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    "I" found it!Or I really should say George "found" it today. The sad part is George did not tell me he was going there and did not call me when he saw it Of course, HE doesn't carry a camera around - oh wait! he has a cell phone with that feature!

    Anyway, It is now at a major private collection here in the DFW area. Think - a place to visit for some future "local" gathering. Plus there are several other comcepts from that auction there -- including - get this -- the concept Lincoln Mark X! - the one everyone here drools over.

    sigh! well we do know the curator so we can go almost any time - it's just a matter of getting George in the mood
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    Dot
    Thanks for the info on both cars. I called to see if that MarkX could have been made legal---no luck. I wanted to bid but--- $$$$ and not a driver. Eva & I will make a special trip to Dallas just to look at those vehicles and many more in that collection. When George gets the info please advise.
    Thanks
    Dennis
    TEXAS THUNDER MAY 2011

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      We have the info. All we need is a date and coordinate with their schedule & some other plans such as a dinner or lunch.

      busy month ahead but November might be doable on the 3rd weekend as long as weather is still decent.
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        I wish they'd build the Lincoln MKR

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          George drooled on the MKX.
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            George
            Did you really drool all over the MARK X? I could not get that close, but would have done the same. I tried hard to make it a driver. Even was told to drive it on our ranch roads. HA HA no way.
            Dennis
            TEXAS THUNDER MAY 2011

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            • #7
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              Dot, what about after "IT'S TRACTORS AND THUNDERBIRDS"!!!
              on Oct the 16th?
              Birds of the 48
              15AGAIN has been in 48 States and 9 Canadian Provinces. Travelled many miles with great friends-- "Priceless"

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                Originally posted by 15AGAIN View Post
                Dot, what about after "IT'S TRACTORS AND THUNDERBIRDS"!!!
                on Oct the 16th?
                "We're planning an afternoon in Uptown, watching college football after this event. Local pub or maybe our place. More info to follow!"
                Chuck

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                  Finally made it over to see the supercharged concept Thunderbird. Took lots of pictures (but probably not enough!). They have tried over the last couple of months to see if the supercharger would work if it really is on the car but had a hard time even making the car run. Don't know if it was deliberately disabled or if those at Ford never really got it going right as Jim Youngs said was the case with it. At least the one that Jim Youngs worked with, runs right. But not the case with the Show Car. Took pictures anyway as there's lots of trim on it that some might be interested in seeing.
                  btw - after seeing some of what Ford did with this car, I'm surprised some haven't gone that route. There was a bunch of carbon fiber trim used under the hood. and I loved the dash trim used in this car.

                  Meanwhile it sits in amongst several concept Ford cars that were acquired at the same time. including the Mark X. the Mechanics do not know yet when the cars will be displayed publicly. They are in the process right now of moving several other much older cars into Dallas for the Car Museum opening there later this week.
                  The SC Tbird was parked next to the green Mustang Bullit Concept from 2001.



                  Originally posted by DKest3963 View Post
                  Dot
                  Thanks for the info on both cars. I called to see if that MarkX could have been made legal---no luck. I wanted to bid but--- $$$$ and not a driver. Eva & I will make a special trip to Dallas just to look at those vehicles and many more in that collection. When George gets the info please advise.
                  Thanks
                  Dennis
                  TEXAS THUNDER MAY 2011

                  It's not much of a driver. No easy hood release so did not get to look under hood, strictly a concept. Beautiful light yellow/cream interior.
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                    Re: Supercharged show car update

                    Dot, going to post pictures? Can you get us in sometime to see these cars?

                    Chuck & Nancy

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                    • #11
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                      I would so love to put that hood on the WyrdBird. I need to find somebody who could modify a stock hood to look like that.



                      Alex
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                      "Wyrd literally means "that which has turned" or "that which has become"... It carries the idea of "turned into" in both the sense of becoming something new and the sense of turning back to an original starting point".
                      Arlea Æðelwyrd Hunt-Anschütz, in "What is Wyrd?" in Cup of Wonder No. 5 (October 2001)

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                        Pictures Dot, pictures

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                        • #13
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                          Ditto

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                          • #14
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                            well, let's see.
                            1, passenger side dash
                            2, door sill
                            3, coil covers
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                              and some more
                              color of interior appears to be saddle, not the butterscotch yellow it looks in photos.
                              1, underside of hood
                              2, bumper bezels
                              3, interior leather
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