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on: 12-04-2004
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In 1996, Michael Kranefuss, owner of Team 37, saw the Mark VIII, which shared the MN-12 platform with the Thunderbird, as the logical replacement for the Thunderbird. The team built a NASCAR car based on the contour of 1996 Mark VIII. Wind tunnel tests were done on the completed car at the Lookheed plant in Marietta Georgia on May 7, 1996. |
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12-04-2004 @ 07:40:41 PM |
| Posted By : stang392 |
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at this point moving to this would have been pointless. 97 was when the front got redesigned and 98 being the last year. oh what could have been though
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12-04-2004 @ 08:19:52 PM |
| Posted By : stang392 |
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yeah if it had been used in Nascar, and of Ford had put the 5.4 in it as there was talk of, maybe that would have got sales up enough to keep it around
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4-23-2024 @ 07:45:19 PM |
Posted By : DiRF  |
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So, apparently, Kranefuss wasn't the *only* team owner curious about possibly running a Mark VIII-derived body.
Saw another prototype in person, yesterday, at a museum. Penske Racing and Lincoln-Mercury collaborated to produce a prototype Cup car in 1996 that had a Mark VIII front fascia, hood, fenders, and greenhouse, but had Thunderbird side panels and a Town Car decklid. The aerodynamics that resulted were incredibly good, with more downforce, but less drag, than the outgoing Thunderbird body, and Lincoln-Mercury seriously considered producing a Mark VIII-derived street car to make that body legal, and were considering naming it the Lincoln Marauder.
Simultaneously, Ford was developing the Ford Taurus NASCAR body, and found its aerodynamics were similar, if not better than the Lincoln prototype, so they went that direction instead.
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4-26-2024 @ 04:04:00 PM |
| Posted By : DiRF |
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Toured the Charlotte Motor Speedway, ate at the Speedway Club, visited the Mike Curb museums, visited Richard Childress Racing shop, museum and vineyard (and ate lunch there), stopped at the Kaulig Racing Shop, hit the Richard Petty Museum, and then did a guided tour of JR Motorsports, expanding upon the "glimpse" I got earlier in the week.
Didn't get to see any actual drivers. Though, in passing and/or from a distance, saw Ty Norris, Tommy Baldwin, Darian Grubb and Joe Gibbs...
...aaaand I drove past Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who was driving the other way, just as I was about to pull in to JR Motorsports, but didn't realize it at the time. I overheard one of the shop guys talking about Dale having just left in his brand new Silverado, and I asked if it was the one with the orange and brown stripes down the side, and they confirmed. Caught it on my dashcam, though. http://photo.ricecop.com/pics/dalejrsilverado.jpg
I drive back home early tomorrow.
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