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Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: June 6, 2015, 5:36 pm
by jamesdfo
Went to a cruise night @ the White Oaks A & W in North part o Edmonton, there was a '65 there, original paint with patina AND orig company signage on the doors, the emblems had been modified to include LIGHTNING, and the instrument cluster appeared to be late model? I'm guessing there may be a supercharged Lightning 5.4L resting in the crown vic front crossmember......but sadly, despite hanging around the truck for ages, and coming back to it a number of times, never did get to speak to the owner, or see under the hood:(
Any chance this truck belongs to a member??
Too bad I don't have photobucket, cuzz I did get several shots of it......
James
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: June 6, 2015, 6:02 pm
by mercuryv8
I wanted to have a closer look as well. It was definitely crown Vic ifs and flipped rear axle.
Nic
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: June 6, 2015, 8:06 pm
by jamesdfo
Nic: Too bad I didn't know you were there too, I would have bought you a Root Beer!!
James
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: June 6, 2015, 8:22 pm
by mercuryv8
Next Friday I'm at the track, but how about we meet up at the A&W the Friday after.
Nic
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: June 6, 2015, 8:42 pm
by jamesdfo
Nic: That might work, or the Fort Road/137th Ave Petrocan/A & W on a Thurs night??
You have my cell #, right?
James
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: August 28, 2015, 11:36 pm
by jamesdfo
Well, was back @ White Oaks A&W tonight, this truck was back........and the owner was still absent??
I hung around until 9:30, parking lot was better than half cleared out, still no sighn of the owner, and there were often people hanging around the truck, I'm sure they had questions, juts like I do!!
I want to see under that hood to confirm my suspicions!!
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: September 21, 2015, 4:17 pm
by Alberta62
I was able to have a look under the hood at the Radium show last weekend. It sure appeared to be a Lighting engine in there. I didn't get a chance to talk to the owner.
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: September 21, 2015, 9:21 pm
by jamesdfo
Alberta62: Consider yourself lucky, because the several times I have seen the truck, the hood has always been CLOSED........and the owner was nowhere to be found.
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: September 21, 2015, 10:04 pm
by Alberta62
It looked like a nice install. Also looked like it may get a fair amount of use.
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: October 4, 2015, 11:34 pm
by 61 Merc
I had a chance to check it out in Radium too, had a chance to talk to the owner. It is a second gen Lightning with a crown vic front end. I believe the owner is from Edson or somewhere close to there.
Dean
Re: Lightning Powered '65 LWB in Edmonton??
Posted: October 7, 2015, 4:09 pm
by The Big M
Cool, I'll have to keep an eye out for this one.
