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Jul 12, 2016 · Some folks say that all of the old 6s are blue flame, others say it started with the 1937 engine (which had the first of the funky combustion chamber design), others say it started …
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Oct 20, 2023 · Technical Blue-point Growler. Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Model A Mark, Oct 20, 2023.
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Jun 4, 2020 · Yep, along with Cam Dynamics around the same time frame. My catalog is #90, has 1990 date inside the front cover.
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Jul 23, 2018 · The original emblem was busy and bore the entire “Ford Motor Co. Detroit, Mich” wording in an amorphously shaped black-and-white background. The script, which has stood …
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