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Mail From: John M. Dettori (email redacted)

I apologize for the delay, but the 6/6-8 weekend was followed by
heavy requirements at work, which made the description of the AFN
have to wait.

The 3rd annual All Ford Nationals at Carlisle, PA was a blast!
As a few online buddies have observed, if you're going to do only one
Carlisle a year, this is the one to go to. Truely worth the trip, as
friends from the North East, Mid-Atlantic, parts of the South, Great
Lakes, and even a few Candians have bolded the journey, and have enjoyed
it.

First off, the journey there from Eastern Long Island thru New Jersey, and
right across PA was a blast. This is especially true when shared among 3
friends: yours truely, the owner of 2 Boss 302s in various states of restoration,
and a new comer to the hobby, who I in fact met thru this list. The 6AM-10AM
trip was pleasant, and we figure by "getting sick" on Friday, we picked the
right day, since rain was forcast for Sat and Sunday. Of note were all the
great Fords we past on the way out there. I am developing an appreciation for
the Chopped Mercs, and we saw many fine examples.

Into the field, parking was easy, and the choice of my minivan, sans one
bench was a winner. We began walking the isles at the center of the field,
where the buildings and and food area was. Perogie was situated right there
and brought all the right stuff, including 2 1970 Mach Is for sale. There was
a Ford racing cars museum, where all the cars seemed to be completed by Randy
D'Alessio of Super Stang, a Mustang Restoration shop in Rochester, NY. They
had several 427 powered Fairlanes & Galaxies, but my attention was stuck on
one of the 68 Fastbacks sporting the 428CJs that had been raced at the NHRA
Winter Nationals in Pomona, CA. I was pretty impressed with the display,
but the swap meet itself was the star attraction. Isle after Isle of hard
to find parts, lots of NOS boxes to look in. Bill Herdon, SEMO, Perogie,
Mustang Masters, Pro Products, Eastwood Co., FabTech, Tony D. Branda, Auto-
Krafters, MAC, Bumper Boyz, Gelsei's Mustang Barn, Mustang Masters, Orlando
Mustang, New Castle Battery Co., and hundreds more. I am always most interested
by the small vendors, cleaning out their garage, and their were plenty of
them.

Kevin, the Boss 302 guru, picked up a set of Doug Thorley headers that had never
been used. Doug Thorley, I am told made custom application headers in the 60s &
70s. The food was good and the day was warm and pleasant. I found things I
needed at bargain prices: a restored 67 jack & handle for $15, a brake pedal for
the power booster I am installing in my convertable for $25, and a few other
little things. Then, we found the Eastwood tent. We were able to get a show
special on "underhood black", Corroless, and Ford Dk Corporate Blue engine paint -
for $3/can! Boy, can I make a deal. I found a blowout deal on Micahel Irvine
posters - my favorite is the 67 GT500 sitting in the desert - for $10 each.
The same company had a mug with an SVO on it. Then after a few trips to the van
I was free to peruse the small stuff: NOS ramp-locks for $20, NOS windsheild wiper
arms & blades for $20, NOS emblems for my SVO $10 for the pair. Richard found
the NOS windsheild washer motor he sought for his '66, the antena he needed, and
a bunch of other things for the upcoming '66 engine detailing party.

Of note was the literature vendor, who requested the raffle ticket of all who didn't
intend to be there on Sunday when the raffle car was called. If you gave him your
ticket and your address, he offered to send $1,000 to the supplier of the winning
ticket, while he kept the car. Not a bad deal at all. I also found another liter-
ature vendor who I could not find since SAAC-18 at Watkins Glen in '93. This man
took Shelby ads from the 60s, and blew them up, adding color to the b&w print, and
made quite a nice poster out of them. Completed yet another magazine collection,
and found the maker of an incredible body stand (called the craddle) is still in
business.

Most of all, we had fun. At 6PM, we decided to haul in. Saw traffic was backed up
for miles, so we pulled into a steak house, for one of the best meals I ever had
under $25.

The ride back was uneventful, except for the deep seated discussion we had on the
death penalty for classic-car theives, and bondo-quickie fiends. Arriving in
Manhattan at midnight, we set back for the island, and arrived home at 1AM.
Best of all, spent no-where-near the $300 I brought with me. What a day indeed!


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John M. Dettori 86 SVO (2.3l IT)
Divisional VP, Program Trading 70 Mach I (351C-4V)
Paine Webber, Inc. 67 GT conv (289-4V)
New York, NY <reserved 4 67 GT500>
212 713 4683
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John,

Thanks for the AFN summary. I wish I could'a been there...next year for
sure.

Jim K.
70 SCJ (stripped down to a roller)