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    My new svo race car

    Pat may remember this car from the 1984 Mid ohio Escort Endurance race. Terry McKenna and Bruce Jenner were some of the drivers. I have been trying to get it for several years. I finally got it last weekend. It was last raced at Sebring in 1986 and has been sitting on jack stands in a garage since then. Here is a link to the 1984 race pics.

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    Wow, thats cool!!!!! What are the plans, Keep it as is or restore it's original livery??? Engine pics????

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    Awesome score Kendall. I'm guessing the car is pretty complete and with your attention to detail will be better now than it was when raced.

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    Happy Belated Birthday !

    We missed ya at the Macaroni grill.

    More pics please . . .

    -RICH-

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrzw70 View Post
    Awesome score Kendall. I'm guessing the car is pretty complete and with your attention to detail will be better now than it was when raced.

    Surprisingly it survived Bruce Jenner...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Meotchh View Post
    Surprisingly it survived Bruce Jenner...
    Paul Page drove it at Mid Ohio, too. Take a look in the pics, Mitch and see if he looked more like his son 27 years ago.
    "Just leave me alone. I know what to do" (Kimi)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick View Post
    Paul Page drove it at Mid Ohio, too. Take a look in the pics, Mitch and see if he looked more like his son 27 years ago.
    Ohh yeah, I have seen plenty old pics of Paul, there is no questioning he is Brian's dad. That's how Brian earned the nick name Halfpage.
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    More stuff

    Here is the eminger report from Kevin Marti and the Marti Report. It was a 89 DSO car sold to Ford. It is also a Comp prep. I will try to get some more pics tonight.
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    Super cool!!! So how many of the 26 have we accounted for then???

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    Hmmm...

    Ordered on April Fool's day!!!

    (well before Jenner would become a member of the Kardashian clan, meet Joan Rivers' plastic surgeon, or visit his first tanning center)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chalky View Post
    Super cool!!! So how many of the 26 have we accounted for then???
    I know where around 10 are. There is one for sale in LA next to the airport.

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    Nice find Kendal!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kendal Coker View Post
    I know where around 10 are. There is one for sale in LA next to the airport.
    I saw that over on FEP and if I wasn't already mid-project I'd probably pick it up.

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    SO happy for you Kendal !! I know you said you wanted the Mac Tools Car - but YOU have put so much effort into finding Rare SVO's - this is YOUR car ! This site has changed my attitude on SVO's (mostly rekindled my interest in getting the cars out)

    Please consider getting it running - WE can put on a PRO SOLO in Sturgis !

    Mark

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    ^^^ (as in Animal party... TOGA)

    STURGIS STURGIS STURGIS !!!
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    Kendal should track down the Mac Tools "giveaway car"!!!!!

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    That is great news. I'm really looking forward to my next visit. I'll have to go through my collection of race pics to see if I have any of it in action.

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    Another Race SVO

    I also have this race car. Ron Smaldone drove it in the 1984 season. It is not the Nelson Ledges car. More pics of it can be seen here. It needs alot more restoration than the silver one. Ron Smaldone verified it was the car he drove in the 1984 season . It even raced in the Runoffs at Road Atlanta where he was running second when a Datsun 180z hit him from behind and ended up flipping the car. It was repaired but never raced again. It is like the Mac Tools car (not a Comp Prep) but ordered as a stripped non air non power car with quad shocks and leather seats.

    http://mwphoto-misc.smugmug.com/Cars...3937429_BKXvvc
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    Those are very cool, Kendal!

    Thanks for sharing! ( Even though it makes me feel older. )
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    Here is a pic of the wreck. He was running second when it happened with two laps to go and the front running car was disqualified for cheating.
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