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Gary S
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Posted: October-02-2008 at 11:44pm |
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I already got raked over the coals last year,Pete when I posted that. From now on no more pictures while I work on the boat.
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8122pbrainard
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Gary.
Nice use of the extension ladder. What would your safety director say about that? I'm sure you guys get lots of safety meeting drilled into you! The boy's at Com Ed get one every morning! |
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Gary S
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Since were looking at rear ends, here is mine
Now Hollywood lets see what you can do with that |
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reidp
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Well crap Blondie, as I hate to tarnish your brief moment of brilliance. But in the never-ending quest of historical accuracy which we all strive for here, that hump in the transom actually appears to have been an on and off again thing on Mustangs. Looking back thru the diaries, "most" 69's on back (like my blue '69) don't have it while most 70's do. But your attention to detail is spot on. |
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8122pbrainard
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I asked the seller a couple questions! The Ford - CC story and to look for the serial number on the aluminum hull tag. I told him the serial will start with one or two letters. I did get a preliminary responce: "Dear 8122pbrainard, One of the Correct Craft dealers in Indiana confirmed the two years that Ford had a promo with Correct Craft. I will check on the hull #. It might be a state issued number of some sort. All I know is what the Michigan title has on it, but I will see if I can find the hull plate by the engine. I'll let you know!!" Well, it wouln't be the first time a dealer has talked BS. Maybe it was from the other seller of the "commemorative" issue Mustang - and he was a marina!! |
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eric lavine
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over the weekend I seen a new 2008 or 09 Dodge RT challenger. very nice
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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MaddMarxx
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I guess that guy is going to have come up whole new line BS now!!
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MaddMarxx
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good eye, Blondie...
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BlondieGurl1443
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reid..I think you are right, it looks like an AM Skier to me, if you look the transom pic it looks just like Boat Dr boat, it does not have the hump down the center
Am=Skier mustang |
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reidp
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Is that what you call the bench seat? I like that. And I'm with Mark in that I've never seen one in a Mustang either. It could be an Am Skier, as I don't see the Mustang name or any other for that matter, on the dash. The rest of that Ford and Mustang car/boat story is likely BS, unless I hear it from Mr Ralph. Furthermore, the car had already been out for a year and a half at that point, but I'm not sure CC needed Ford's permission to call a boat a Mustang.
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MaddMarxx
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I dont think I have ever seen a Mustang with the play pen up front!
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adamt
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Either this guy's back, or someone else is claiming Ford is responsible for the Correct Craft Mustang. "This boat was part of a cross-promotion" |
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-Adam
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adamt
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...and they can presently be seen at the bottom of lakes all over the United States!!! |
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-Adam
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adamt
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...and a CORRECT CRAFT third!!! |
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-Adam
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RainDog
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Gran(d) Prix was a race first, car second.
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bkhallpass
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I beleive they are called FTFs (Faster than Fords). BKH |
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eric lavine
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"The Bayliner Chevette"
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MaddMarxx
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SO what about the mustangs with 273s and 318s in them, are they crossbreads??
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reidp
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If I'm not mistaken, I believe Bayliner made various models over the years utilizing those exact names. Now THAT'S LOL. |
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eric lavine
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BKH, cool names maybe but not cool enough names, Camaro, Corvette, Chevelle, Nova lol
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Riley
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I remember that guy and I'd say he had been misinformed, or was rewriting history. |
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Riley
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Early Mustang boats had 289, 260, 170, 140. All Ford engines. I think it was more marketing than anything else. All the boats were named after hot cars. Some had engines from the same manufacturer, but not always. Maybe Dave Hendricks could get the scoop from Mr. Malloon. That would be an interesting tidbit of history to know about. |
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bkhallpass
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Thinking about this a bit more, didn't the ealry Mustang boats offer a 289 Ford? BKH
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adamt
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No "gotcha" intended!!! Thanks for knowledge guys. I've always thought that "Grand Prix" invokes an automotive theme anyways, kind of a strange name for a boat. |
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-Adam
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bkhallpass
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Yep, he's got us Reid. I give up.
Mustang - Ford 302 Torino - Ford 302 or 351 HM Skylark - Buick V6 Barracuda - Chrysler 318 Wildcat - Buick 401 Maurauder - Ford 427 Riviera - Can't figure this one out. I would have guessed that the boat was offered with the 401 or 425 Buick, but I can't find any evidence of that. Grand Prix - Really can't figure that one out as the boat had a 401 Buick. Maybe they just ran out of cool cars/cool car names. BKH |
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adamt
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Good enought for me, I just wondered what the correlation was. I remember seeing a guy on ebay with a Mustang (boat) saying it was some joint venture with Ford commemorating the Ford Mustang some how. I thought to myself, I don't remember seeing anything about that on CorrectCraftFan.com!!! |
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-Adam
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reidp
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BKH, he's got us there, as I was with you. I know Grand Prix's at least came with Buick engine options, so isn't that close enough? But I can't recollect any production Pontiac based marine conversion. |
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jbear
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Now those are some cars.
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adamt
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1965 Grand Prix...
1965 Grand Prix...
Following that line of reasoning, did the Grand Prix come with a Pontiac marine engine? |
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Gary S
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I've wondered that too. Imagine the trouble today with copyrights and trademarks.
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