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Old 10-14-2016, 07:42 PM
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Too bad they are limiting to only early ones:

I love this car!! , and thanks for the new wall paper!! CAT or NO Cat, I would be super proud to own it!!
would love to see these hood functional...

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Old 10-15-2016, 12:01 AM
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Not a fan of 79-81 noses, but with the Formula graphics and dark bottom, it works well. A 79 WS6 W72 like that would be a fine car.

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Old 10-18-2016, 12:32 PM
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Just a thought;
The 70-RAIII are really not that far of of the performance of the std 'L78 cars - maybe you could even find some nice non-RA cars to fill the slots ~ I mean not all '71 455HO Formulas were "ram air" equipped, and it is very easy to breeze over cars which are really cool in their own right...

71-74 Formula 400 & Formula 455 cars were no slouches in their own right.

But, what would be super cool is if someone could find that cool gold '70 RAIII/3spd car that was in HPP years ago - that was a really unique car!

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Old 10-18-2016, 12:33 PM
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Not a fan of 79-81 noses, but with the Formula graphics and dark bottom, it works well. A 79 WS6 W72 like that would be a fine car.
not that it really adds to the discussion, but of late, I have been really intrigued by the very elusive 80-81 Turbo Fomulas too... even if you couldn't buy them with a third pedal.

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Yep, if you drop the RA requirement, you would open the field up a little.
Min is a 73 Formula 455 L75/M21 with 24 options and to my knowledge the
only Admiralty Blue D98 over Saddle ever. Not much of a candidate for your show
as although a great driver I am proud to own, it has been panned pretty
hard by some folks here. It's really not a show Car. It is however
complete and Original (Except for NOM Block) including all of the specific 73
items. Might not be a bad idea to include one of these as they only made
227, 4 speed L75 Formulas ever and all were in 73. Mine is done (as far as
my wallet allows) but I assume better ones are out there. I also know that
this is not considered a performance Car by many. Perhaps, but in 1973,
other than the SD, it was the Ass of the Cat.

I do think it's great that a spot light will be on these Cars. They deserve it for sure
and I personally think (with Bias for sure) they are one of the best looking cars to
come from the era.

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Old 10-18-2016, 04:24 PM
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dadsformula, Your Formy is fine w/o Ram Air if it is presentable. It doesn't have to be a trailer queen to be in the display. The color combo and options make is very cool and it is every bit a performance car! Do you have some pictures to share with us?

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unruhjonny, If I can't find any RAIII Formy's, I would definitely consider the L78 cars. But for now, since we have the time, the search will continue for the rarer variant. Don't think I have no respect for the L78 cars, because I do. My very first car I bought was a Coronado Gold/black std. TH400, 3.07 open L78 car. I wish I still had it.

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Old 10-18-2016, 04:51 PM
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Is Brian gonna have his done ?

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Mine is ready now. Unrestored Survivor 74 SD-455 Formula....Just let me know when if you are interested in inviting me....
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Absolutely, I would love to have both '74 yellow SD's at the display, so take that as a yes. I'll put you on the list. Thanks!

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Old 10-18-2016, 05:44 PM
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Have you talked to GREGGDOG on the formula front? ..he has sources.

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How about an all original, 1 owner (now 2!) 23,000 mile '74 - SD Formula. Might be able to arrange. j

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Dennis

How about an all original, 1 owner (now 2!) 23,000 mile '74 - SD Formula. Might be able to arrange. j
John, That would be fantastic to include your '74 SD Bird into the group. Three '74 SD's at one time is unprecedented. I'm putting you on the list.

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Old 10-21-2016, 02:27 AM
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This display is going to be a neat thing for people to see, strength in numbers!

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This display is going to be a neat thing for people to see, strength in numbers!
Last year was 1965 Z16 Chevelle's.There were 8 on display. 2014 Was the 64-74 GTO's on display.Not sure what this year is,but looking forward to next year.

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I'll wait to see how 2016 goes with my 73 SD Formula. I might be in with the 73 Ram Air Formula 455.

James
James, What is the name of the Blue on your '73?

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How about an all original, 1 owner (now 2!) 23,000 mile '74 - SD Formula. Might be able to arrange. j
John, What is the car's color?

Dennis

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Is Brian gonna have his done ?
Should be - motor is built, car is in primer now and he has all the parts it needs including duplicates - don't see any reason why it can't be.

The last Super Duty!

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Gotta love the yellow

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John, What is the car's color?

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Admiralty Blue

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