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Three Year Anniversary

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Late in 2010 we began work to prepare for an online Registry for the 1969 Ford Aero Cars. There were already places were owners could Register their cars but unfortunately there was no one keeping an up to date listing of cars. Our biggest complaint for any car Registry we could find was that the information was not available to the general public. We still feel that two important and valuable long term benefits of on online Registry is the ability for the owner or a potential buyer to be able to confirm a car’s authenticity and prior ownership. We also felt that being able to track down a car by VIN would be very desirable.

With those goals set we began working on the technical side of the process and also asking others what they would like to have available on such a site. In early 2011 the site went live and we had instant responses and registrations submitted. It has now been three years since we started. We are thrilled with the support the Blue Oval Aero Car owners have provided both in participation and financial through our Team Memberships.

There remain many aspects of the site yet to be developed. Unfortunately, we have found that the available time in the day and the limits of our own historical and technical expertise prevent us from developing the site to its potential. We would greatly welcome and appreciate any and all contributions any of you might be able to make. It is our belief that this site can grow to be a even more valuable asset to all of us through broader Member support.

If you have specific recommendations to improve our efforts; if you have technical information to share; if you have historical information or just a project or humorous story to share please contact me at rfleener@comcast.net.

Here is a summary of the cars Registered with our site since it was founded in 2011.

AERO CARS:

-Prototypes/Pilots and Specials = 8

-Talladegas = 90

-Spoiler IIs = 51

-Spoilers = 28

TOTAL = 177

OTHERS:

-Pre-Spoiler (Color Code) = 6

-1968 GT 500 = 4

-Petty Torino = 2

TOTAL: 12

 

Richard

Some of my first and strongest memories from my childhood relate to cars. I still remember when things happened based on what car I was driving at the time. I grew up and lived in Iowa for nearly 40 years before moving to Southern California and now live in Tennessee. I was a Corvette fanatic for years but then re-discovered vintage American Muscle. My wife, Katrina, and I decided we wanted to focus on unique and rare muscle cars. After a lot of research we fell in love with the Ford Blue Oval Aero Cars. These were only built in 1969 and and aerodynamics became an important part of winning races. The only purpose of these limited production cars was to win NASCAR races using the Boss 429 and 427 power plants complimented with a special, wind cheating, aerodynamic body. The Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II are terrific and historic cars. This site is devoted to these car and their owners past and present. We provide an Online Registry for recording the long term history and ownership of every remaining Talladega, Spoiler and Spoiler II.

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  1. Congratulations on three years & a BIG Thank You for doing this Richard! I know its a huge undertaking but I really appreciate all you & Katrina are doing for our special cars!

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