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Richard
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I just read in the latest Hot Rod Magazine a special on the Santa Maria Drag Strip, two 57’ Fords are noted as “Lightweight Factory Specials.” I had no idea they were made…
Any more information on these cars.
Thanks
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Lord Gaga
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WOW! I hope they weren't just radio and heater delete cars! Hmmmm Richard (12/12/2021)
I just read in the latest Hot Rod Magazine a special on the Santa Maria Drag Strip, two 57’ Fords are noted as “Lightweight Factory Specials.” I had no idea they were made… Any more information on these cars. Thanks
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I dropped Hot Rod magazine a long time ago because they weren't good anymore. They hate Fords and don't seem to know anything about them.
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MoonShadow
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Pictures?
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57RancheroJim
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I've never herd of a factory lightweight. I think the lightest would be a business coupe that didn't have a rear seat or rear roll down windows.
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Lord Gaga
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Yeah Jim, you're probably right. And with no radio, heater or clock and without undercoating. Ultra stripper.
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Richard
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The cars are: A white car the Patterson Ford Super Stock Fairlane driven by Art Harold . A black SuperStock Ford owned an driven by Marcel D’Avignon. One of the first factory built lightweight supercharged Fairlanes sponsored by Homer C Thompson Ford of Santa Barbara. Santa Maria Patterson Ford also campaigned a 55 Fairlane as B/Gas with a fuel injected 272 built by Bob Joehnck of Santa Barbara
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MoonShadow
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I sure we would all love to see more about these cars and their history.
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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.
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MoonShadow
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Some information and pictures here. https://www.motortrend.com/features/vintage-drag-racing-photos-santa-maria-dragstrip/
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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.
MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
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57RancheroJim
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Information passed on isn't always correct or by people who don't know.. They say the black one was a Fairlane,WRONG it's a Custom 300. The white one is a Custom and NOT a Fairlane either.
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