First, in looking closer at the man working on Tremulis' rear spoiler, there is little doubt that he is indeed the master craftsman, Vince Gardner:
Throughout the 1950's and 1960's, Gardner was responsible for some of the most superbly built custom cars to ever come out of the Detroit area. Below are just four of his more noteable creations. Clockwise from top left: Gardner in his "Vince Gardner Special" built on a 1947 Studebaker platform won "Most Magnificent Custom Roadster" at the Oakland National Roadster Show in 1950; Vince Gardner with Walt Woron and Ford's Bill Wagner with a model of Gardner's Anglia which won Motor Trend's design contest in 1950, funded by Henry Ford II, the Gardner Vega inspired the development of the Thunderbird; Gardner's two-seater shortened Mustang Fastback concept built at Dearborn Steel Tubing where Gardner worked; and Gardner's modified T'Bird, the "Italien", built in 1963 while he was at Dearborn Steel Tubing. Some of the best customs anywhere!
Then there's the following rendering from Alex Tremulis for a Mustang-based "Coupe De Elegance" by Gardner and Tremulis. It appears that Gardner and Tremulis were planning for a series of hardtop designs for Ford's pony car. The Concours, Biarritz, Monaco and Landau were probably created to attempt to move the Mustang into a little higher price bracket by entering into the luxury car market. It's interesting that Gardner was also looking into the fastback designs as shown by his two-seater above. The illustration is undated so the order in which Gardner and Tremulis intended to build these coupes is speculation at this point, but along with the spoiler and the modified front end of the Mustang, it looks like the two designers were setting their sights squarely on improvements and accessories for the Mustang.
It is pretty clear, though, that the Gyronaut's Shelby engine was delivered to Dearborn Steel Tubing where Vince Gardner built several of his Customs. And shortly after this engine was received, Gardner went to work building the fiberglass body for the Gyronaut that was completed by July of 1964. So another avenue for the Tremulis/Gardner spoiler getting back to Carroll Shelby may also have been through Vince Gardner through his association with Dearborn Steel Tubing. Yet another area to search for further documentation...
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leuke info inderdaad,
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8F02Z138253 = Mustang II Coupe 1978 (deceased)
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In 2010, a 1965 GT350, number 5S319, was first publicly displayed (and auctioned off) with a factory prototype rear spoiler. At the time, its unique spoiler was marketed as potentially being the first spoiler ever placed on an American production car.
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Heb er ook nog even aan gedacht om deze spoiler erop te zetten, maar vindt de achterkant niet mooi uitkomen bij de fastback. Op een coupe vindt ik het wel weer mooi staan, voor de fastback is ie te hoog waardoor de zachte lijn van het achterraam verstoort wordt.
Heb er ook nog even aan gedacht om deze spoiler erop te zetten, maar vindt de achterkant niet mooi uitkomen bij de fastback. Op een coupe vindt ik het wel weer mooi staan, voor de fastback is ie te hoog waardoor de zachte lijn van het achterraam verstoort wordt.
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ik heb dat juist weer andersom bij een coupe wordt de lijn verstoord omdat het een beetje een hoekig model is net als bij een cabrio
bij een fastback uit 65 kan het nog wel maar bij een 67/68 fb moet het gewoon ( mijn mening) dat geeft de "finishing touch"
bij een fastback uit 65 kan het nog wel maar bij een 67/68 fb moet het gewoon ( mijn mening) dat geeft de "finishing touch"
http://www.Mustang.wild-speed.nl 1966 ford mustang convertible (L6)
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