Survivor Thunderbolts

[chris ok]

I would love to see pics of the Factory built Ford Thunderbolts that still exist today. I've read 60 of the 100 still exist, with 17 of them restored by Randy DeLisio. I met Randy last week and found him to be a great guy w some amazing restoration history of American Iron icons. I found pictures of Nazy Crate but do not know how to post them , plus they are not mine, of course.
Chris O'Keefe

[rawhide]

Chris,
Over on the HAMB Troublemaker 427 has a thread about Thunderbolts that is 167 pages long.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=136384
regards, Roland

[chris ok]

Thanks, I stated backwards, 167 on back, lol. Even see a Far Rockaway Ford sponsored T Bolt. That dealer is long gone. I worked in the area at a Toyota dealer who also went belly up. Tough area. there is something about Factory race cars that appeals to me, and many more i bet. After meeting Randy a few days ago i have been looking up Ford info, my dad in heaven must be happy I am looking at Fords, lol.
Chris.

[Run to Rund]

Craig Sutton has a site:
http://www.angelfire.com/hi/427fairlane/

[Bob Pagano]

I have others but they need resizing.

[Charlie A]

Somewhat larger:

[jt Teuton]

Originally Posted by chris ok

I would love to see pics of the Factory built Ford Thunderbolts that still exist today. I've read 60 of the 100 still exist, with 17 of them restored by Randy DeLisio. I met Randy last week and found him to be a great guy w some amazing restoration history of American Iron icons. I found pictures of Nazy Crate but do not know how to post them , plus they are not mine, of course.
Chris O'Keefe

Don't forget the gas Rhonda t bolt which is in Milton,fla owned by willed d and Lyle smith they raced it in the 70sarea and 80s.also dallas Kelly in the wrecking crew car.still racing today. Does anyone have pictures of these cars?

[DRAKE VISCOME]

Hey Guys...Gaspar Rhonda's (one...very...very...special "dude"/gentleman/racer!) '64 NHRA World Champion Russ Davis Ford Thunderbolt...think it ended up in Pacific Northwest (Jeff Wittig?)...purchased by..."Mad Dawg" Bob Glidden hisself...realizing early on... he had no time for this "project"...longtime friends/ early crew Harold Stout/Larry Spain initially ran the car in the red/white/blue Glidden/Allen "colors"...later going all red paint...sold to Willie D. & son Lyle Smith...good guys/racers... in Florida who raced it a few years (still own)...for sure Dallas Kelly ran his "Homewrecker" T-bolt hard early-mid '70's as well...Oklahoma's Connie Moore/ Michigan-Ray Pacquet came to the "party"... a lil' later in the "fray"... (still the basis of Ray's "today" car)...over on the H.A.M.B....hokey *** message board section...there is a thread dedicated to Thunderbolts...a awful lot of early info/photos...about 200 pages long...guess there's still a lot of interest...in the ol' Ford shoebox...as "Nazy Crate" called 'em... Drake

[Hemi Moose]

A few before & after shots of Gas Ronda's 1964 Thunder Bolt...

[DRAKE VISCOME]

Hey "Moose"...geez...it's real good to see that car again...Gas...the former dance instructor (said all the other stuff in previous post)...a still very handsome "movie star" like devil @ 80 plus...looks not a day over 40 (has found the fountain of youth for sure)...a class act that never goes out of style...the late Les Richey's Performance Associates "help" ...with somewhat un-heralded longtime super-wrench Cliff Brian...Russ Davis Ford dealership..."dem's"...were the daze 'eh...seems like just... yesterday Drake...the Downtown Ford deal ended early in the "life" of the T-Bolt...they had...however...long been a part of Gas's racing career/cars for some time time in earlier (years) Galaxies as well...