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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 414
From: Lafayette, IN, USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-25-2002 04:01 PM
   
My mom got me an awesome Christmas present last year. It only just occured to me that I should look on the bottom of it and realised they have a website.She got me a solid pewter model of a 66 GT fastback, it weighs about 8-10lbs. It sits on my desk at work. Heres the website (its a British company but dont hold that against them) http://www.compulsiongallery.com/acatalog/Small_Auto_Sculpture._4.html ------------------
'68 coupe 289 2V
CAT engine performance engineer
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 1348
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 09-25-2002 04:58 PM
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(its a British company but dont hold that against them)
 Thanks fella! I used to drink in a pub many, many years ago that made way for the guys who build these models.
Here's a trivia question. If it's true that the Mustang was named in honor of the fast and reliable P51, what part did Britain play in building the P51's reputation?
Simon
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 16688
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-25-2002 05:02 PM
question one..yes/no..some assoc the P51 with the Ford Mustang and others the Horse#2 The Rolls motor 
sam
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 307
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 09-25-2002 05:26 PM
The way I heard the story was, the original intent was to name the car after the airplane but somewhere during the development/testing phase the horse took over.John
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 414
From: Lafayette, IN, USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-25-2002 06:28 PM
Q) What did Britain contribute to the P51
A) The rolls royce merlin engine, 27 litre supercharged V12 later variants produced about 2000hp. Seen one installed in a car... that was awesome. 200mph car, upset rolls royce though.
You can still see the old sea fury and P51's fly at the Reno Air races. Fantastic engine.
the Me109 the germans flew had fuel injection and is often thought to have had a superior engine than what our boys had in the spitfires/hurricanes. everything good idea we had in that era we sold to someone else, Jet engines, aircraft carriers blah blah. Now weve sold aston martin, rolls royce, and bently. Whats left? not much. Pardon me for ranting but I used to work for what was rolls royce in Shrewsbury UK, before Caterpillar. In my own personal way I sold out too!! Engines are my life, But my work is diesel now, and I cant complain I get to design 4000bhp marine engines. Anyway the 66GT "sculpture" tells me that the world at large appreciates the fine lines of the mustang, thats something for us all to remember (theres no "sculpture" of the camaro or the monte carlo) and it makes a nice conversation piece on my desk.
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Fastback68
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From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 09-25-2002 08:22 PM
Have we really sold Bentley??? I thought we'd somehow hung onto that.
I heard an amusing story the other day that maybe you can substantiate. It went something like this ...
BMW and VW were in a bidding war for Rolls Royce. BMW pulled a fast one and thought they'd picked up RR through the back door, but then found out that they hadn't bought the RR logo 'cos that still belonged to the aircraft engine division. If this is true, does that mean that new Rollers don't have the RR logo on them, or has BMW cut a deal with the aircraft guys?
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 414
From: Lafayette, IN, USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-26-2002 09:13 AM
The story is true, they got the logo only. Not sure what the cars have on them now.Here is a joke for you about landrovers poor quality record. The quality control department at BMW had a few mean guys wroking there. They used to use a cat to determine if the cars they made had a good body fit and weather seals. They put the cat in the car in the evening and in the morning if the cat was dead from suffocation they new the car was good. When BMW bought landrover they tried the same trick. they looked in on the vehicle in the morning... the cat had escaped.
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Dave Gibson
Moderator Posts: 6819
From: Pensacola, Florida, USA M&M#166 MCA#47921
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 09-26-2002 09:40 AM
Actually, the Ford Mustang was originally going to be the Cougar! More later.Dave & Terri ------------------
Poison Ivy (Dave's)
'65 Fastback Modified 289 4V, C-4, dual exhaust, styled steel wheels, rally pac, A/C
'02 Explorer XLT, Black, 3.73:1 limited slip, class III tow package!
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BlueMule
Gearhead Posts: 521
From: Stevensville, MD, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-26-2002 12:55 PM
If the above posts are true, could the SVT f150 be named for the P-38? Gotta like the 'fork-tailed devil'. ------------------
70 Mach1
79 Ranchero GT
97 Expedition XLT
00 SVT f150 Lightning 4149 of 4966
born on: 06/26/2000
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 414
From: Lafayette, IN, USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-26-2002 05:30 PM
SVT stands for Super Value Toy
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BlueMule
Gearhead Posts: 521
From: Stevensville, MD, USA
Registered: Sep 2002
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posted 09-27-2002 07:41 AM
If bang for the buck can be used for measuring the Value in super value toy, I must agree with indyphil. It's tough to describe the incredible power this 'Flying-4500-pound-brick' puts out as the shoulder belt ratchets tight because your body has been mashed into the seat back. When you decelerate, the belt doesn't un-ratchet and you're pinned in the seat. Won't get into the supercharger noise as you get into boost. All that with 500 pounds of stuff strapped in the back. I like it... "Super Value Toy"Thanks for the welcome, 66MustangGTCoupe289. I was wondering about the Lightning part of the name. ------------------
70 Mach1
79 Ranchero GT
97 Expedition XLT
00 SVT f150 Lightning 4149 of 4966
born on: 06/26/2000 [This message has been edited by BlueMule (edited 09-27-2002).]
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 520
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-27-2002 01:06 PM
Indyphil I have a question about the sculpture you got.On the company's webpage where it says 66 mustang it shows a 68 fastback.Is this what they're calling a 66 or are they just showing the wrong picture with the title?If so then I would assume you can get different years?
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 414
From: Lafayette, IN, USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 09-27-2002 07:08 PM
Mustangboy,
Im not the oracle of knowledge on mustangs, as you can see by all the help I need. I think the one i got was based on the 66 because it has lots of little louvres in the rear quarters the 68 has about 6 louvres. I thought the 66GT had the hood scoop thing, the 68's have "hood vents". I own a 68 (coupe). I think the "sculpture" is a GT because it has fog lamps. Its not very detailed, but it doesnt have to be to look cool and impress my friends at work. I may be wrong, so perhaps some other people can wade in and rescue me. ------------------
'68 coupe 289 2V
CAT engine performance engineer
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