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1969 Mercury Cyclone Reproduction Spoiler For Sale
Reproduction Spoilers are now available! One of the big problems for enthusiasts wanting to restore their 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler or Spoiler II has been what to do about that missing or damaged rear spoiler. Some of the cars never had the spoiler installed at the dealership. If the spoiler was installed it has likely [...]
Corvette Muscle Car Nationals, Chicago
We are only few weeks out from the 2012 Talladega Family Reunion being held in conjunction with the Corvette Muscle Car Nationals in Chicago on November 17th and 18th. This will be our 3rd Reunion and is open to all 1969 Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II cars. The first two were terrific and [...]
Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
The Ford Aero cars are about to go big time. Hold on to your titles, pack your bags and buy a warm coat. On November 16, 17 and 18, 2012 the Blue Oval collectors are all going to gather in Chicago for the third Talladega Family Reunion! Like previous years the Reunion will be held [...]
Bunkie Knudsen Talladega Restoration Unveiled at Forge Muscle Car Classic
We just returned from another fantastic Forge Muscle Car Classic in Sevierville, TN. The car count was low but the quality was high. This year as last the show incorporated the Talladega Family Reunion for all Ford Talladega and Spoiler cars. There were over 20 of these fabulously rare cars in attendance and had center [...]
2011 Talladega Family Reunion Registration Due NOW!
You have read here before about all the fun and knowledge sharing of the first Talladega Family Reunion. You have also read about the next Talladega Family Reunion on September 9 and 10 of 2011. What you haven’t read before is there is a deadline! YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE 2011 TALLADEGA FAMILY REUNION NO [...]
Registration Due for 2011 Talladega Family Reunion
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a bunch of redneck Alabama family members getting together to drink moonshine; well maybe just a couple. If you are new to this site you should know we are really into the 1969 Ford brand NASCAR [...]
Ford Talladega Family Reunion 2011; Including Mercury Spoiler & Spoiler II
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a bunch of redneck Alabama native family members getting together to drink moonshine; well maybe just a couple. If you are new to this site you should know we are really into the 1969 Ford brand [...]
1969 Ford Talladega Prototype; Banjo Matthews Update
For sometime I have been telling you about the great work Jason Thompson and his father Clarence are doing with the restoration of the Banjo Matthews Ford Talladgea Prototypes. There is the red one that was done just in time for the 2010 Talladega Family Reunion. This car will soon be featured in Muscle Car [...]
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 [...]
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II Prints Added to Our Store
When I asked artist Herb Dixon to create a special print for the First Annual Ford Talladega Family Reunion at the Forge Muscle Car Show I had no idea how great the results would be. We had already completed the three Talladega prints and I wanted something for the Spoiler guys to drool over. I [...]
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 [...]
Ford Talladega Family Reunion
Just one week from now the first ever Ford Talladega Family Reunion will be getting underway. It is being held in conjunction with the Forge Muscle Car Show in Kingsport, TN. You never know at these kinds of events who will and who will not make it but here are some of the cars we [...]
1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler History
This is a continuation of our history of the Ford Talladega, Mercury Spoiler/Spoiler II 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler Cale Yarborough Special 428 CJ Ram Air As you may remember, Ford had to build 500 Talladegas to get the body modifications authorized for the track; this was also true with the Spoiler IIs. There was an [...]
1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II History
When Ford began running its Special Order of 1969 Torino Talladegas the Product Development Group over at Mercury wanted its own version of the NASCAR Aero “Going Thing”. By” Rick Ochs and Richard Fleener In a 1969 intra company letter sent to the Production Development Group at Mercury, Ford spelled out what changes were made [...]
Ford Talladega and Spoiler II Family Reunion at Forge Muscle Car Show
If you are a regular reader of Legendary Collector Cars you already know that there is going to be one great event for all the Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Sp0iler/Spoiler II cars this fall. On October 1 and 2 of 2010 we will have the first ever reunion of some of the rarest production [...]
Ford Talladega Family Reunion at the Forge Muscle Car Show
Once in a lifetime opportunity if you love Fords or just enjoy rare cars! Several of us are working with Tim Lapata and his Forge Muscle Car Show to put on a very special “Family Reunion” for the Ford Talladega at this fall’s Forge Muscle Car Show. There will be an indoor show with a [...]
Talladega Super Speedway Aero Car Reunion
By: Richard Fleener We are off to the 40th Reunion of the NASCAR Aero cars this weekend at the Talladega Super Speedway. This reunion is only held once every five years at the Speedway. It is a great group of people who all love the Aero cars. Most don’t care if you own a Blue [...]
Muscle Car Book; A Photo Shoot
PHOTO SHOOT I recently received a phone call from a representative of Motorbooks about photographing some of our cars for a new muscle car book they will be publishing next year, 2009. We have had cars photographed by them before and used on a calendar and some shots in a book; we also have had [...]
1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II what makes it so great?
1969 When NASCAR raced 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 [...]
