Thunderbolt whereabouts?

[Geerhead55]

Bill,,,the man at Ault Electric with the Ford Collection is Gary McKay, a very nice gentleman with some awesome cars. Its been a while since I saw them, but I remember hearing that the T-Bolt had moved on.
Danny Durham

[b.guggenmos]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Bill,,,the man at Ault Electric with the Ford Collection is Gary McKay, a very nice gentleman with some awesome cars. Its been a while since I saw them, but I remember hearing that the T-Bolt had moved on.
Danny Durham

Gary's collection is a site to behold for any Ford lover. I visited a few years ago with the local Shelby club and expected a few nice cars in an old warehouse. Boy, was I ever impressed. If anyone here ever get's a chance for a tour take it. Brian

[Paul Precht]

I don't know if it was an original but I saw one crash at Hampton Raceway on Long Island in the summer of 74. It was a 120 MPH car so for that time it was no joke of a car. I was on the starting line on deck when it crashed. It landed upside down and the guy died laying in the hot sun waiting for an ambulance. He fell out of the car as it flipped end over end and his head landed on the guard rail. He had no helmet on. After that day the helmet rule was enforced, Paul.

[Michael Kilduff]

Were the Thunderbolts available as automatics, or just as manual transmission cars?

[Rory McNeil]

Originally Posted by Michael Kilduff

Were the Thunderbolts available as automatics, or just as manual transmission cars?

Yes,you could get a Thunderbolt with either a 4 speed or automatic trans.

[Notch1320]

There is one in Clovis NM. Paul Teel ownes it... It had Humpin Henry painted in the side. Originally maroon in color, but was white when I saw it last in 98.

Maybe these guys can help? I was searching for info myself on Humping Henry, and came upon this site.

http://www.angelfire.com/hi/427fairl...mpinhenry.html

http://www.angelfire.com/hi/427fairlane/index.html

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Notch1320

Originally maroon in color, but was white when I saw it last.

Interesting as the first TEN built were all Maroon and were the factory sponsored cars (Bill Lawton aka Tasca Ford, Butch Leal, Phil Bonner, Gas Ronda, etc.). The rest (90) were all white and the racers and/or dealers had to pay for them. I wonder whose car it was originally??

[rx dealer]

I remember the T-BOLT that MPR was working on, it was done the same time my car was done. What a bad mother of a T-BOLT and it was maroon...Luke Awdish

[Geerhead55]

Bill,,,I'm not sure about the Morrison cover,,,guess I missed that one,,but I do know the gang from the TV show My Classic Car paid a visit a couple years ago, and Gary gave Dennis Gage a ride around 5 Mile Drive in Pt. Deffiance Park in his black 62 406 Tri-Powered 4spd. Galaxie. The show featured some of his 427 cars like his 66 Fairlane. I know he had a 66 Hemi Satellite, not sure if its still around, and at least one Chevy, a 55 Bel-Air sedan. In years past the annual Good Guys event included Gary's collection on its' Friday poker run. Some of Gary's cars have been shown at the Mild to Wild Tacoma Dome show and also the Seattle Roadster Show,, usually his street rods.
Danny Durham

[Bill Edgeworth]

Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Bill,,,the man at Ault Electric with the Ford Collection is Gary McKay, a very nice gentleman with some awesome cars. Its been a while since I saw them, but I remember hearing that the T-Bolt had moved on.
Danny Durham

Thanks for straightening me out on who I was talking about. A friend paid him a visit a couple of years ago to take a look at one of his cars and I recall him saying his car collection was incredibly nice stuff and also if I recall correctly he said he was not just a Ford collector that he had some rare Hemi cars also. And please correct me if I’m wrong about this; wasn’t it his collection that was featured on the cover of Art Morrison’s catalog a year or two ago?