Just hard to find a mark 8 almost as nice as this one go look.
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Major and Recent Awards:
2000 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: First in Class
2001 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: First in Class
2002 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: First in Class
2003 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: First in Class
2004 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: First in Class
2005 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: Invitationals (we were honored to be included in the exclusive Carlisle Invitational indoor exhibit this year. Pictures here.)
2006 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: First in Class
2007 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: Second in Class
2007 Carlisle All Ford Nationals: Best Lincoln as chosen by the Lincolns of Distinction
August 2001 Summer Belmont Car Show: First in Class
August 2001 Northport Volunteer Fire Department Car Show: Second in Class
September 2001 LI Cars Fall Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
September 2001 Tanner’s Park Car Show: First in Class
October 2001 Fall Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
October 2001 LI Cars St. James Car Show: First in Class
November 2001 Fall Classic at Belmont: Second in Class
April 2002 Spring Classic at Belmont: First in Class
April 2002 LI Cars at Hagermans: Second in Class
May 2002 OCLI/NY Spring Dust Off: First in Class
May 2002 WISE Car Show: First in Class
May 2002 Shootout Car Show: First in Class
June 2002 Sayville Benefit Car Show: First in Class
June 2002 LI Cars Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
July 2002 Hallock Auto Show: Judges Choice (top award, perfect score, one of three cars out of 300 to do this)
July 2002 Endless Summer Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
August 2002 Summer Belmont Car Show: First in Class
August 2002 Shootout Car Show: First in Class
August 2002 Northport Volunteer Fire Department Car Show: First in Class
September 2002 LI Cars Fall Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
September 2002 Copaigue Tanner’s Park Car Show: First in Class
October 2002 Fall Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
October 2002 LI Cars St. James Car Show: First in Class
November 2002 Best Cars on LI Belmont Car Show: First in Class
November 2002 Long Island Custom Car Show: First in Class
March 2003 Spring Classic at Belmont:: First in Class
April 2003 Spring Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
April 2003 Bar Beach Car Show: First in Class
May 2003 OCLI/NY Spring Dust Off: Second in Class
May 2003 WISE Car Show: First in Class
June 2003 Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
August 2003 Summer Belmont Car Show: First in Class
August 2003 Sayville Car Show: First in Class
September 2003 Bar Beach Car Show: First in Class
October 2003 Hagerman's Car Show: First in Class
October 2003 Fall Flowerfied Car Show: First in Class
November 2003 LI Cars St. James Car Show: First in Class
March 2004 Spring Classic at Belmont: First in Class
April 2004 Bar Beach Car Show: First in Class
April 2004 Spring Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
April 2004 OCLI/NY Spring Dust Off: First in Class
May 2004 Fun Ford Weekend: Best in Class
July 2004 Flowerfield Car Show: First in Class
August 2004 Belmont Car Show: First in Class
August 2004 PAL Car Show: First in Class
October 2004 PAL Car Show: First in Class
October 2004 Bar Beach Show: First in Class
November 2004 Belmont Show: First in Class
November 2004 Long Island Custom Car Show: Second in Class
April 2005 Bar Beach Show: First in Class
April 2005 Flowerfields Show: First in Class
May 2005 OCLI/NY Spring Dust Off: Second in Class )
July 2005 Flowerfields Show: First in Class
August 2005 Summer Belmont Car Show: First in Class
August 2005 PAL Car Show: First in Class
September 2005 Copaigue Auto Show: First in Class
September 2005 Flowerfields Auto Show: First in Class
September 2005 Bayville Rotary Auto Show: Best in Class
October 2005 Bar Beach Show: First in Class
July 2007 Able Ford Show: First in Class
July 2007 Syosset Ford Show: First in Class
October 2007 Crossbay Cruisers Ford Show: First in Class & Best Lincoln
+ other local and regional awards
i am so tired of people saying they have the 96-98 cobra motor. intake manifold, cams, exhaust manifolds, and crank are different.
It's stock! Big deal, he bought a brand new car and kept it nice. I don't see how that wins shows until the car is at least 20 years old...
I like that Galaxy 500 behind it.
I'm so tired of people calling it the "Cobra motor". The Mark got it in '93 and Ford didn't borrow it and *very* slightly modify it for the Mustang until 96. The exhaust cams are the only ones different and that not by much, intake side is the same. The crank is forged as opposed to cast but the rods and pistons are the same, not much difference in the actual horsepower the engine can sustain. I'm guessing they shot the idiot that designed the Mark exhaust manifolds and put a proper set on the Mustang. The intake is just a better design for a much lighter car. As far as I'm concerned a "Cobra motor" didn't really happen until 2003 when they actually made major changes in design - improved heads (in 99) and then and iron block with an all forged rotating assembly.
Of course Moose's owner has had it long enough to know it's tough to educate the masses. ;)
So how does a "chip", larger MAF, cold air "box" and nothing else on a non-forced induction car with stock exhaust get 50 hp over stock? The "box" and MAF look like stock Ford pieces to me in those pics.....Dynotuned to hell and back would get 30-35 horse.....50? hmmmm......
All nitpicking aside, if I was in my 70's and about to retire back in 1997, I'd buy one of these cars and have fun with it. Except mine would be black. Cuz lincolns look good in black.
Syosset NY is like 10-15 min from me