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Ranch71460


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Hello everyone.

I have been in Calgary since September '91 when I moved from Niagara Falls. I grew up on the eastern edge of St. Catharines and went to high school in Niagara on the Lake.

My first car was this:

I owned it from 1975 to 1978. It had a 390GT, stock bottom end, Crane SS hydraulic cam, ford tri-power, C6, holeshot converter, 4:30 Traction lock, shod with Uniroyal Tiger Paw tires. Best ET was a 13:70 at 101 mph

at Dragway Park in 1977. Here's the pic and time card:

My current ride has gone 11:51 @117.6mph in Mission BC at Mega Ford Weekend 5 in 2011:

Best regards,

KenW



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Iwannagofast


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Welcome from Vineland Ken. I like your brand choice, nice rides.

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Welcome Ken....that Mustang looks very familiar....Here is  pics of one that a friend had in the early 70s.....Probably not the same one....but

 

February 8, 2005 (3).jpg

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Welcome Ken; From North Bay, Home of "King of the North Dragway"great to see some old dragway park time slips again!!
The mission track must be a busy place have seen a lot of videos from there!

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Welcome from Barrie. Everyone has a favorite picture of their ride I'm thinking the second one is yours.

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Ranch71460


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That Mustang is close Poncho but mine had a stock, black interior. I bought it in Niagara-on-the-Lake, it was sitting at Cosgrove's Auto Centre.

The owner was out here in Alberta working in the oil patch.

Hotroddonnie, I do like that pic, but I have a couple with the front wheels in the air as well.

Notice the tree...the light is green, I still have the bottom staged light lit, the other lane still has both staged lights lit!



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Nice!!! My brother and I raced at race city in the early 90's in his players challenge camaro,great place! Tell us a little more about the power your running in the ranchero.

 

  Randy



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Welcome from the north shore of Lake Eire. smile



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Ranch71460 wrote:

That Mustang is close Poncho but mine had a stock, black interior. I bought it in Niagara-on-the-Lake, it was sitting at Cosgrove's Auto Centre.

The owner was out here in Alberta working in the oil patch.

Hotroddonnie, I do like that pic, but I have a couple with the front wheels in the air as well.

Notice the tree...the light is green, I still have the bottom staged light lit, the other lane still has both staged lights lit!

 I remember Ken Cosgrove, didn't he move his shop to Thorold?



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Ranch71460


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His name is Tom Cosgrove, and yes he did move his shop to Thorold when he and Ed Wiens parted company. Ed set up shop at Lakeshore and Creek roads in N.O.T.L. and is still there.



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invision


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Welcome to the Site from Niagara Falls. :)

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Ranch71460


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v8deuce wrote:

Nice!!! My brother and I raced at race city in the early 90's in his players challenge camaro,great place! Tell us a little more about the power your running in the ranchero.

 

  Randy

 Race City is gone now...don't get me started on our fine city council!!!nofurious

I posted my motor build in my post in Projects/builds/my ride section.



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Nickeleye


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welcome from Courtice



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Hello from Edmonton to a fellow Albertan.....very nice Ranchero a great combination of power and looks.....

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