Jack Telnack

[Brad]

The new owner of this car is looking for information on this car. It has pinstripes and a cobra on the front fender. The plaque is on the rear deck and by the gear shifter. The person named was a design VP at FORD until 1997
#ThunderbirdBob

[Brad]

[Brad]

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[BLACK BEAUTY]

Add ons? supercharged?

[Brad]

Add ons? supercharged?

Nope

[2K2BIRD]

I remember reading something about him in the Lamm book. I believe he was one of the guys "in the room" when the ideas and concept were first hatched for the retrobird and was instrumental in keeping the idea alive before his retirement.

This all from memory, so I could be off completely. My book and I are about 800 miles from each other.

Interesting he wouldn't get one before 2004. Who knows if he had the cobra emblems put on or the guy's in the garage did it as a joke.

[RustyFrye]

I remember reading something about him in the Lamm book. I believe he was one of the guys "in the room" when the ideas and concept were first hatched for the retrobird and was instrumental in keeping the idea alive before his retirement.

According to various references in the book.....he was design vp at the time before j mays took over.

[5bird7]

He retired in 1997 from Ford, age 60. No more info that I could find on him, if he worked for any other companies after that. The car sold from the original dealer in July 2004 as it sat on that lot since Oct. 2003.

The only one I know that might have had or knew of any info on the car was Ron McCloud (RIP) IF it was Jack Telnack's.