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| GT500KR @ 135mph |
| By Mike McQuesten - 07/19/2002 12:05:57 AM; IP 67.227.184.2 |
Today, 7/18/02, was a great FEin' day for me here in Spokane,WA.
It was a total thrill to see our own occasional contributor Greg Sali blast within six feet of me(I was standing behind a cement divider operating his digital camcorder catching the moment)accelerating on a straight stretch to 135 mph! This in his 1968 Shelby GT500KR/C-6/3.50 candy apple red convertible.
How would this happen? Greg's brother in law is a local proud owner of a '99 dual cammer Cobra. He rents the local facility for a full day. Spokane Raceway is a combination drag strip/road course that includes the drag strip while being operated as such and then a full circle track for stock car racing, etc. It's a facility with a lot of potential that has fallen into a state of disrepair albeit still functional and that's what matters now with so many drag strips going away.
Greg's bro-in-law recruits a few other speed addicted die hards who want to get it fully on without fear of breaking the law. So what shows up? A Razoo Red Ferarri that I must admit does scream. A couple of Porsche 911s in various states of modification. Bill's '99 Cobra as mentioned, and Greg's GT500KR. They flat out put the pedal to the proverbial metal. On the complete road course one at a time mind you.
Greg drove all the way from Boise Idaho. No short jaunt to say the least. Greg is the original owner on this fabulously original Sheby ragtop. He purchased it bran new in July of '68. He has done a lot of living with this car and it shows which is one of the many reasons I'm so impressed with the car. I'd guess over 80% original paint. All the little road debris chips and little nicks are just so cool in my opinion. The all original black interior. The nicely worn Shelby wood shift knob controlling the R code C6. Greg has installed a brand new top and the mildly built original 428 Cobra Jet is perfectly detailed....not to be a lawn show winner but a tough competitor on the hard pavement of drag strips and road courses like this one was set up today.
I'm not going to give a lot of details just a few that Greg shared, i.e., a Cam Research hydraulic stick along with original non adjustable rockers; a C7AE PI aluminum intake; recently installed FPA Tri Y headers (Which are very impressive both for fit and sound/performance) the CJ C6 and the 3.50 traction lock rear. Also a Boss 302 rear sway bar. That's just the basics and there's more but not a lot more than how the car was equipped new.
Okay so the Ferrari sounds high tech and as I said it screams. Bill's Cobra is a super fine car and sure sounds/runs well. The Porsches? They're cool too. I'm not about to part with my hard earned bucks for one of them. But as you can imagine, it's the '68 Shebly KR that spins my crank as very high revs.
It was great to meet Bill in person. He helped me out a lot by finding the '60 HP intake I needed to replace the milled one I was attempting to install last winter. It was thanks to this forum that he read my lament. He remembered seeing such a rare intake and did the leg work, negotiating, purchasing and shipping to me.
The sound of that '28 CJ exhausting through the FPA Tri Ys and Flowmasters at over 5 grand is just as Martha would say, " a good thing...." |
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