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    What did you do to your Mark VIII today?

    moved one of my parts cars today to get it ready to part out and use the drive line in a custom project, anyone need parts? and thought i'd Just post some pictures of the SWB unit? just to stay active on this site. h
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    Our New Mustang concept at SEMA

    Here is the latest offering from Auto Kraft in Nebraska, the Reversion Mustang was built By the young talented Johnny Sparks (aka John Heermann) a recent trainee and employee at our shop in Lincoln, One day at a Mustang car show checking in with our customers and their classics we restored the...
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    What did you do to your Mark VIII today?

    Custom ... Mark VIII Torino! I spent sometime in my warehouse looking at four 93 -94 Mark VIII parts cars:shifty: and a 97 roll over I plan to stuff the complete floor sub structure/ drive unit under my 69 Torino Wagon?:eek: Just because I don't have enough projects already!:confused: Anyone...
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    What did you do to your Mark VIII today?

    Custom ... Mark VIII Torino! I spent sometime in my warehouse looking at four 93 -94 Mark VIII parts cars:shifty: and a 97 roll over I plan to stuff the complete floor sub structure/ drive unit under my 69 Torino Wagon?:eek: Just because I don't have enough projects already!:confused: Anyone...
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    Short Wheelbase #001 and #006 together at last

    hey Jeff glad to see you getting some good use out of that old SWB Lincoln, My wife and I miss it now and then but I can always build another when we get caught up! if you notice in the picture of the car on the frame rack off to the left is George's SWB T- bird 005 in process, glad to see you...
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    mark viii cool car but not collectible?????

    no offense at all it is a customers dream to have the Falcon restored to like new, and (I don't argue with sentimentail atachment ) just do the best job you can. your statment says it best about collectability. I'll try to put some other pictures up but they are to big right now we are updating...
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    mark viii cool car but not collectible?????

    Here are a few of the 63 Falcon gettting media blasted, I pulled this one out of a Colorado salvage yard, been setting in since 73 (left for dead) The car I'm restoring is from Iowa and so rusty it is folding in half, and all the metal on the bottom side is so compamized, and there are no atf...
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    for the reason why simply why not ! just to be different but yet close to the same ! more of a 2 seater sports car I have a Town Car for when i need to hual people. Ponies yes I have studied chopping the top and it is in the plans for an atempt. and why not i can buy these cars for couple...
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    mark viii cool car but not collectible?????

    I'd like to think my (SWB) short wheel base Mark VIII might be collectable someday? It is one of a kinda, based off of my five SWB Thunderbird Super Coupes I built back in the early 90's, after Ford froze the project. The orgianal concept was a Ford Motor Company prototype that got the ax...
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    as far as weight loss not that much about 40 to 50 pounds of sheetmetal insulation, carpet ect. but driving feel is more sports car like. Yes I agree on the rear bumper overhang, and of course I thought about chopping the top and even doing a roadster version ! but I'm a bit short on time with...
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    Ah-h man, you guys are killing me on my stripe Idea!! :( I'm trying to give it a unique ("hot rod") look ? you know something different, the stripes look beter in person, than pictures, (any body care for the cowl induction style hood?) Yeh those are just some junk wheels & tires, I will be...
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    Mike I built the silver one that was in Car and Driver Aug of 91. Ford Motor Company built the red one that was in Motor trend it was 13 inches shorter, Ford built it to complete agianst the Vette and others. Ford pulled the plug on the program and only that one prtotype was built. I built...
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    I think I'll save the construction photos for my book I'm gonna puplish some day Lol. yeh right I have time for that ! I don't think I have any didital ones I'll have to see about getting some prints scaned and downloaded.
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    That is what my wife says NO stripe ! and it is her car, I just thought I'd toss the Idea around since it is a bit different, anybody care for the hood ?
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    Stripe on SWB MarkVIII

    Hey guys I'm new here but not to the Mark VIII's I've had a few and even built a SWB (short wheelbase) it is # 006, the other five I built where Thunderbirds, we recently repainted it and I thought about putting a stripe down the side, but can't seem to decide between the two styles I have on...
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    Mark VIII with a short wheel base (pics)

    SWB Lincoln, Mark VIII Hi I realize this is a very old post but I just had to jump in, I don't get around a computer to offten, I'm to busy building custom cars, Yes the SWB Mark VIII is real! (not photo shopped) it is the six one I built the other 5 where Thunderbirds. The reason WHY ? is...
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