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Now imagine what would happen in a matter of seconds when you drop the hammer on it and try and steer with that "Butter Fly" steering wheel.

Beautiful paint finish and like the color. The chrome body trim is cleanly done. Like the interior seat treatment.

Realistic looking patina paint finish and trim. Like the stance and the wheel & tire combo.

Great looking color and finish. Like the engine and chassis detailing.

Great looking color combination and finish. The interior looks well done also.

Beautiful paint, body trim, and interior combination.

Beautiful paint finish and clean looking body trim. Like the lightly used look of the engine compartment.

The manifolds I mentioned I put on my '57 Ford two-door with a 312 and 3-speed & OD. I bought them out of a wrecking yard and can't remember if I even know which model of truck they came off of. Would it be possible that they were from an even larger model truck? I found another set a few years later that went on an otherwise stock '56 F-100 that I'm pretty sure was a 272 engine.

Beautiful paint and body work. After following your build all the attention to detail has paid off in the final appearance. I like how you did the taillights.

Beautiful paint finishes and color. Clean looking interior.

Great looking Pro-Street look. Like the interior detailing.

Beautiful paint finish and color. Like the tight fit of the top, they usually look like they're designed for a different body. The wheels give it a nice day-2 look.

Great looking chassis.

Sounds like a bunch of self-absorbed individuals.

You might want to try and get that '55 or '56 Ford 2-door wagon.

The mention of your experience taking a picture of a Police car while abroad reminded me of an experience while visiting Porta Virata Mx. in the early '80's. We were walking around the beautiful city and had enjoyed a few of their Margaritas and taking pictures of the scenery. Almost the same circumstance as you mentioned also happened with us. I guess we were just being "Ugly American Tourists" as that was the expression at the time.

I haven't messed with the Ford Y-Block engines for many many years. I had owned a few '57-year model Fords and a couple of '56-year model F-100's in the past, and this is one of the reasons I've been paying attention to your adventures with these cars. You mentioned trying to get a little more power with minimum modifications and this reminded me of something you may or may not be aware of on these engines. One inexpensive, at least at the time, thing I had done in the past was to get rid of the factory exhaust manifolds as they weren't all that efficient at the time and the manifolds used on some heavy duty Ford trucks with the Y-Block engine used a far more efficient manifold that would bolt on with no problems. In appearance they can resemble the famous Chevrolet Ramshorn style small block exhaust only a little larger. At the same time there are some good Headers available as well. The "Dump Truck" manifolds we used to use are cast iron and do not add to any additional engine noise if that's an issue.

What you might want to do is put everything in an envelope and use the US Post Office instead.

Good to know that they're back at the dig. I've been watching for so many years now I have to follow it to the end.

I agree with you on the engine and how you detailed it. Great looking paint finishes and colors. Like how the interior matches the roof and tail stripe.

Beautiful paint finishes and the interior and chassis detailing. Really like the stance and the overall design.

Like the patriotic theme and the paint finish. Clean interior and engine detailing.

Your friend is going to love this model. Like the paint finish and the realistic looking vinyl roof treatment.

Beautiful smooth body and paint, like the color. Great looking engine detailing. The stance along with the wheel & tire setup compliments the style.

Great looking color combination with the well detailed interior. Like the stance and wheel & tires.