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Old 05-27-2026, 08:48 AM
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your FB feed is on private.
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12.061 @ 110.74
12.092 @ 112.43
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Old 05-27-2026, 01:28 PM
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Still private......

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Put my Drag Radials on !

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One more try

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17y...ibextid=wwXIfr

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Below motor destroyed fall of 2023

469, 6X-4's, 72 Intake, Ramair Manifolds.
3 inch exhaust with x-pipe
Custom Roller Cam, 1.52 Roller Rockers
Quadrajet done by Cliff
3:42 gears

12.061 @ 110.74
12.092 @ 112.43
12.128 @ 111.71


461 stroker
Edelbrock 87 cc dport heads
Performer RPM
Same Ram Air manifolds, and quadrajet


75 Formula 400 / 4-SPD matching numbers
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there we go...

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Sound check and first drive

Fingers crossed got it right on the first try ��

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Ga...ibextid=wwXIfr

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CR...ibextid=wwXIfr

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Below motor destroyed fall of 2023

469, 6X-4's, 72 Intake, Ramair Manifolds.
3 inch exhaust with x-pipe
Custom Roller Cam, 1.52 Roller Rockers
Quadrajet done by Cliff
3:42 gears

12.061 @ 110.74
12.092 @ 112.43
12.128 @ 111.71


461 stroker
Edelbrock 87 cc dport heads
Performer RPM
Same Ram Air manifolds, and quadrajet


75 Formula 400 / 4-SPD matching numbers
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Old 05-28-2026, 06:18 PM
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Cole took my daily to work, so I took his Ventura out to run an errand across town. Cole complains about how much it rattles and squeaks, but I think it's a pretty solid driving little car.

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Old 05-29-2026, 08:20 AM
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Send lawyers, guns and money...

Ran into them at a local cafe - very curious about the Pontiac. Their Skoda has a 2.0 liter diesel that does 110 horsepower - very lazy they say, but excellent mileage and very reliable.



Local Tegus river beach


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Body shop delivered it. 75 Formula. One of the things I really liked was the repair of the left bumperette. It had broken away from the mounting stud. They reattached the piece and doctored it up. Now the 'fun' begins.

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I missed it! Upholstery shop called and said my Catalina is done, unfortunately my son’s graduation party from highschool was this weekend. People in from out of town and state, so have to pick up next weekend. Argh!
Hats off to my sons though. My grandfathers’62 Mercury, which he left to me when he passed in ‘86, had a massive leak at the transmission front pump seal. I had the part on hand, and they decided to tear into it and get it done for me, as I’m in no condition to tackle this myself after my surgery. Leak fixed, and back on the road so that I could actually drive it to the graduation party we had for him this afternoon. I didn’t ask them to do this, they just decided to jump on it because they knew I couldn’t, and I’m jonesing to get out and drive one of my old cars. They could have spent the night laying around BS’ing and visiting, but were out in my garage till 1:30 AM, and then finished it early this AM!
It’s great to have considerate kids who love to turn wrenches and get dirty!
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Sounds like you raised him right

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Just had a friend work up some fliers for our slightly Pontiac biased pizza restaurant. For financial reasons we will allow alternative car owners in the door, if they’re hungry.
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Wishing you the best of luck with your pizza endeavor. If I wasn't 2,000 miles away, I'd stop in!

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The flyers look great.

Don’t hesitate to throw in a classic Chevy, Ford or Mopar in with the Pontiacs on future flyers.

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Just had a friend work up some fliers for our slightly Pontiac biased pizza restaurant. For financial reasons we will allow alternative car owners in the door, if they’re hungry.
Cool! I’m definitely road-tripping over your way once I get my car done!

My daughter’s family lives in Albany, WI so not too far from you!

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The flyers look great.

Don’t hesitate to throw in a classic Chevy, Ford or Mopar in with the Pontiacs on future flyers.
Oh, we will. Figured we’d start with our own cars, and then spread out to friends and family. I don’t want to drive off customers. Plan on getting my sons Chevelle, my Mercury, and a cousins ‘70 Cuda for starters.
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Cool! I’m definitely road-tripping over your way once I get my car done!

My daughter’s family lives in Albany, WI so not too far from you!
Come on over! The pizza is actually excellent, not run of the mill garbage. Friday fish fry, wings, daily specials, and more, to come. The lady upholstering my ‘55 is actually pretty close to there, just into Illinois, in Orangeville Il.

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I missed it! Upholstery shop called and said my Catalina is done, unfortunately my son’s graduation party from highschool was this weekend. People in from out of town and state, so have to pick up next weekend. Argh!
Hats off to my sons though. My grandfathers’62 Mercury, which he left to me when he passed in ‘86, had a massive leak at the transmission front pump seal. I had the part on hand, and they decided to tear into it and get it done for me, as I’m in no condition to tackle this myself after my surgery. Leak fixed, and back on the road so that I could actually drive it to the graduation party we had for him this afternoon. I didn’t ask them to do this, they just decided to jump on it because they knew I couldn’t, and I’m jonesing to get out and drive one of my old cars. They could have spent the night laying around BS’ing and visiting, but were out in my garage till 1:30 AM, and then finished it early this AM!
It’s great to have considerate kids who love to turn wrenches and get dirty!
wow does that Merc bring back memories of my Aunt Bobbie!!!!! I loved riding in that thing as a kid in Wildwood NJ

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wow does that Merc bring back memories of my Aunt Bobbie!!!!! I loved riding in that thing as a kid in Wildwood NJ
Cool! Nice to know someone else had one. They are kinda rare, even when I got it back in the 80’s. It isn’t worth much, but lots of sentimental value because of it being my grandfather’s.
I always disliked the fact that he got baby blue, but living in Tucson, I suppose he wanted a light color, and maybe they didn’t have a white one in stock? It’s a solid car, just surface rust, but he sure smashed up all 4 corners! I remember as a kid I was down there visiting and he backed right into a lady with me in the car.
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Participated in the summer car show at the House of Hotrods. The Bird stood out with its original Coronado Gold as one of the better metallics in the group. Second gen turnout was nice with a '71 Formula 455 (blown) and two '73 Formulas. The orange one was a 383 stroker though with the new ACES FI package. The '78 Bandit was in the shop for some upgrades.
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