at the time) and I can go as fast as I want on the
ground with better insurance rates! As an irony to this scenario –
his sister, Sharlene, has a 1999 GT, 4.6 V8, and later on got a
2013 Boss 302! (She is an Air Traffic Controller!) Anyway, the
car spent the first part of its career in the New Mexico desert.
The Air Force has always been noted for its ability to move people around. And so it was with Don and his
family. He was transferred to England to continue with his next step in his flying career. During the moving process, the family came to Massachusetts to visit, and head to England through Boston. They also had recently
purchased a Honda van which they had elected to sell along with the Mustang, rather than put them in storage
or ship them overseas. We had agreed to help them sell them once they had travelled, so we now had a project.
Being a Ford family from many years ago, and keeping a 1969 Ford Galaxie 500XL and a 1971 Torino GT
which my wife Judy and I purchased new while we were in the Air Force, we could see the disappointment in
our son’s eyes when he finally handed over the keys to his Mustang. Sooo – we hatched a plan. With the help
of a good friend who was in the used car business, we sort of sold the Honda at the top of the price range, and
bought the Mustang at the bottom of the price range. Our son received the amount he wanted for the sales,
and never knew we were the ones who bought the car. He asked who bought it, and the reply was “Some older
guy bought it for his kid!” (Never lie about a story like that!)
We kept the Mustang 6 in fairly good shape over the next few years, used it at cruise nites, car shows and
in parades. It still only has 46,000 miles on it! The next chapter in this story comes when my wife and I were
going to England to spend Christmas with Don and his family. Again, things being the way they were, Don was
heading to Afganistan for his 4th deployment right after the Christmas holidays. Sooo – to say the least, let’s
just say the mood was not necessarily what it could have been for the season. We tried to make the most of
the situation, and showed the family the U-Tube video of the Ford commercial, then sprung some pictures and
the explanation of what exactly happened to the Mustang. Needless to say, it definitely lightened the mood,
and brought out many smiles.
The next chapter in the story came when Don and the family returned to the States, and were assigned to a base in North Carolina. We drove the Mustang to North Carolina and brought items we had been keeping for him to their new base, and the 6 cylinder Mustang was back home again.
But wait! Actually the story does not stop here! A while later, our son decided that he had had enough of his current career, and decided to retire. Great –
where are you going? We are going to Alaska! We have a great job offer there, and we really liked it when we were stationed there, so we are going back.
And – oh by the way Dad – we don’t think Alaska is exactly the place for a Mustang convertible. Sooo- do you want the car back?
Needless to say, we now have the 2002 Mustang 6 cylinder convertible back under our roof in Massachusetts. It is still used for cruise nites, car shows,
and parades. A regular member of our family since 2002! And as a PS to the story, the Dude 01 part comes in where it is the license plate of the car – and it
was the call sign our son had when flying the F-15E during his last deployment!
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THOMAS MOORE’S CUSTOM 2007 MUSTANG
I was raised in a Ford family, but didn't get a chance to own a Mustang until '07.
When the retro Mustang came out in '05 I knew I was going to have to have one, but it was 2007 before I had my first Mustang home. A 2007 Grabber Orange Pony Package Coupe that did not remain stock for very long. The manual transmission
is about the only thing in the drive-train that hasn't been changed in some way. The 4.0 has been supercharged, the 7.5
inch 3:31 rear-end swapped for a 8.8 inch 3:55 from a GT with an aluminum driveshaft, and tubular lower control arms. I have
lowered it an inch and a half, tinted the rear window, installed a short-throw shifter, and added 10" wide rims on the rear to
help keep me in a straight line. I joined a local Mustang club shortly after getting my toy and have been having a great time
going to shows/car events since.
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MY 2011 3.7L MUSTANG PREMIER COUPE - BY BILL ERNST
This is my fifth Mustang over the years. I had a
'65 six cylinder with a three speed coupe
bought new, and then I had a new '67 V-8
three speed fastback. I later had a '99 V-6 convertible, an '05 V-6 coupe, and now my '11
coupe.
My 3.7L V-6 is really something special! It road
tested at 5.4 seconds for 0-60 with a true 31+
mpg on the freeway. At 80 mph it cruises at
2,000 rpm.
I also included a Mustang club photo taken at
the Pima Air and Space Museum here in Tucson, AZ of a '14 GT convertible and a '65 six
cylinder Mustang parked in front a P-51
Mustang.
OUR 1968 MUSTANG - BY JASON STURNIOLO
I bought this 1968 Mustang in 2003, four months after my first child was born. It is a Golden Nugget Special. This special addition Mustang was sold in the Northwest sales area.
My Mustang's special features include Sunlit Gold paint with black C-stripes, blacked out hood panels, a
vinyl top, whitewall tires and wheel covers. There was also a dash plaque with the first owner's name and
"Golden Nugget Mustang" marked on it.
Only 525 were to be assembled, but according to my Marti Report, my Mustang was one of 481 made.
My Mustang has not been restored. It now has 118,000 original miles on its 200 CID six cylinder engine.
My family, and especially my son, love to go for drives in our car. My son really likes when people ask
about our Mustang at red lights or when they wave as they go by! The smiles that we both get are priceless.
Several pictures are attached for everyone to enjoy.
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V- 6 REGISTRY
MY SIXTH SIX: MY '14 "NEW GREY MARE" MUSTANG - BY RICK MITCHELL
The May 2014 issue of MUSTANG TIMES ran a story I wrote about my '04 Mustang called the "Old Grey Mare." This story described how I located and restored
a ten year old V-6 Mustang and prepared it for the upcoming show season, after having been off the show circuit for 25 years.
My '04 was my fifth six cylinder Mustang. In the 1980's, I restored a 1966 Sprint
200 coupe and showed it at 69 Mustang and antique car shows and had much
success. By 1993, however, I sold it, and two years later, I bought a new '95 3.8L
V-6 Mustang coupe to use as my daily driver after losing my company car
from my insurance claims representative position. At that point, though, I was
still a road representative, and so my employer reimbursed my mileage from assignments. Pulling up in a bright blue Mustang to talk to someone
about their injury caused a few reactions from people! One woman said, "They
gave you that for a company car? Wow!"
ly, and then driving home disappointed. I came to find that attending most popular
vote shows in a grey colored Mustang coupe with a V-6, regardless of how well it
drove, how nice it looked or what its mechanical condition was meant little. If your
Mustang was not among the brightest colors in your class with a lot of aftermarket
pieces added, then your chances of winning were very slim.
My friends would then say, "Well, you should attend to help promote your hobby."
That is such a noble idea, but it gets thin after a string of losses. Add in fuel expense, tolls and entry fees, and this becomes an expensive but losing proposition,
especially when the fun factor diminishes. It was time to re-evaluate what owning
a Mustang and being in our hobby meant to me.
By early September, I decided to attend only the Mustang shows where I had
friends and that were not such a long distance away. I then traded my '13 Challenger back to the selling dealer since I only drove 3,000 miles per year and did
not need two cars. I then turned my '04 Mustang into my daily driver. I took the net
proceeds from the Challenger and paid off my Mustang.
Several situations then developed at the same time. The first was that driving my
'04 on a daily basis was not as rewarding as I thought. Sure, I had restored it and
all of its maintenance was done, but it had its share of noises and rattles as one
would expect from a ten year old car. But with under 200 horsepower, it was sluggish as compared to my Challenger. Finally, it did not have traction control. This
was a concern as I had three occasions in my '95 Mustang where the car got
away from me because of poor traction. Two could have been severe. The first
was an unintended 180 degree U-turn in snow and the other was a 90 degree left
turn in heavy rain. Had there been other cars around, I would have caused two
accidents. The '00 and '04 from ten years ago had traction control and never did
this. This latest '04 did not.
The next situation was that I read where the '14 Mustangs, in addition to also having 305hp, had a "Comfort" setting so that the car could be set to ride and handle
better. I had not heard of this and wondered what that was, and would itmake a
difference over the '05, '09 and '10 Mustangs I drove years ago?
The final situation was that I preferred the style of the '14 Mustang over the newly
restyled '15. This is my personal decision, although I am sure that the new modI later bought a 2000 V-6 Mustang and then a 2004 in spring 2005. I had driven
el will be quite popular with many others. I also found over the last days of Septhe restyled and re-engined '05 Mustang V-6s but did not care for them. Their 4.0L tember that the supply of '14 Mustangs was rapidly drying up in preparation for the
engines seemed loud, and the car felt underpowered while their automatic trans'15s. If I wanted a leftover '14, the time to act was now.
missions shifted constantly. The biggest problem for me, though, was that I felt
they rode unusually hard as compared to my earlier Mustangs. Overall, the hanI woke up at a quarter to five several mornings later and realized that my '04
dling was not as nice as compared to my '95, '00 and '04.
would have to go if I wanted to buy a '14, and that I would have to move quickly to
The '04, unfortunately, did not last long. It had a list of minor but annoying issues
to correct, including an odd windshield wind whistling sound above 45mph that no
one could resolve. Since a new '05 Mustang was not an option, I took home an '05
Taurus instead and drove that for five years.
By late 2009, I was ready for another car. I drove both the '09 Mustangs and the
externally restyled '10 Mustangs, both V-6s and V-8s, but the same harsh ride
was there from years before, so what would I do? I jumped ship, drove a '10
Dodge Challenger, and bought one. I later traded that for a '13, and both
were comfortable to drive. The '13 had 305hp, and that one would fly!
find a Mustang with a V-6 "while supplies last." I visited with the Ford dealer where
my last three cars came from to discuss this. Our first step was a 45 minute test
drive in a '14. I watched my salesman dial in the "Comfort" setting on the dash,
and off we went. I drove on a combination of local roads and interstates, and
much to my relief, the car handled considerably better than the Mustangs from a
few years ago. In all candor, my Challengers had a magic carpet ride and were
somewhat better, but this Mustang had a greatly improved ride quality and was
now very acceptable. This was the deal maker for me.
That brings us to late 2013. I wanted to get back into our Mustang hobby, but buying and restoring a '65 or '66 was beyond my means physically with three repaired
lower discs and financially. Early Mustangs in poor to fair condition were bringing
over $10,000, and the really nice ones were twice that. So I turned my attention to
another Third Generation V-6 Mustang. I then narrowed that to the '99 to '04 V-6
coupes, and I bought the grey '04 coupe that was featured in MUSTANG TIMES.
By April, I was taking my ten year old Mustang out to the local antique car and
Mustang shows. It was like old times again!
I was really happy with this well into June. At the first Mustang show I attended in
a quarter of a century, I took a trophy at a popular vote show! At the second, there
were no trophies, but we received a nice photo plaque with a picture of our cars.
At the third show in May, I took a third at a judged show. In the interim, the May
issue of MT came out. This was all great to participate in.
And then my situation changed. Over the next six shows, I failed to place. I was
starting to see the downside of Mustang shows and taking the losses personal-
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V- 6 REGISTRY
MY SIXTH SIX: MY '14 "NEW GREY MARE" MUSTANG - BY RICK MITCHELL
I woke up at a quarter to five several mornings later and realized that my '04
would have to go if I wanted to buy a '14, and that I would have to move quickly to
find a Mustang with a V-6 "while supplies last." I visited with the Ford dealer where
my last three cars came from to discuss this. Our first step was a 45 minute test
drive in a '14. I watched my salesman dial in the "Comfort" setting on the dash,
and off we went. I drove on a combination of local roads and interstates, and
much to my relief, the car handled considerably better than the Mustangs from a
few years ago. In all candor, my Challengers had a magic carpet ride and were
somewhat better, but this Mustang had a greatly improved ride quality and was
now very acceptable. This was the deal maker for me.
Our next question was availability? My salesman estimated that there may
be no base model V-6s left in his territory configured the way I wanted within the
next one week to three weeks. I narrowed my color choices to silver, blue and
grey. The silver looked nice but slightly washed out to me, and the blue had a
slight purple tint. My salesman then located one remaining base six in his area in
grey with no bells and whistles, and another grey with $2,500 worth of bells and
whistles. I opted for no bells and no whistles. He also told me that this six had a
$3,000 discount. Now we're talking!
So they appraised my '04 and showed me the final figures, and I signed the paper
work. My dealer exchanged with a Ford dealer in Virginia and brought "my" grey
'14 V-6 Mustang back to Baltimore. I took delivery on September 26, 2014.
After leaving the dealer, they gave me a gas ticket to fill my new car up at an Exxon station across the street. I started pumping when some old fogey walked
up and said, "That sure looks like a race car!" He then walked around to the front
of my new Mustang and said, "Well, that ain't no COBRA!" Sigh!
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TERRY REINHART’S 1966 CONVERTIBLE
On Jan.17th and 18th, the 24th Annual Autofest indoor car show was held at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds in Nashville
Tn. This was my second year to enter Elizabeth-Marie in the show. There were about 175 cars entered, and of those there
were four Mustangs, I had the only 6 cylinder Mustang. I had several people ask me about M6A after noticing the place card I
made to put on the air cleaner, and hopefully we will soon have some new members. The award ceremony was held Sunday
afternoon, and I received a top 50 award, which I was very proud of.
It was a beautiful sunny and warm weekend, which made for a great drive both to and from the show. The weather also
helped there be a large turnout of people looking at the cars. I’m looking forward to the regular car show season that will be
here in just a few months!
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I want to invite all of our members to send in pictures of the M6A logo decal on their 6 cylinder Mustang’s windshield. I’ll feature them in this
section of our newsletter, If you don’t have a window decal or want your decal displayed in the newsletter email me at
editor@mustang6assoication.org and give me your mailing address or attach a picture of our logo on your windshield. Put window decal in
the subject line . The window decals are available at no cost , including free mailing!
JASON STEDRY
TERRY WALKER
WALTER LATHAM
TONI SINGLETON
WADE SOVONICK
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IT HAPPENED WITH A SIX !
WHY BUY OR BUILD A CLASSIC CAR? - BY CHARLES JOHNS
My son-in-law, Tommy, visited for Father’s Day, and he asked about an old car that was for sale on his street. He is in
the market for a better car and mentioned how he respected the value of the older cars going up rather than down as
they got older. We were in my garage where my 1965 Mustang coupe stays, and he truly likes my car and the 25+ mpg
that my six gets. His 4x4 Ford F-250 and my daughter’s Explorer both get less than 20mpg, and with 3 children, that
hurts! Now that gas is again climbing in price, they are looking for a second car that can haul two child seats in back and
still have room for groceries. Tommy now understands why I call my Mustang a “grocery getter” that is FUN, rather than
a show car.
For over 40 years, I have built customs, street rods and cycles as a hobby, and for a while, as a business. A true show
car must meet standards that a daily driver does not, whereas a driver must be better suited for traffic, comfort and dependability. With an automatic transmission, air conditioning, an updated sound system, new foam under the seat covers
and extra sound deadening under its carpet, my little '65 is fun to drive, quiet and comfortable. The fact, I sold a '32 Ford
coupe show car that I drove almost daily and made money, plus I drove my '40 Ford coupe (289, air, tilt, cruise, quad
stereo, buckets and more) for 12 years, and then sold it for almost twice what I invested, and that got his attention!
We should not expect to make money from our hobby vehicles, but if we do most of the work ourselves, that will usually
transfer into a profit when the project car is sold. A business person looks at profit, and a hobby is not normally a business, but that does not preclude the possibility of at least getting one’s money back. If an owner looks at those options
that most buyers want and incorporates them into the car, then there is a good chance that a buyer will come looking before you are ready to sell. I just got my '65 on the road this spring and have already been asked twice to sell it by serious
buyers! It is nice to know that I have several thousands of dollars “on the hoof” sitting in my garage, if needed, but I want
to drive my Mustang for many miles before leaving it to a grandchild.
This wonderful car hobby that we indulge our efforts and egos into is a special area in our lives where we find pleasure,
be they classics, sports cars or street rods. I highly recommend that you build what you like with little regard for what others prefer. After all, it is your car, your effort and your ego that will be satisfied when finished. Whether you are an oldtimer like me who has built many cars from the frame up, or are building your first project, it is referred to as your “ride”
for a reason!
Henry Ford built them to move people from one place to another, and everyone sees them when they travel down the
road. A trailer queen is seen only by those attending shows, but they have a special place in our car world. A perfect restoration should be kept that way…perfect! The vast majority of car guys want to drive their cars, and a Mustang “classic”
with a strong dependable SIX will keep us on the road, even with high dollar gas!
See you on the road, Sixers!
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This is part 4 of the 6 part series of an excellent article written by Donald Farr and published on the Mustang 360
website. Though the article was written in 2010 the advice and suggestions are timeless!
Teflon tape: Judges frequently deduct points for Teflon tape on heater-hose tubes and other engine
connections. "They didn't use it in the 1960s so it's incorrect for a Concours-type car," says Speegle.
"White Teflon tape against a blue intake manifold stands out from 10 feet away. Cut it with a razor or
brush it back with a toothbrush-do whatever you need to do to make it go away."
Shocks: "Instead of spending $800 for a set of NOS shocks, use a little creativity and semi-gloss black
to paint your existing shocks," says Speegle. "That will at least get you some points. And if you don't do
anything else with an aftermarket performance shock, at least peel off the decal."
Battery hold-down bolts: "If I want to go right down the line and take off one point from every car in
the '67-'73 classes, I can do it for battery hold-down bolts that are too long," says Perkins. "The ones
you get today, reproduction or even from Ford, are universal, so they're about 3/4-inch too long. All
you've got to do is cut them off, round off the edges with a sanding block, and touch them up with phosphate. Anybody can do that and it doesn't cost a thing."
Oil filter: "At least paint it or use one of the reproduction filters," says Speegle. "Painting it block color
should at least get you part of the points."
Hood and door bumpers: "It's not uncommon for first-timers to miss one or two," says Speegle. "Either
they fell out or were never put back in during a restoration."
Tires: This is definitely a Perkins' pet peeve: "We allow reproduction tires, but owners should at least
put the correct ones on their cars. You get two points for the correct size, two points for correct type
(belted, etc.), and two points for the correct brand. I see a lot of Firestone white-letter Wide-Ovals on '69
-'70 Mustangs, mainly Bosses, but Ford didn't start using them until 1971."
Pinch-welds:" Underneath the body, along the bottom edge from the front wheelwell to the rear
valance, the pinch-welds are supposed to be painted black," says Speegle. "Just use a can of black
spray paint and be careful where the overspray goes."
Firewalls: "Most of the time, cars don't have any or enough sealant on the firewalls," says Speegle.
"Every opening, screw, and bolt that comes through the firewall should have some sealant. Most restorers are using 3M rubberized black undercoating. From the factory, it was a connect-the-dots thing, like
they never shut the gun off as they went from one spot to another. What I find is that most owners can't
bring themselves to do it because it looks so ugly. Sometime you have to build it up to make it look real."
Perkins also points out that the black firewall paint is typically too flat or too glossy. "The MCA rules are
really lenient on the firewall," he says. "Some owners hate to put the sealer back on there after they've
scrapped off all the old stuff. But if they give it a little blast in one area, that's usually enough to prevent
a one-point deduction."
REPUBLISHED BY PERMISSION OF DONALD FARR, AND MUSTANG 360
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Dick Steinkopf asked a question last week about the Autolite 1100 carburetor. One of our members Tony Kovar, an expert on the first generation
Mustangs, he also keeps the 1966 Sprint Registry, very thoroughly answered the question for Dick. Here is Tony’s answer. I want to thank Tony, for
taking the time to give this very informative answer.
Answer: The Original 1965-1967 Ford 200cid Autolite 1100 1v carbs were excellent carbs and really good reliable performers with very few returns to the dealers. A well
cleaned and/or refurbished one of these early 1100 1v carbs performs just as well today. However, The later, physically bigger 1968-1969 200cid Autolite 1100 1v
"IMCO" (Emissions Controlled) carbs were absolutely horrible and known for Bogging down, having Flat spots on acceleration, and notorious for not starting in cold weather. The problem was so bad, that Ford issued a TSB on the problem in 1968 about the newer "IMCO" carbs to all Ford Dealers and subsequent TSB's on the same subject
as the years went on well into the Early 1970's.
From 1965 to 1967, If a customer had a problem with their Autolite 1100 1v carb, It was simply replaced with the same identical carb from the dealer, and this usually rectified the problem. But..., From 1968 to 1973, If a customer needed a replacement Autolite 1100 1v carb, It was most likely replaced with a Carter YF 1 - 1 barrel carb "Service
Replacement" carb that Ford started using for the 200cid engine in 1970. In 1970, The Carter YF 1 - 1 barrel carb replaced the Autolite 1100 1v "IMCO" (Emissions Controlled) carbs in ALL Ford vehicles due to all of the complaints that Ford had received from Ford and Mercury Dealers and owners as well. Unfortunately, The Carter YF 1
replacement carb DID NOT fix the problem. The 6cyl carb complaints kept rolling into Ford. It was actually found that the Carter YF 1 replacement carb was not much better
or even worse after 6 months to 1 year of use than that of that Autolite 1100 1v "IMCO" carb. So what to do?1?...with all these thousands of 6cyl complaints from customers?? From 1973 to 1975, An interesting thing happened. Ford went back to the drawing board to get rid of the "known problems" that had plagued the later Autolite 1100 1v
"IMCO" (Emissions Controlled) carbs and Carter YF 1 - 1 barrel carbs had and so they created the "Motorcraft 1100 1v Replacement carbs" to satisfy customer complaints...and guess what..?? It fixed the problems. So much so, Ford continued to use the newer re-designed "Motorcraft 1100 1v carbs" on six cylinder cars until 1981 well
into Fox body production until the end of 200cid production. There were also later variants of this carb with electronic choke, bigger venturis and so forth in Motocraft
carb models 1101 and 1250 for other Ford vehicles.
From 1975 and on forward, as supplies of the Motorcraft 1100 1v carbs waned and dwindled and as stocks were depleted, Ford Dealers offered the Holley 1940 carb as
"Service Replacement" carb to ALL Ford Dealers, and this is where the confusion comes in. The Holley 1940 carb was only offered as "Service Replacement" carb from
1975 an on. It was never offered in the 1960's as an Autolite 1100 1v "Service Replacement" carb. It turned out that the Holley 1940 "Service Replacement" carb ran very
well, but the drawbacks to this carb would be that the rebuild of this carb was complicated and that the carb would not accept the original stock air cleaners, so the original
stock air cleaners would have to be modified or replaced with another type of air cleaner. As far as a "No Charge" replacement to owners for a "Replacement" carb, If it was
a TSB, (Which this was), TSB's (Technical Service Bulletins) were left up to the discretion of the Ford Dealer whether or not the customer got a free replacement, otherwise,
the customer would pay for the replacement charge. If the part was a "Ford Recall" - such as the case with defective 1968 Seat Frame Pivots, The part was most likely replaced for free at Full cost to Ford. The same practice continues till this day. I hope that this clears up any questions.
Also, to help out some members here, as a "Hot Rod" tip, If they are having carb issues and own a 1968 or later 6cyl 200cid engine in their car, If they plug up all of the
emissions manifold vacuum ports and replace their distributor and carb with a 1965 thru 1967 Mustang or Ford Pre '67 6cyl distributor and Pre '67 Autolite 1100 1v (nonIMCO) carb. They will see that their car will run much.much better! An easy way to tell the Early 1965-1967 Autolite 1100 1v carbs from the later physically bigger 19681969 200cid Autolite 1100 1v "IMCO" (Emissions Controlled) carbs is that the Early 1965-1967 Autolite 1100 1v carbs have a "Screw-In" Spark Advance that matches the
Early Ford 6cyl Distributors that the later, bigger 1968-1969 200cid Autolite 1100 1v "IMCO" do not have. By 1968, The IMCO Distributors were different, and the earlier
"Screw-In" Spark Advance had been deleted from the 1968-1969 200cid Autolite 1100 1v "IMCO" carbs. I have found by years of Driving, use and mild Hot Rodding, if you
remove the '68 and later Distributor and 1100 1v IMCO carb, and replace them with a '67 and earlier Distributor and 1100 1v carb that lots of problems just simply go away
and performance increases...yet still maintaining a very stock look.
In last edition I shared information concerning MCA judging rule changes that were suppose to go into effect for the 2015 season.
One of our members shared that info in a forum and it was found that the information that I shared was incorrect. I want to apologize to all for the misinformation, as well as any embarrassment that I may have caused anyone. A former president of the MCA
responded to the misinformation, here is his reply:
I do not know where the information you saw on that site came from but you need to confirm that type of information before disseminating it here. All matters voted upon or recommended at the judges meeting are reviewed after the meeting to determine if the changes require BOD approval and don't automatically go into affect based on what was voted on or recommended at the meeting.
The term Grand National was not eliminated at the Judges meeting. It was discussed but when brought up for a vote at the BOD meeting it was tabled for
more information to be gathered.
The number of shows was not reduced to 4 at the Judges meeting. It was recommended. A change like that has to be approved by the BODs. The National
Show guidelines have always said the BOD can limit or expand the number of National level shows each year. Again dropping to only 4 shows per year
was presented to the BODs and was tabled for more information to be gathered.
We have been judging available cars on Friday for several shows now. It is not a mandatory thing or new thing. It is addressed by the Assistant National
Head judges based classes that have a large number of cars requiring a lengthy amount of time to judge.
We will not be sending out Gold card judges a month before each show to conduct seminars. It was proposed that we setup judging clinics in different parts
of the US on a periodic basis to help educate Occasional and Daily Driver judges. Nothing has been set in concrete as to where and when. We will, as we
have done for several years, continue to hold a judging clinic on Friday at National level shows.
The 2005 will not become a Concours class. A new class referred to as the Preservation class is being developed for the 2005 and later cars to enter when
they become 10 years old. Concours it generally for cars that have been restored. How many 2005s do you know of that have been restored. Please read
the Judges Corner article in the December issue of Mustang Times.
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This section is for our members only, vendor items will not be listed. M6A will not be held responsible for any actions or
transactions between members who list, sell or trade using the swap & shop section. M6A will not guarantee the quality
or validity of any item listed for sale or trade.
WHEELS, 4 (four) 19 x 8.5 in. OEM 2013 from Performance Pkg. Mustang.
Gray & Aluminum color, VG condition. Asking $295. for the set
Contact: majorf94c@aim.com phone: 301-598-4263
Ford never made an engine emblem for the inline 6 cylinder that was in the Mustang, but if you are an owner of a first
generation Mustang, you are just as proud of your 6 cylinder powered Mustang as all those who have V-8 powered
ones. Why should the V-8's be the only ones to show the world what's under the hood on their fenders? Well finally all
of us 6 cylinder Mustang owners can as well! These "200" emblems are sold as a pair, one for each fender, and will
proudly tell all the world that your Mustang is powered by the one of the most versatile and dependable inline engines
Ford ever produced, the 200 cubic inch inline 6.
The emblems are hand made through a process of converting 4 "260" emblems into 2 "200" emblems. The "6" is removed from the one pair of emblems, and the "0" is removed from another pair. The cut out "0" is then transplanted to the emblem with the '6" removed, and firmly epoxied into place. During the cutting the numbers themselves
are never cut, only the metal surrounding them. Once the "200" emblem has been made and the epoxy cured the painted area is touched up with a satin paint. The mounting
posts will remain attached to the emblem. You have the option of using the post's to attach your emblem, or remove the post's and use double sided tape to attach it to your
car. Be aware that Ford never produced an emblem like this, it’s NOT a concours item. It COULD lead to a point deduction at a judged Mustang event.
$65.00 shipping included to anywhere is U.S. Paypal, check, money order accepted.
Email: mustang6association@gmail.com
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1st Saturday of every month 5:30 –8:30 Arby’s, 1463
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http://midfloridamustangclub.com
2 Autofest indoor car show, Nashville Expo Center
https://www.facebook.com/NashvilleAutoFest
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SAVE THE DATE!
M6A has been invited by the Oklahoma Mustang Club, to be part of their Annual Stampede car show,
which is going to be held in Mustang, Oklahoma, during Mustang city’s “Western Days” celebration and
event. Make sure to mark your calendars now for this fist ever M6A car show. More information and details
will be coming soon. M6A is going to be looking for sponsors to donate trophies, banners, and other items
that will be needed to host our event, If you or a business you know might be interested in being a show
sponsor, please contact me at: editor@mustang6association.org
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CLICK ABOVE FOR THEIR WEBSITE
Because of the generous sponsorship of NPD we were able to have our website hosted on the internet. I am pleased to announce
as well, we will be able to provide another special service , all M6A logo window decals will be mailed for free. To get yours, just email
editor@mustang6association.org with your address and put window decal in the subject line.
CLICK ABOVE FOR THEIR WEBSITE
I am pleased to announce another sponsor of the Mustang Six Association, Texas Mustang Parts. Brothers Geoff and Tony shared their story
with me “ Texas Mustang once was a major player in Mustang parts, with ads in every Mustang magazine. The economy and technology took a
toll on the business when former 71 year old owner decided to get out. Both of us have been passionate about Mustangs since we were young. I
had been managing a auto parts store for over the last 7 years while Tony had been working in CNC. Seemed like the perfect opportunity. We
have two guys working there during the day while we both have retained our current jobs to make sure we get up and running. “
Texas Mustang Parts is offering exclusive discount s for M6A members, they have an account set up for their discount pricing, for us under Mustang 6 Association. Check them out today.
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