2020 Memory Lane

2020 YEAR IN REVIEW By John Buchanan

2021 HERE WE COME??? By John Buchanan

Cruisin’ at the speed of fun Modernizing My 1966 MUSTANG By Rich Armando

My story started one year ago at the Adirondack Nationals in Lake George. I was planning on rebuilding the engine in my Mustang over the winter as it was starting to get tired. Knowing my intentions fellow clubmember John Nunez spotted a complete Ford 302 engine for sale at a vendor’s spot in the flea market. The vendor owns a speed shop about an hour south of the lake and was selling it for a friend. The story behind it was that the create engine was bought from Blue Print Engines https://blueprintengines.com/ and was installed in his Ford Ranger pickup truck putting 800 miles on it. All his gear head friends were switching over to LS motors. He did not want to be left out, so he decided to try selling it at Lake George and put that money toward an LS. He was advised that selling a used motor that you cannot hear run would be a tough sell and would not bring what it’s worth. Understanding that he decided to move forward with selling it. After friend Joe Renaud and club members Hugh Leahy, Johnnie Sturniolo and John Nunez scrutinized the motor that came complete with a new McLeod clutch and pressure plate, a 1995 Mustang bell housing and Tremec T5 transmission, an HEI distributor, Holley 600 carburetor along with a Ford serpentine belt system with the alternator and power steering pump all bolted to it, it was unanimous that it was worth taking a risk for the price he was asking. Hugh told me his T Bucket engine is from Blue Print Engines and he has been very happy with his purchase. If you have heard him driving it, you know how nice it sounds. After sleeping on it I decided to buy the engine on Saturday as they would also be taking a chance with accepting payment with a personal check and let me take the engine right on the spot. Continued on Page 7

Rich Armando in his1966 Mustang follows fellow club members John Nunez & Johnny Sturniolo in Johnny’s 1972 into the lower Fort William Henry show field & swap/flea market area at the 2019 Adirondack Nationals where they found the subject BluePrint Ford 302 engine for sale.