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Buyer Beware!
On our sister site www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com we constantly track the sale of for sale status of the 1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler/Spoiler II and related cars. On that site we recently provided everyone with an update on the sale of a number of cars at auctions and other outlets over the past few weeks. [...]
2012 Bristol Speedway Aero Car Show
We just returned from the March 2012 NASCAR Race in Bristol TN. It was a wet but wonderful weekend in Bristol. We have been to the races at Bristol several times and it is a race track you have to put on your Bucket List. We have always done NASCAR races but after this [...]
24 Hours of Le Mans Ford GT 40 engine testing
We sometimes have historical paperwork and videos donated to us which provide invaluable background context to our collector cars. On our sister site, www.TalladegaSpoilerRegistry.com, we have been providing a series of Ford Intra-Comapny memos regarding the development of the 1969 Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II and Boss 429 engine. Prior to jumping into the [...]
Ford Talladega and Mercury Spoiler Details
When you get 25 rare cars together in one location you can’t help but take a look to see how different or how similar they all might be. At the recent Ford Talladega Family Reunion we took our camera around to look at some of the details of these cars. See what we found. What [...]
First Annual 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion Participants
The car in front is the Banjo Matthews Prototype, the white car is the very First Production Talladega, the maroon car is the Last Production Talladega. I will start off apologizing for anyone I missed at the show. There were some beautiful and exceptional cars in attendance. I tried to get a picture of every [...]
Talladega Family Reunion Show Report
By: Richard Fleener From left to right: Last Talladega, First Production Talladega, Banjo Prototype Talladega Katrina and I just returned from the First Annual Talladega Family Reunion held in conjunction with the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show in Kingsport, TN. It was both an excellent collection of cars and a family reunion for people who [...]
Barn Find and Project Car Update
Many of you have been asking what is up with the Project Cars and any new Barn Finds? It has been a great summer and that usually means spending more time using the cars than working on them! However, we have managed to get the Barn Find AMX back on all four wheels with new [...]
Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Reunite at the Race Track and We Have the Photos
Aero Car Reunion 08 Gateway International Raceway; Monster Mopar Weekend If you like NASCAR racing; if you like vintage auto racing; if you like the winged 1969 Dodge Daytona or the 1970 Plymouth Superbird or if you are more into the 1969 Ford Talladega or Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II you have to join the Daytona [...]
$.36 a Gallon Gas and Stock Cars built from Stock Cars
It was 1969. The Stones, “Honky Tonk Woman” was one of the top ten songs along with “Get Back,” by The Beatles and “Sugar, Sugar,” by the Archies. Richard Nixon was President, a house could be bought for $40,000.00. Milk was $1.26 and gas 36 cents a gallon! A postage stamp cost $0.06 and the [...]
