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		| RE: thanks, | 
	 
		| By Mike McQuesten - 10/30/2002 2:38:58 PM; IP 206.193.0.124 | 
	 
		| Thanks Greg for taking the time to post a pic of this extremely rare car.   I would have agreed with kevin about this car being Schmitt's car because I don't think there were but a couple of '64 lightweights built.  That's why the documentation on this car is very important.  As most know Ford was spending a large chunk of their drag racing promo budget on the Thunderbolt.  I don't know the facts but do know that the '63 lightweight program was not as competitive as hoped.  The unibody Mopars still had a big weight advantage over the reduced bulk Galaxies.  Hence the Thunderbolt '64 Fairlane of which there were a couple of '63 "prototypes" built.  By '64 I don't think Ford was supporting the lightweight Big Ford.  So you've found one of very very few I think.  The '63 Lightweights are big $ as are the '64 T-bolts.  A '64 Lightweight.....whoa.  | 
	 
 
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