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Topic: Melville's Mustang
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BarrysGrrl
Gearhead Posts: 1908
From: Illinois/Indiana & parts inbetween
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 06-16-2004 07:54 PM
   
Here's a pic of the beautiful Top Stock Mustang the guys of Melville Family Racing of Ontario Canada have been campaigning. 
I first posted a pic of this beauty from the Milan National event last year.
The guys were trying to sort out the weight transfer at Grand Bend last weekend after some major suspension tweaking was done to the car over the winter. God Bless Larry Melville and his amazing 90 degree wheelstands he drove through on Friday! He had the competitors worried enough to make him run a solo on Saturday to prove they had worked the car down to a more modest wheelie. Todd, I saw the pic from the first run on Friday - your Dad thought someone snapped some pics during the "near blow-over" wheelie second round qualifying on Friday. Did anyone get any that you could email me and I could post? I so regret missing that pass! I was busy under a '65 Mustand cleaning massive amounts of transmission fluid from the underside!  ------------------
Beth Hey - did ya hear? My Alex is CHAMP!!! "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." - Henry Ford (for Alex)
Check it out!
THE NEW "Alex & Beth's Homepage"
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Big Block Capri
Gearhead Posts: 136
From: Essex, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-16-2004 09:44 PM
Beth,
The only picture that I have of that pass is the one in my head. We were sitting at about the 330' when that thing went up. It was quite a sight.
It was really nice to finally meet you guys. Hopefully we can get together again sometime soon.Tony,
You wouldn't believe how many guys don't think that we have an extra .01 or .02 in the front end of our cars. Handy little rascal ain't it? Paul Garant
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BarrysGrrl
Gearhead Posts: 1908
From: Illinois/Indiana & parts inbetween
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 06-28-2004 02:07 PM
Just looking at this makes you shudder! Imagine what was going through Larry's mind! WOW!!!   ------------------
Beth Hey - did ya hear? My Alex is CHAMP!!! "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." - Henry Ford (for Alex)
Check it out!
THE NEW "Alex & Beth's Homepage"
MoneymakerRacing.com
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Hans olsson
Gearhead Posts: 670
From: Sweden
Registered: Apr 2000
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posted 06-28-2004 02:13 PM
Very cool wheelie and a nice looking car as well.
 Hans ------------------
- VIN 1F05M139343
- 71 Mach 1 Ram-Air
- 351C 4V 285 HP
- F-G/Stock Aut
- Stockers are way cool!
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GregK
Gearhead Posts: 182
From: Clear Spring, Md
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 06-28-2004 02:28 PM
That has to be a scary feeling  ------------------
1968 coupe 351W, Bored.030,Stock Crank, Stock Rods,Decked,KB Hyper. flat top pistons. Bullet Cam 231/[email protected]/.541 lift,Stock heads,RPM Air Gap,Holley 670 Street Avenger,MSD Ignition,C4 Trans.,9" rear with 4.11 posi. New best time 12.596 @104.02 mph in the 1/4
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 19583
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 06-28-2004 02:43 PM
Thats a mighty wheels up------------------
SCOOP oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8" 3.40 TracLoc. My Pics
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 9104
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 06-28-2004 03:20 PM
HI-HO Silver!  SteveW
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Bloose
Gearhead Posts: 692
From: Milwaukee, WI
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 06-28-2004 04:36 PM
A guy at Union Grove race track did the same thing (wheels way up) with a Gremlin (not nearly as much HP required). He paniced and let out of it. When it came down he broke nearly everything in the front end. It takes quite a driver not to panic when something like that happens!B-loose
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TomP
Gearhead Posts: 5822
From: Delta BC Canada
Registered: Dec 99
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posted 06-28-2004 07:45 PM
Nice looking car and wheelie!
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Fstln69
Gearhead Posts: 550
From: Westmont,il
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 06-28-2004 09:38 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Bloose:
A guy at Union Grove race track did the same thing (wheels way up) with a Gremlin (not nearly as much HP required). He paniced and let out of it. When it came down he broke nearly everything in the front end. It takes quite a driver not to panic when something like that happens!B-loose
He had it fixed and was racing saturday
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69 fairlane 351w [email protected] in search of Body parts for 69 fairlane
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