Is your car in our Registry? If you own a Talladega, your car is in the Registry, but it may not be registered. If not, IT SHOULD BE! If you have a Spoiler, Spoiler II, Color Code Cyclone, GT 500 Cyclone, King Cobra, Petty Torino/Fairlane, or one of the Prototypes, your car may be in the Registry. If you are looking to purchase one of these cars, you need to check in the Registry for possible information on your potential purchase. If you own one of these cars and you haven’t registered it, why should you?
The Registry has 50 or more visitors every day. Some visitors are interested in the posted articles but many are looking for parts, technical help or information on a specific car. I regularly get inquiries from family members looking for their Dad’s old Talladega or Spoiler II. If they have a VIN I can generally help, if not it becomes more challenging. We also try to provide you with restoration information to the best of our knowledge. If we don’t know your answer, which is often the case, we probably have a reference to send you to.
I have been contacted by a person who had an original Talladega 428 CJ engine. He had the VIN, and he wanted to get it to the current owner of the car. Unfortunately, although we have all the Big T VINs, that particular car was not registered so there was no way to find the current owner. What a loss!
The Registry does not cost you anything to register your car. You can choose if you want to include your name, address, or phone number in the listing. You MUST provide this information at time of registration, but it will not be published unless you permit it. There are two ways to view all the cars in the Registry. The first way to view the listings provides a list of all the VINs in our Registry. This information is available to everyone. The second way is only for Dues paying Team Members. Such Membership only costs $20 per year. This cost helps offset a portion of the annual expenses of keeping the site up and running. (We lose money on this every year, but it is a service we happily provide to the Ford Aero Car family.) These Team Members have full access to all of the details provided by the owner for their car. In many cases, this includes past owners, history, and photos. This can be a wealth of information for people looking at specific cars.
Also, for Team Members, we provide a page that lists all current and past cars for sale. Car descriptions, conditions, past sales, ASKING PRICES, and SOLD PRICES are provided where they were available!
If you have questions, you can always contact me for assistance.
Richard (Dick) Fleener
