Some San Diego 2012 Photos

[Dennis C.]

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Terry, I just wanted to see some pics of a Four Star Bowtie 62. I am not at the event.


Joh F

John,

I took some of the chassis and a few in the engine compartment. I didn't take any of the body. If there is something specific you would like to see, email me next week when I get home and I will send them to you.

Dennis

[Don H.]

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Immaculate and flawless Duntov Award winning 62 Big Tank HD Suspension and Brake fuelie






C2 Chassis judges and Observer judges working hard!

[Don H.]

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In one corner of the Exhibit hall, the Direct Lift company set up two lifts, for raising up cars to be used as learning tools in
Terry McManmon's Advanced Judging Seminars held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both seminars were good for five judging points
and attracted many participants. Here is C2 expert judge Gene Manno teaching C2 101. He was able to point out telltale signs of added
side exhaust, real deal KH wheels, over-restored paint, proper undercarriage restoration and much more on the cars placed on the lifts.

[Gary J.]

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Are there any more pictures of the silver '62 car from the above photo?

[Don H.]

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Sorry, those are all I took of that 62 Duntov car. Maybe someone else will post some.
In the meantime, here are some of a beautiful Harry Mann 6 taillight 61 Bowtie car.








And an Aussie 58





And a todiefor 65 Duntov Fuelie



and more shots of RPO 684 HD Brakes

[Clark K.]

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Just back from San Diego - when's the last time you were at a meet and there was only ONE '67 BB - and NOT a 435 - as opposed to three of the rarest cars in the world, '67 SBC. '53 #13 was there and judged very well; CA '62 BBrake FI 24 gal tank was striking; Red '65 365HP A/C coupe was loaded accessory-wise;

I am proud to own one of the cars that you point out as being one of "the rarest cars in the world". When my car was built, it was the most powerful production sports car in the world with factory-installed A/C. You may not know how rare it really is. This Rally Red with red interior coupe with L76 engine, power brakes, and A/C is, according to Terry Michaelis, "probably" one of five or fewer built. It may be the only L76 engine/factory A/C car to have earned a National-level Top Flight Award.

It took me over three years to get to the NCRS National with this car. So much was incorrect on the car when I bought it 3-1/2 years ago. It had not been in the hands of individuals but a succession of four businesses over a period of almost ten years. I like to think that I saved it from the speculators who only drove it into and out of trailers. I drive this car! In fact, I drove this car the last 112 miles, from El Centro, California to San Diego after midnight the Friday before the meet, in order to get some "driving points". My daughter drove the pickup truck pulling the empty trailer through the mountaints in the dark with the wind howling through the passes. She is just 18, God bless her for her courage.

The car got a perfect score plus all the bonus points during the Sunday ops judging. On the Tuesday judging, I was pleased that my exterior paint took "only" a 22 point deduction instead of the 85 points it usually suffers. Just before this meet, I had taken Dick Whittington's advice on how to dull-down the unbuffed areas on my over-restored paint job, and the judging results were satisfactory to me. I looked Dick up at the convention and told him "thanks".

I look at the cars with few options and realize how much easier it is to Top Flight a car with the base engine and almost no options. My car has the 365 SHP engine with A/C, power brakes, power windows, tinted glass, AM/FM radio with the power antenna, C&C Group (back-up lights, etc.), 3.70 Posi, and the teak steering wheel. The non-factory side pipes took a big deduction but they aren't coming off!

The car is shown in some of the photos posted with this thread (above). Look for the Rally Red one that is "glowing" in the lights! My car was one of eleven 1965 Sting Rays being Flight-judged plus one being Bow Tie judged.

[Carl N.]

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QUOTE " I drive this car! In fact, I drove this car the last 112 miles, from El Centro, California to San Diego after midnight the Friday before the meet,"

Folks this really is a driver - first time I saw it was about 3 years ago at a Saturday show and shine in Grandbury, TX (Clark drove it to and from in a light mist that kept some of the C6's in the barn)- have seen it at several other non NCRS shows since and it always shows well - rare car indeed - last 365 hp A/C coupe i saw was years ago in Lubbock TX and it was red with saddle interior.


Kudos to Clark for a lot of hard work over the past 3 years !

[James G.]

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It was a great event. First Southern California National since 1991. It was great to see many great California cars out playing with the regular cars from back east.