Hightlights

We had a good turnout for Friday. the first member to arrive was Bill "DOHC" Hamilton, all the way from Charleston, South Carolina.

 

People's choice judging was on Saturday. The LOD cars were ready for competition!

Our Club had our own field and tent at All-Ford Carlisle 2000. Make sure you make plans to attend All-Ford Carlisle with the LOD June 1-3, 2001.

 

Part of LOD group along with hundreds of other Ford owners at Carlisle made the 20 minute trek to the Twin Kiss ice cream palor and restaurant for a free ice cream cone. Every high powered Ford made a ceremonious smoking burnout upon exiting the palor lot. Geno in his 1995 SVT did the honors representing our club. It was an exciting end to a great day. To see video clips go to skid marks.

 

Dave Baracas, Geno Angeleno, Bill Hamilton and Alexander Sosiak

in front of the Collector's Edition.
 

Club member Geno showed us what his 400 horsepower 1995 Mark VIII "R" SVT could do at the lot behind Twin Kiss. That lot is now rubber coated. The videos below tell the story.

 

Videos of how it was done:
 

[ Burnout from front ] (152kb)

[ Burnout from rear ] (168kb)

 

This 1961 Ford was built by Mark Moses of Moses Automotive in Toledo Ohio. In addition to the interior engine suspension and drivetrain of Mark VIII, it features a high watt sound system and custom taillight lenses. The custom intake runner from the mass air flow sensor to the trottle body is a really neat item. Unfortunately, the mold from which it was made was temporary, so no more can be can be made. This would be a neat addition for the first generation Mark VIII owners who have removed the engine cowl. If anyone is interested in this type of piece being produced, let us or Mark Automotive know.

This 1949 Mercury is built and owned by Donald F. Lett of Hutchinson, Kansas. It is a custom that uses the engine, drivetrain, suspension, interior, and electronic accessories of a first generation Mark VIII. Even the keyless entry keypad is integrated neatly into the left door trim. It is the way a 1949 Mercury would be built now.

 

This magnificent hot rod displayed at Ford Carlisle is owned by club member Paul Scheerer of Long Island, New York. He took a 1948 Lincoln Continental, the first Mark, and installed most of the components of a wrecked 1995 Mark VIII. He used the engine, transmission, and drivetrain and suspension. The seats were cut down and installed in the interior. All the power accessories such as the seats and window drives were used. Even the computer message center and remote gas tank filler door were used from the Mark VIII!

A very neat and impressive job.