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Topic: Perkins Restoration
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-10-2004 12:53 PM
   
Check out the Bob Perkins web page:http://groups.msn.com/PerkinsRestoration/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us He even has a '73 convertible with 2.8 miles. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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PONYMAN
Gearhead Posts: 349
From: Ardmore, Ok. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 02-10-2004 01:42 PM
Just kind of makes me sick. Wonder where he found all this stuff, how he got started, and most of all where did all the money come from? That collection of his has cost a lot of big bucks.
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 5818
From: British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-10-2004 02:10 PM
Amazing collection------------------
JOHN
65 FASTBACK 2+2.....14.44 @ 107mph 1/4
87 TAURUS WAGON
03 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4 SHORT BOX
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
M&M #1710
65 FASTBACK
2003 F150 XLT SUPER CREW 4X4
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-10-2004 02:36 PM
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Originally posted by PONYMAN:
Just kind of makes me sick. Wonder where he found all this stuff, how he got started, and most of all where did all the money come from? That collection of his has cost a lot of big bucks.
He's been in business since 1978 or so, so over the years he's gotten the reputation as the guy to go to if you wanted to buy or sell anything Ford related. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 25539
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-10-2004 04:44 PM
BP is the master!No brag, just fact!  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28 The Barry of BarrysGrrl Quote #1: "I never met a magazine mechanic I liked."
Quote #2: "Make sure brain is in gear before engaging mouth!"
Quote #3: "If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!"
www.moneymakerracing.com
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-10-2004 05:24 PM
Man, that Acapulco blue '69 Boss 302 is gorgeous!  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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PONYMAN
Gearhead Posts: 349
From: Ardmore, Ok. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 02-10-2004 05:43 PM
I like the two thousand mile original Boss 351. I like his articles in Mustang monthly. Sometimes a little too detailed for me, but he sure knows his stuff.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-10-2004 05:59 PM
Yeah, that Boss 351 is awesome too.I wonder if he bitches about going to work? ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-10-2004 06:22 PM
LOL! I just noticed the '69 Boss 302 isn't wearing the correct argent painted Magnums!  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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CalSpecMustang
Gearhead Posts: 183
From: kansas
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 02-10-2004 11:09 PM
I dunno its kinda cool to see so many mustangs in perfect condition but they are just sitting there...I'd rather see them on the street like they were born to do. They were made to own the roads not a building/garage whatever. still great collection I must admit. just my 2 cents-I cannot spell correctly- [This message has been edited by CalSpecMustang (edited 02-10-2004).] [This message has been edited by CalSpecMustang (edited 02-10-2004).]
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 42859
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-11-2004 08:18 AM
True, but don't you think somebody should preserve some examples for posterity's sake, or should every one get used up like Kleenix? ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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RICKS
Gearhead Posts: 355
From: Ocala, FL
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 02-11-2004 10:31 AM
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True, but don't you think somebody should preserve some examples for posterity's sake, or should every one get used up like Kleenix?
Precisely. There's still countless buhzillions of classic Mustangs out on the roads getting worn-out, rebuilt, worn-out again, rebuilt, rusted, repaired, and rusting again. There's plenty of bosses left (relatively speaking) to go around for those who want to hammer some gears. The few practically brand-new "survivors" left out there are important artifacts, they're the only remaining windows into the past that we have where we can see what a REAL car was when it was new, the way Ford actually built it, not some reincarnated restoration that's more a reflection of an individual's handiwork than anything that ever sat on a Ford dealer's new car lot. They are the true original blueprints for all of the cars you guys own and use and enjoy. Think of them as the "masters" that you keep protected in the file inside the safe, knowing that if all the copies someday get destroyed, you'll still have that perfect master left, not just pictures and memories and stories. I understand the concept that cars were meant to be driven, however, there's a point. Thank goodness for the few folks out there with the means and the WILL POWER (it ain't easy) to set a few special cars aside for posterity. They're the ones who bite the bullet and jump on the grenade for everyone else's benefit, while everyone else has a ball enjoying the hobby and enjoying driving and re-rebuilding re-inventing their cars. Here's a fact: The very notion that a Mustang is WORTH mothballing, putting away virtually brand-new for posterity, is the very essence of why ALL Mustangs are collectible, and are pieces of actual history. It's a big part of why the car you enjoy on a daily or weekly basis is more than just another appliance, more than just another amalgam of steel, rubber and plastic. It's what seperates your Mustang from a Chevette or Tempo. So like I said, there's still a ton of Mustangs to go around. Certain virgin ones that made it this far without being "de-flowered", should be left that way. I don't believe that one of Perkin's low-milers should be returned to the road any more than I think I'd go to a monastery in search of a date. There's plenty of cute girls on the outside, I'll leave the nuns to themselves and appreciate the reason why they're there. It's not the lifestyle I'd choose for myself, but thank goodness for them. Same goes for Mustangs. Odd enough analogy??? Me, I've got cars that I don't drive for the same reason as Bob Perkins. I've got some old Galaxies, and a '68 Torino GT, and a '70 F100 Explorer Sport, all with less than 15 original miles. I've got a Mach that I bought through Bob Perkins years ago with 4,900 on the clock (I've driven that one occasionally! )And then I've got my trusty, and chipped, and far-from-perfect '69 Mach at home that I drive hard like a red-headed stepchild when I get it out. It gets the job done, I get my "fix", and it keeps me from screwing-up the prime stuff. It sounds horrific just taking a perfectly good car and parking it. But, thank goodness some of us whack-jobs out there do it.
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PONYMAN
Gearhead Posts: 349
From: Ardmore, Ok. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 02-11-2004 10:42 AM
I agree with Rick S. I bet that I'm not the only one that drags my wife into pratically every car museum we run across. I love seeing old cars of every type, but especially the orginals. I will also bet that somewhere in that warehouse, that Perkins has more than one driver. Sirely even he has to feel the road in his chosen steed. As a side note, my dad worked in a Pontiac dealership for about 30 years. If only he or I had been smart enough to latch onto all the dealer items that were thrown out in the trash with the coming of each model year. I can vividly remember playing with the owners kids. We had the dealer sample models, and woud crash them into walls and each other. Oh well, I crashed my 69 Z/28 into a few walls also.
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bibbs68
Gearhead Posts: 1588
From: Jackson, TN
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 02-11-2004 05:31 PM
Ditto to what Rick said. I mean if he didn't have his collection then I'd have no reason to visit him someday. And the guys wondering where the parking brake return spring goes on their '68 would still be looking.
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JCQuinn@work
Gearhead Posts: 822
From: Lakewood, CO, USA
Registered: Jun 2001
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posted 02-12-2004 10:31 AM
I've seen RickS's collection (on television) and it is a thing of beauty. I completly agree that some cars should be preserved. I also agree that cars are meant to be driven.Preserve the rare and special ones and enjoy the rest. If I wanted to race a Boss 302 I would get an ordinary Mustang and make a clone. John
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66HIPO&more
Gearhead Posts: 3574
From: SLC, UT
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 02-12-2004 12:09 PM
Driving to Dearborn last June on the way to the Ford 100 our caravan of three 65 convertibles made a stop in Juneau, Wisconsin. Asked around town how to find his place.
When we arrived there his nice wife said Bob had already left for Dearborn. All we could do was peek through the windows of his awesome facility.
Someday maybe we'll make it back there and get to go inside.I'm excited Bob will be coming here this summer as MCA Head judge to our MCA National show.
J.
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