VINDICATOR FORDS …the almost complete record

[troublemaker427]

Drake,
Where did your ’64-’65 Falcon come from? Did you build it from a street car or was it always a race car?

Thanks

[dinoKeymaster]

TO see more …Differant configurations of Falcon and othe Vindicator stuff…. Get into the big ODF Premium Members Galleries ! now 1700+ photos .

[dinoKeymaster]

Drake just Told me This (I didn’t Know !):

“THE OL’ CARMEL FORD FALCON… HAS ALREADY… PRETTY FAITHFULLY…BEEN “REPRODUCED”…USING ALL THE ORIGINAL FIBERGLASS…BY A GUY IN MARYLAND…DID A REAL NICE JOB TOO…HAS SHOWN IT AROUND @ FORDS’ OF CARLISLE, ETC….DRAKE”

[vindicatorParticipant]

😀 😀 😀 HEY…THE GUY WHO “RE-DID” THE CARMEL FORD/VINDICATOR FALCON…HIS NAME IS MIKE WEAVER…HE’S FROM MARYLAND…HE’S A AMC AMX “BUFF”…HAS A SITE PRETTY MUCH DEDICATED TO THE FACTORY AMX SUPER/STOCK CARS…THE ORIGINAL #’S ETC.. 😀 😀 😀 DRAKE

[troublemaker427]

Does it look the same now as it did then? I’m from MD. and go to Ford’s at Carlisle every year but don’t recall it. Where did the original car come from? Did you build it from a street car, wreck etc. or was it a race car prior to you getting it? What time frame did you run the car? I’m going to keep an eye out for it here in MD. Any idea what part of the state it is in?

Thanks

[vindicatorParticipant]

🙂 🙂 🙂 HEY JODY…GUY’S NAME IS MIKE WEAVER…HE’S A DRAG RACE “GURU” ON AMX FACTORY DRAG CARS…HAS A WEBSITE…WITH LISTING OF THOSE CARS BY #…BELIEVE HE LIVED PRETTY CLOSE TO CECIL COUNTY…KNOW THAT IF YOU GOOGLE MY NAME…YOU’LL “SEE” FALCON HEADING…WHICH WILL TAKE YOU TO MIKE’S SITE…LOOKS LIKE PRETTY FAITHFUL RESTO TO ME 😀 😀 😀 DRAKE

[dinoKeymaster]

HERE’S the Direct link…save you the hassle ….shows ‘under construction’…. Will contact him for finished look photos ….nice !
click—-> http://www.ssamx.com/afx_falcon.htm

[vindicatorParticipant]

😆 😆 😆 HEY DINO…THOUGHT YA’ WAS ‘SPOSED TO BE A COMPUTER “GURU”…LOOK @ THE DATE ON THE “UNDER CONSTRUCTION”…IT WUZ’ A WHILE AGO “STUMPY”…I HAVE “SPOKEN” WITH MIKE AT LEAST 1-2 YEARS AGO…STICK THE FORK IN…SHE MUST..B…DONE!!!…U…MUSTA’ BEEN DISTRACTED…COULDN’T BE THE PAINT “FUMES” THIS EARLY IN THE DAY… 😆 😆 😆 DRAKE

[dinoKeymaster]

Yeah …but he no Finished photos that I can find so I already contacted him….

[dinoKeymaster]

Here’s what Mike(Guy Doing Falcon) Said !:

Dino…I visited your site and enjoyed it for a couple of hours…nothing like old drag strips to keep one’s attention…I grew up around York and Cecil County with an occasional visit to 75-80…great memories of my youth….
…you can see the old Vindicator at: http://ssamx.com/afx_falcon.htm …I have most of the stuff to finish it…just can’t seem to get it done…I will be running a 2×4 high riser in it when it is finished as it was raced early on….as you can see most of your artwork is still with the car…including the trunk lid. I have plans to keep the old tattered paint the way it is…tell Drake the next time you see him that I said hello…Mike

[vindicatorParticipant]

😀 😀 😀 HEY DINO…MIKE TOLD ME 1-2 YEARS AGO…HE WUZ’ THISCLOSE…SPENDIN’ TOO MUCH TIME WITH THOSE AMX CARS…HE’S REALLY INTO THAT STUFF (A TRUE AMX “GURU”)…MAYBE…I OUGHTA’ CALL HIM UP..BUY THAT THING…FINISH IT UP…HOOK UP WITH MY LONGTIME “PALS” SMRTIC/STORM KING…AND MATCH RACE VS. THE DART IN ’09…WE COULD MAKE SOME MONEY TOO…OOPS…FORGOT IT’S DRAG RACIN’…”WE DON’T NEED/MAKE NO STINKIN’ MONEY” 😆 😆 😆 …ACTUALLY HAVE ACCESS TO RONNIE SOX’S ’64 COMET VERY EARLY PRO MODIFIED CAR…(AT LEAST IT’D BE SAFE)…BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD BE A LIL’ TOO SOPHISTICATED…FOR ‘DEM MOPAR BOYZ DART….THE FALCON WOULD BE MORE OF A “EQUAL” PLATFORM…WOULDN’T THAT BE SUMPTIN’??!!!…AIN’T GETTIN’ ANY YOUNGER…’O9 IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER…THE WHOLE “ECONOMIC” DEAL WILL BE WHAT IT WILL BE…WE’LL GET THROUGH IT…MAYBE A LIL’ “JUICE” 😆 😆 😆 IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED… 😀 😀 😀 DRAKE…P.S…. MY “GO BROKE” METER…KINDA’ “DROVE” THROUGH THE CLUTCH…LOOKS LIKE I GOT SOME MORE TIME/YEARS…BEFORE WE GO…”BOOM” 😆 😆 😆

[bossguy]

Hey Drakester, that sounds like a capitol idea! Get that Falcon back and put a 514 in it. Show your boys how to do it “old School”. I’m sure Tommy would be happy to paint it! The Sox and Martin car sounds nice also. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Jack

[dinoKeymaster]

ATTENTION …….Mike just E-mailed Me and said :…. “By sending him the photos I found in the odf Galleries ,that I sent yesterday ,in reply to his request for them, THAT MAYBE that will spark his interest to contine & finish it “…..Hmmmmm… so it’s sitting there NOT finished…..hmmmmm Like Drakes Idea ! WE Have MORE THAN One “Possible Recreation ” projects …. THAT HAVE BEEN “SPARKED “on the Forum Now !!!!! I’m seeing a ODF Nostalgia Team in the works !

[vindicatorParticipant]

😀 😀 😀 HEY “CACTUS” JACK…WE GOTTA’ HAVE SOMETHING A LIL’ MORE “EXOTIC”… (THAT 514” IS FOR A LAWNMOWER…NOW…)…IF…WE WUZ’/IS TO TAKE ON ‘DEM MOPAR BOYZ…THE SMRTICS’/STORM KING GUYS…KNOW HOW TO MAKE “HOSSPOWER”…WE’LL NEED A COUPLA’ HUNDRED MORE “INCHES” (700+) @ LEAST 😆 😆 😆 …JON KAASE HAS SOME “OUTDATED” (NOW CURRENTLY…THEIR STUFF IS 850-70+) STUFF AROUND…MAYBE WE…B…OUTSMARTED (THAT’S PRETTY EZEE TO DO)…BUT WE AIN’T GONNA’ ..B…OUT “HOSSPOWERED” TOO…WOULD BE NEAT FOR TOM CALDARA/CUSTOM AUTO BODY (X-YONKERS)…NOW NEWPORT (CA.) CUSTOMS…TO “SQUIRT” IT…DON’T EVEN KNOW IF MIKE WEAVER REALLY WANTS TO SELL THE FALCON…AND FRANKLY…IT ‘AINT NOW OR EVER GONNA’ BE BARRATT-JACKSON MATERIAL…OR…$$$…BUT DOIN’ SOMETHIN’…IS BETTER THAN DOIN’ NUTTIN’…’EH… 😀 😀 😀 GEEZ’ IS ‘DIS THE “BEST” WE GET FOR CHRISTMAS???!!!***…EVERYDAY…YA’ SEND ME E-MAIL STUFF…AND MAKE ME LAUGH…GOOD THERAPY…WE (ME & FAMILY) LUV YA’ MAN…U…B…D…BEST FORD PARTS DUDE…EVER “INVENTED”…’ER CONCEIVED…YOUR KNOWLEDGE/INTEREST OF THE FORD STUFF IS LEGENDARY…U…ARE A GENUINE LEGEND…IN THE FORD BUSINESS…SO RIGHT HERE… AND RIGHT NOW…WE’RE ANNOINTING U…THE 1ST…AND “ONLYIST”…FORMALLY A LEGEND IN HIS OWN MIND (HA HA)…A LEGEND IN “REAL” TIME!!!…ON TOP OF ALL ‘DAT..JUST ONE GOOD DUDE…MY GOOD FORTUNE..IN LIFE…TO KNOW YA’…AND…B…YOUR FRIEND…MERRY CHRISTMAS…KEEP SELLIN’ ‘DEM FORD PARTS… GET THAT FORD STOCK UP…WE’RE “COUNTIN’ ON YA’…(CAN’T GET ANY LOWER…CAN IT???) GOTTA’ GO UP (“VIAGRA-STIMULOUS PACKAGE”)…THIS MOTORSPORTS PARTICIPATION…CO$T$…YA’ KNOW… 😆 😆 😆 DRAKE…P.S. WILL CALL YA’.. (COLLECT OF COURSE..) BEFORE CHRISTMAS… 😆 😆 :lol:…LOOKS LIKE MIKE IS GONNA’ FINISH IT (FALCON) UP…AFTER ALL…WE’LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT…PLAN “B”…

[dinoKeymaster]

Drake: BUT IS HE ? gonna finish it up ? see my Coffee & Donut report today (nov.7)……

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