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[Turbo Futura]

Welcome Alx and nice find!

[2manycars]

Welcome!

I was watching that one on craigslist myself, but I don't need any more project cars at this time.

If you ever need to check out my Pace Car to aid in assembling yours, I'm not too far away.

[Boomer85gt]

Welcome and congrats on a great find...best $2,000 you'll ever spend.

[wraithracing]

ok so we dropped the motor in and got it all wired up, starts up in the start position, but wont run so changed out the ignition. box still does it. ran a hot wire to red wire on ignition box runs great so were would someone put a kill switch on this thing ?

You might check you ignition switch on the column. Sounds like you might have a short or broken terminal there.

I replaced the ignition switch on my Pace car and when I did it literally fell off the column in pieces.

Best of Luck!

Trey

[1984Mercury]

A little late to the party I see, but I wanted to say great find and buy. Can't wait to see the progress. There are several Pace Car builds here and some amazing work /advice. I go here before I go to my local friends for advice. Enjoy the site and welcome. JY

[alx]

You might check you ignition switch on the column. Sounds like you might have a short or broken terminal there.

I replaced the ignition switch on my Pace car and when I did it literally fell off the column in pieces.

Best of Luck!

Trey

yup thats what it was took it apart and got it fixed

[alx]

alrighty kid has cash flow again so we went and bought alot of the small parts tranny fluid , hose's ,clamps ,fuel line and a bunch of small stuff 300 bucks later he is back to saving,,, LOL, but we now a to do list again

[Sellis1012]

Welcome and congrats!!!

[alx]

had a good day the boy got alot done

[69clark]

Looking good!

[alx]

it"s ALIVE
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[alx]

was trying to upload a short video

[theemustangman]

Cool didnt even know these "festival" cars existed cool find!!

[In2Fords]

I got to see the video, it runs, now time for your son to stick it all back together

[alx]

got some work done Anthony ordered some new brake lines the stainless prebent ones WOW that was not much fun with the front to rear line inside the car tucked up under the dash , got it done thou.
Got the fenders hung starting on the nose and front now

[klekey]

Looks great looks like you guys are breezing right through it, congrats and welcome to the site. Love seeing the 4Is saved and driven.

[mustangmania]

Since it is a Festival Car, you have to find out the history of it. Who drove it during the festival, etc.

[BM62391]

that car is awesome good save!

[alx]

we will try anf track down the history of it later Right now its a just get it running for the kid and then in a year or so a complete restoration

[thebluebulk]

what a great car! i love it!

[HO302]

great find, keep up the good work

[Boyd]

When I worked at a Napa auto parts 20 years ago one salesman said any sticker can be reproduced. I got the interior minus front seats out of Pace car 480054. It was 302 automatic. When I last saw it, it was a repairable bare shell that had rolled on one side. I was offered it for $100 and it passed on it. It ended up going to a scrap yard around 1990-1991. It wasn't until about 1994 I saw an article on a 500 Festival car that I thought that 480054 was a 500 Festival car. Look at the back side of the interior rear view mirror. Is there a simple 2 digit sticker on it? I think all 500 Festival cars were 302 automatic. The interior from 480054 went to Omaha Nebraska with the buyer of my first 302 4 speed Pace car 9f03f480544. The people who bought it already had 6 79 Pace Cars. My 2nd Pace car 302 automatic 487131 went to Wisconsin.