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Bikedued
Some things never change{speaking of the Falcon with Shelby parts** Back not so long ago I happened to be in Detroit, when it was a year or so before the "new" re-released two door T-birds came out. There was a yellow one already running the streets, and I saw it a couple of times a day in fact. It was very loud, seemed to be quite fast, and was being driven thusly. I asked about it to a few places, and was told it had a 32V Cobra motor, and it was a test mule of sorts. Either that, or it was a bigwig's sons toy. It depends on who you asked.,,,,BD
Stuff like that is a time honored tradition in Detroit among the car company upper execs.
You never want to lose a drag race while on the way to work on Woodward Avenue.