[DeTomaso] Entertaining TV on Sat (no DeTomaso0

Thu Jul 15 11:30:47 EDT 2010

I read these some time back. As usual, there is some conflicting information
when different people all claim 'they were there'.
:-)

So... Mr. Frazier... what was this 'very remote contact with those Mustangs'
that you are enticing us with?

http://www.hottr6.com/triumph/BULLITT.html

http://mustangs.about.com/od/modelyearprofiles/a/bullitt-trivia.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullitt

Kirby

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 10:06, michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> To me the comment sounds like a bunch of bull from someone who wasn't
> there.  It just makes an interesting blurb for the show.  That chase scene
> has been documented before.  There were 2 Mustangs, one small block one big
> block.  They were alternately used for jumping, smoking tires, camera
> platforms, still shots etc.  McQueen did NOT do all the driving.  Finally,
> if one car is faster than another, just back off a bit.
>
> Michael Frazier....who had a very remote contact with those Mustangs.
> Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:41:12 -0500
> > From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Entertaining TV on Sat (no DeTomaso0
> >
> > Agreed.
> >
> > Also - who said the cars started as stock? Dodge might have given the
> movie producer a ringer. Ford might have too, but Dodge might have given
> them a better ringer.
> >
> > There's one thing we can all agree on, though. It's a helluva movie.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>
> > >Sent: Jul 15, 2010 6:52 AM
> > >To: michael at michaelshortt.com
> > >Cc: wkooiman at earthlink.net, detomaso at realbig.com
> > >Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Entertaining TV on Sat (no DeTomaso0
> > >
> > >That sounds more likely. Steve McQueen fancied himself a pretty good
> > >driver, but compared to Bill Hickman... well you don't want the star
> > >to sulk in his trailer the whole time, do we?
> > >
> > >sean
> > >
> > >On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 6:12 AM, michael at michaelshortt.com
> > ><michaelsavga at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Just maybe it was a sneaky way of equalizing the cars and DRIVERS
> without
> > >> smashing any movie star egos.  Michael Shortt
> > >>
> > >> On Jul 15, 2010 3:23 AM, <wkooiman at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> I don't think you were comparing the right numbers.
> > >>
> > >> A 68 Mustang F/B in the Stock class is rated at 10.26.
> > >> A 68 440 Charger in the Stock class is rated at 10.40.
> > >>
> > >> A 68 Mustang F/B in the Super Stock class is rated at 9.94.
> > >> A 68 440 Charger in the Super Stock class is rated at 10.23.
> > >>
> > >> Neither AFR nor Canfield makes heads for an FE.  Those comments are
> for the
> > >> 302.
> > >>
> > >> NHRA allows Edelbrock heads as stock replacements for the 390.  The
> > >> Edelbrock heads are an improvement.  They aren't a huge improvement,
> but
> > >> they aren't race heads like Canfields or AFR.
> > >>
> > >> Of course, these numbers simply reflect what people are doing with the
> cars
> > >> today, with years of tuning, testing, and pushing every rule to the
> limit.
> > >>  What happened on the street in the 70's and 80's would have been
> different,
> > >> and possibly a lot different.
> > >>
> > >> However, the numbers sure don't "speak" that a stock 440 Charger would
> walk
> > >> all over a 390 Mustang.  Outrun maybe.  I don't have an issue with
> saying a
> > >> 440 Charger is faster than a 390 Mustang.  I have an issue with making
> it
> > >> sound like it wouldn't even be close.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>From: Dave Londry <davel at emspace.com>
> > >>>Sent: Jul 15, 2010 1:39 AM
> > >>>To: ...
> > >>
> > >>>The NHRA rating on a 68 390 fastback is 10.26 (with AFR Canfield or
> > >>>Edelbrock heads)
> > >>>The rating ...
> > >>
> > >>>> In a message dated 7/14/10 4:26:44 PM, wkooiman at earthlink.netwrites:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> don't believe ...
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