Originally Posted by troublemaker427 (Post 423235)

What difference does it make where the car was found? Mike found it some place near Detroit, documented it, had it for a long time in unrestored condition then sold it to Todd Werner who funded a great restoration.

As I stated before Mike has been involved with everyone of these existing cars. Mike is honest and doesn't put up with much nonsense, ask anyone who knows him. I'm not shocked that he hung up on you to be honest....

Sounds like you have some sort of an axe to grind with him and I'm not sure why. If you know somebody that had the car before Mike and they want a pat on the back then ok but whoever had it left it get into terrible shape and did nothing with it. At least Mike got it to Todd eventually.

I think calling Mike a hero is a stretch but he does deserve credit for finding these pieces of history and preserving them or getting them to folks that will preserve them.

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 423285)

http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.c...atKeystone.jpg

So... is this the Hardtop Paper Tiger at some point in it's demise?

Some cool FX pics here: http://www.dragracehalloffame.com/pics/afx/afx.html

Originally Posted by troublemaker427 (Post 423297)

No, I don't think so. The hardtop went from S&M to Buckeye & Vernon and that was it. I don't recognize this car.

Originally Posted by Mr belvedere (Post 423316)

Hey troublemaker how many awb cars have you raced ,drove or built or your authority buddy Mike ?You see I have done all of those things so dose that make me a awb authority oh and by the way I am a personally friends with Lee Smith we talk weekly plusI have access to the original factory blueprints to the 426 hemi so what dose that make me ?

Originally Posted by HEAD CASE (Post 423326)

So what are you trying to say mr belvedere that mike guffey didnt find the car someone else found it and saved it from being scrapped so mike guffey could find it in a barn years later and take all the credit for saving it from the crusher that sounds a little far fetched to me sounds like theres a conspiracy maybe you can tell us who killed kennedy next.

Originally Posted by HEAD CASE (Post 423331)

Just glad these cars still exist no matter the fact or fiction about how they survived.

Originally Posted by Mr belvedere (Post 423316)

Hey troublemaker how many awb cars have you raced ,drove or built or your authority buddy Mike ?You see I have done all of those things so dose that make me a awb authority oh and by the way I am a personally friends with Lee Smith we talk weekly plusI have access to the original factory blueprints to the 426 hemi so what dose that make me ?

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 423345)

Agreed.

Time to move on before we loose this thread all together or someone gets banned.

Originally Posted by troublemaker427 (Post 423362)

Right on it's about the cars not the personalities or lack there of.;)
My favorite AFX car ever and was just about unbeatable on gas. Phil Bonner has told me this car was crushed when he turned it in for his longnose Mustang. Ford didn't want the liability of anyone else possibly getting hurt in it.

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 423328)

There are probably more stories about these cars than there are cars themselves.




From this to the Funny car team of today, TASCA Ford has been around for a long time in the sport.

http://georgeklass.net/uploads/3/2/2...47382_orig.jpg

Originally Posted by troublemaker427 (Post 423375)

I prefer this Mustang...:D

Originally Posted by Liteweight (Post 423398)

Hey is that a 65 Mopar scoop on a Ford facing the right direction?? LOL!!!

liteweight

Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 423410)

Originally Posted by Mr belvedere (Post 423507)

Love this as well

Originally Posted by Mr belvedere (Post 423586)

Thanks Head Case ,oh and by the way welcome aboard :)

Originally Posted by Mr belvedere (Post 423588)

Hey Charlie can you dig up any more comet pics? A lot of the one's I have are to big for this format .

Originally Posted by troublemaker427 (Post 423297)

No, I don't think so. The hardtop went from S&M to Buckeye & Vernon and that was it. I don't recognize this car.

Originally Posted by Steve1118 (Post 423858)

Jody is right. This car raced at old Keystone Raceway, Pittsburgh Raceway Park; and it WAS NOT the S&M Paper Tiger; or Buckeye & Vernon. This was a home brew from the Pittsburgh area....I remember it well.

It was always my understanding that the "Paper Tiger" was destroyed in a crash sometime in the late sixties.