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Topic: Met Vic Jr saturday
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 8826
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-03-2002 03:11 PM
   
He's a hel! of a great guy!
Melissa's sponsor is personal friends with the Edelbrocks and he introduced us to them. They were at Sears Point racing their TransAm cars in the Wine Country Classic. Vic was driving a Boss 302, and his daughter was driving Yunic's old black and gold Camaro.
Now I know how the other half lives.  SteveW
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Moneymaker
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From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-03-2002 05:22 PM
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 4377
From: Arizona
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 06-03-2002 11:22 PM
Too , chance meetings like that don't come around very often.I saw Carrol Shelby at the Fabulous Fords Forever show at Knott's Berry Farm a few weeks ago. I can't really say I 'met' him; he was surrounded by show-goers, myself being one of them. Even still, just standing in the man's shadow was awe-inspiring 
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 8826
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-04-2002 12:08 AM
Thumper,He was a regular Joe! And running laps in the Boss like a kid even though he's 65+ years old. He's very cool and he likes Labradors too. He flew in, in his Jet while the crew drove the semi with his 5 cars. The Boss 302 had a problem with it's brakes so he had the guys change the front rotors, it took them about 10 minutes. After lunch he had all the time in the world for us, he signed a Edelbrock hat for Melissa, my wife and I and talked dogs. He talked about his old dog that liked to jump in the jet and get in the co-pilot seat and freak the other pilots out. Arron was wined and dined all w/e by the Edelbrock family. I want to be adopted. LOL SteveW
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Fastymz
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From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-04-2002 12:48 AM
Steve thats really cool.Great to see guys like that still enjoying what it's all about.You didn't tell him what you guys think about his carbs did you.  SCOOP ------------------
65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,Crager SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43151
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 06-04-2002 01:45 PM
And he drives a Boss! How cool is that!? ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 ~ '72 Mustang Sprint ~ '94 F-150
MCA Member # 47773 "Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd."
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 8826
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-04-2002 09:18 PM
Yeah Steve,That Boss 302 sounded like a big block too! I forget who's car it was back in the day, but they are all authentic Trans-am race cars from the 60/70's. BTW, I didn't see any edelbrock carbs! SteveW
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70 Pony
Gearhead Posts: 1815
From: Glenmoore, PA, USA
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 06-05-2002 05:46 PM
Steve, back in 1998 I wrote Edelbrock and told them what a terrible On Line tech Department they had....if you had any experience with it back then it had to be designed by a moron.
Anyway, Vic Jr, himself e mailed me, and thanked me for bringing this to EBrock's attention...and promised it would be enhanced and changed....
We ended up writing a little back and forth, and it went into the time frame my wife was dying. He expressed deep concern and was very nice...
If I remember correctly...he had a cool e mail address on AOL...I think it was just "E" (no qoutation marks) at aol.com.
Everybody always remarks about his daughters GT 350's etc run Holley's...well that's the way they were built...so I'm sure he's smart enough to keep a valuable original....ORIGINAL....
BY THE WAY...THAT'S NOT THE OTHER HALF...THAT'S THE OTHER 10%
By the way...keep in touch GURU man !!!!------------------
EDDIE D
Resto Mod '70 Sport Roof
Arrest Me Red
'02 GT, Torch Red
"If I knew I would have lived this long, I would have taken better care of myself !"
"U.S. Marines; First to go. Last to know !"
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jkilroy
Gearhead Posts: 1808
From: Vicksburg, MS
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 06-06-2002 09:54 AM
Thats not the other 10%, thats the other .001%, the very far right end of the bell curve.------------------
Jay Kilroy
68' Fastback GT 390
"No such thing as a cam thats too big"
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 5761
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 06-06-2002 07:16 PM
Got some serious dough, yeah, but he still has his butler put his pants on one leg at a time. I like Vic, i think he is a very cool car enthusiast doing just what i'd want to do given the opportunity.
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