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ford38v8

09-16-2011 @ 5:49 PM

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We mourn the loss of Doug King, an avid V8er, member of the 200 mile per hour club, good friend. Memorial Service tentative date 10/1/11. Updates will follow.

Edit: Sorry the picture doesn't work. Please go to this link for the real Doug King:
http://www.goldengatev8.org/gallery/pictures/XXF-FMR.jpg

Alan

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09-16-2011 @ 5:54 PM

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sorry to hear that my regards to everyone

100 horse running wild

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09-17-2011 @ 6:54 AM

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Doug was one of the best "go-to" people on the planet for Ardun OHV advice.

Alan, my condolences to you as well, as I know he played a early role in your EFV8 Club involvement. No one made a stronger center main cap than Doug. He will be badly missed by the racing community in general, and the Bonneville/Ardun Ford brotherhood in particular.

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09-17-2011 @ 3:05 PM

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Dan, Having Doug as a friend is about all I can claim. I don't have the racing history as you do to appreciate Doug on that level. Coincidentally, did you or Bob know that Doug began his Ardun history in Iowa City? His first Ardun purchase was in your back yard!

Doug's roadster "King's Ransome" is now with his son Brian, who is running a Desoto Hemi.

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09-17-2011 @ 5:09 PM

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Alan & Bob:

I was unaware of the Iowa City connection. As an Ardun owner and enthusiast, I was aware of Doug's contributions to this small, esoteric clan of weird folk, including me.

The Dodge and Desoto Hemi's were of course a more modern solution, and I've often heard that if you liked hemi's it made a lot more sense to run a small MoPar "purpose-built" motor, than a flathead conversion. Still....some of us, Doug included, would argue that the Ardun was the first, and therefor was "sacred ground". Ardun's came out in the mid-forties, and Chrysler Corp didn't offer their "clone" until 1951, so we claim that flathead/Ardun's were the first.

History will prove us wrong, as Chrysler built a prototype pushrod hemi aircraft engine in the early forties, but the "Hemi" idea really caught on with Ardun-Merc's in the 50's.

One of my Bonneville buddies had a beautiful 40 Ford standard in the mid 50's. He stuffed a
270 cu-inch Dodge hemi in it in 1957, and it was one of the nicest rides I've ever experienced.
As an Ardun person, I am grateful for the contributions and hardware that Doug made.

We're kind of like the "Fronty Ford" model T faction, or the 2-Port Reilly model A and B faction. It's all about trying to get the most out of what Henry gave us as a starting point.

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