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Dag, I'm mad I didn't know this was a car thread
I was planning to get a cadillac escalade evs 07-09 but got this
for a player price. So I put that Caddy on hold(rebuilding a LT1 that's in my pickup)until the middle part of next year.
I was planning to get a cadillac escalade evs 07-09 but got this
for a player price. So I put that Caddy on hold(rebuilding a LT1 that's in my pickup)until the middle part of next year.
nothing wrong with a players price....
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Inaugural Barrett-Jackson Cup at Hot August Nights goes to “GPT Special” Torino Talladega
George Poteet’s award-winning GPT Special Torino. Images courtesy of Goodguys.
It’s been a good year for George Poteet and his Troy Trepanier-built 1969 Ford Torino Talladega, the “GPT Special.” In July, the impeccably prepared pro-tourer took top honors as the 2013 Optima Batteries Street Machine of the Year at the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, and last weekend the slammed Ford beat out five finalists to win the inaugural Barrett-Jackson Cup (and the $20,000 check that comes with it) at Reno’s Hot August Nights.
Accepting the award for Poteet was Jack Trepanier, general manager of Rad Rides by Troy, the shop that crafted the award-winning Ford. Beginning with a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega (an aerodynamically enhanced Torino, built by Ford to counter the threat of the Dodge Daytona in NASCAR competition), Trepanier’s shop widened the car by five inches, shortened the front fenders by three inches and removed an inch from the wheelbase. Rad Rides scratch-built any of the exterior components, such as the rear quarter panels, grille and trim parts, and painted the finished body in a color called “Tennessee Whiskey Gold.”
Underneath, the Torino rides on an Art Morrison chassis that uses a C5 Corvette front suspension and a Detroit Speed four-link rear setup. The Billet Specialties wheels, meant to resemble those used on the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40, feature details like safety-wired knock-offs and a two-tone spun aluminum and matte brown finish. Power comes from a fuel-injected Ford Boss 429 V-8, said to be good for some 750 horsepower; like the rest of the car, the engine bay itself is a work of art, with most components sprayed in a muted bronze to offset the car’s finish. If it’s attention to detail you’re after, look no further than the car’s velocity stacks; not only are they topped with polished screens, but each screen is oriented in precisely the same manner as its neighbor.
Inside, the GTP Special is meant to resemble a period-correct Holman-Moody NASCAR racer, and even the gauges proudly wear Holman-Moody logos. Though clearly purpose-built, omitting luxuries like carpeting and sound deadening, there’s a stark beauty to the Torino’s cabin. From the exposed (and polished) rivets on the floor pan, to the grommet-ventilated leather seats (another homage to the Ford GT40), to the friction-tape-wrapped steering wheel, everything about the cabin indicates that the car was built to be driven, and driven hard.
In addition to the check for $20,000 and the oversize wood and cut-glass trophy, Poteet also collected a 430hp Chevrolet LS3 V-8 (donated by Chevrolet Performance) as part of his Barrett-Jackson Cup booty. Ironically, the car that the GTP Special edged out to win at Hot August Nights, Ron Cizek’s Ridler Award-winning 1940 Ford Coupe known as “Checkered Past,” also took a major Goodguys award (Street Rod of the Year) alongside the Torino at the show in Columbus, Ohio.
As for Poteet’s plans for the GTP Special, he told Goodguys that he planned to campaign the car at Bonneville this year, in the street-legal, 150 MPH class. The Southern California Timing Association’s Speed Weeks began on Saturday, August 10, and stretch through Saturday, August 16, meaning that the GTP Special may have gone directly from Reno to Bonneville. As good as the car looks in these Goodguys-supplied images, it would look even better with a crust of Bonneville salt adorning its tires and fenders.
Fast and Furious Movie thread
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George Poteet’s award-winning GPT Special Torino. Images courtesy of Goodguys.
It’s been a good year for George Poteet and his Troy Trepanier-built 1969 Ford Torino Talladega, the “GPT Special.” In July, the impeccably prepared pro-tourer took top honors as the 2013 Optima Batteries Street Machine of the Year at the Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, and last weekend the slammed Ford beat out five finalists to win the inaugural Barrett-Jackson Cup (and the $20,000 check that comes with it) at Reno’s Hot August Nights.
Accepting the award for Poteet was Jack Trepanier, general manager of Rad Rides by Troy, the shop that crafted the award-winning Ford. Beginning with a 1969 Ford Torino Talladega (an aerodynamically enhanced Torino, built by Ford to counter the threat of the Dodge Daytona in NASCAR competition), Trepanier’s shop widened the car by five inches, shortened the front fenders by three inches and removed an inch from the wheelbase. Rad Rides scratch-built any of the exterior components, such as the rear quarter panels, grille and trim parts, and painted the finished body in a color called “Tennessee Whiskey Gold.”
Underneath, the Torino rides on an Art Morrison chassis that uses a C5 Corvette front suspension and a Detroit Speed four-link rear setup. The Billet Specialties wheels, meant to resemble those used on the Le Mans-winning Ford GT40, feature details like safety-wired knock-offs and a two-tone spun aluminum and matte brown finish. Power comes from a fuel-injected Ford Boss 429 V-8, said to be good for some 750 horsepower; like the rest of the car, the engine bay itself is a work of art, with most components sprayed in a muted bronze to offset the car’s finish. If it’s attention to detail you’re after, look no further than the car’s velocity stacks; not only are they topped with polished screens, but each screen is oriented in precisely the same manner as its neighbor.
Inside, the GTP Special is meant to resemble a period-correct Holman-Moody NASCAR racer, and even the gauges proudly wear Holman-Moody logos. Though clearly purpose-built, omitting luxuries like carpeting and sound deadening, there’s a stark beauty to the Torino’s cabin. From the exposed (and polished) rivets on the floor pan, to the grommet-ventilated leather seats (another homage to the Ford GT40), to the friction-tape-wrapped steering wheel, everything about the cabin indicates that the car was built to be driven, and driven hard.
In addition to the check for $20,000 and the oversize wood and cut-glass trophy, Poteet also collected a 430hp Chevrolet LS3 V-8 (donated by Chevrolet Performance) as part of his Barrett-Jackson Cup booty. Ironically, the car that the GTP Special edged out to win at Hot August Nights, Ron Cizek’s Ridler Award-winning 1940 Ford Coupe known as “Checkered Past,” also took a major Goodguys award (Street Rod of the Year) alongside the Torino at the show in Columbus, Ohio.
As for Poteet’s plans for the GTP Special, he told Goodguys that he planned to campaign the car at Bonneville this year, in the street-legal, 150 MPH class. The Southern California Timing Association’s Speed Weeks began on Saturday, August 10, and stretch through Saturday, August 16, meaning that the GTP Special may have gone directly from Reno to Bonneville. As good as the car looks in these Goodguys-supplied images, it would look even better with a crust of Bonneville salt adorning its tires and fenders.
Fast and Furious Movie thread
http://www.bgol.us/board/showpost.php?p=15194242&postcount=161
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