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Around The Town Adult Video Gamers Club Location Little Egg Harbor Branch of the Ocean County Library Address 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08087 Phone 609-294-1197 Website www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date Apr 24, 2018 Time 6:00 PM Are you an adult who is interested in video games and making new friends to game with? Do you want to discuss and play classic and contemporary games? Join the Little Egg Harbor Video Gamers Club. This eclectic group of people range from hardcore gamers to the weekend warriors. Please register in person, by calling 609-2941197, or online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org. 23rd Annual Hunger Relief Dinner & Auction Location The Mainland at Holiday Inn Address 151 Route 72, Manahawkin, NJ Phone 609-789-5570 Date Apr 25, 2018 Time 5:30 PM When In Rome ... A Feast of Italian Flavors - Festa Di Sapori. Tickets: $150 per person. Purchase tickets online at: www.HFOSO.org or call 609789-5570. Mail checks to: 297 Route 72W, #270 Suite 35, Manahawkin, NJ 08050. Annual Night of Food and Fun to Benefit Ocean of Love Location Calloway’s Restaurant and Bar Address 597 Main St., Route 9, Eagleswood, NJ Date Apr 27, 2018 Time 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Unlimited Pizza for 3 Hours. Unlimited Wings for 1 Hour (8-9 p.m.) Unlimited Soda, Wine & Beer. Enter for a chance to win gift baskets. $25 Adults. $15 Children. Event sponsored by the Stafford Township Lions Club. Proceeds will be donated to Ocean of Love, which provides support for families of children with cancer. National Superhero Day Drop-In Craft at the Waretown Library Location Waretown Branch of the Ocean County Library Address 112 Main St, Waretown, NJ 08758 Phone 609-693-5133 Website www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date Apr 28, 2018 Time 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ages 4 and older. Drop in and make a ‘super’ craft. “Ted Hammock” at The Arlington Location The Arlington Address 13th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom, NJ Phone 609-494-8848 Date Apr 29, 2018 Time 6:00 PM Live music 13th Annual Senior Citizen Information Expo Location The Edward Thornton Community Center Address 319 West Calabreeze Way, Little Egg Harbor, NJ Date May 02, 2018 Time 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Portable Prescription Medicine Drop Box sponsored by the Little Egg Harbor Police Department. Residential Paper Shredding Truck Sponsored by LEHT Public Works and Ocean County Dept. of Solid Waste Management. All on the same day – same time – same place. Continental Breakfast compliments of our generous donors. Expo sponsored by Little Egg Harbor Twp. Senior Citizen Advisory Board, Liaison Deputy Mayor Barbara Jo Crea and the Little Egg Harbor Township Governing Board. Star Wars Day at the Tuckerton Library Location Tuckerton Branch of the Ocean County Library Address 380 Bay Ave, Tuckerton, NJ 08087 Phone 609-296-1470 Website www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date May 05, 2018 Time 10:30 AM Journey in for a movie, Legos® fun and Star Wars crafts. Nature Photography Program at Cloverdale Farm County Park Location Cloverdale Farm County Park Address 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat, NJ 08005 Phone 609-607-1861 Date May 12, 2018 Time 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Bring your camera along with you as you take a guided tour of the bogs at Cloverdale Farm to snap some memorable photos. This program is great for photographers of all levels. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes. Free program. Please call 609-607-1861 to register.

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RARE BIRD AND PONY APPEAR AT CAUSEWAY FORD By Editor Joe Stroffolino

Manahawkin - Usually rare birds appear in the wild. They are also normally not to be harmed or caged. On March 12 of this year, I received a call about an opportunity to purchase a rare bird along with a similarly rare Pony. Bird and Pony were brought to us to see and consider for purchase. We were quite impressed with their rarity and beauty. We were fortunate to complete the purchase on No not that kind of both! What is even more exciting is that some rare bird… lucky customer will have the opportunity to purchase these beauties next! The rare bird is 63 years old, bright red, white and black. She is in surprisingly good shape for her age. She has been well cared for and has had some restorative work done over the years. If you are not familiar with the history of the Thunderbird let’s go to our friends at Wikepedia… The first generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a two-seat convertible produced by Ford for the 1955 to 1957 model year, the first 2-seat Ford since 1938. It was developed in response to the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, which showed the Chevrolet Corvette. The Corvette in turn was developed in response to the popularity of European sports cars among Americans. Dubbed a “personal car” by Ford, it built upon the heritage of the bespoke roadsters of the 1930s yet was constructed largely of existing components, marking the first step toward the evolution of the personal luxury car as a mass market segment in the United States. While light weight for its era and fitted with a standard V8 engine, the Thunderbird focused more on driver comfort than speed, and was not a direct rival to either the Corvette or European sports cars. It remained the only two-seat convertible Thunderbird until the eleventh-generation was unveiled in 2002. Ford unveiled the Thunderbird at the Detroit Auto Show on February 20, 1954. The first production car came off the line on September 9, 1954, and went on sale on October 22, 1954 as a 1955 model, and sold briskly; 3,500 orders were placed in the first ten days of sale. While only 10,000 were planned, 16,155 were sold in 1955. It included fender skirts and a removable fiberglass top as standard equipment, with a fabric

Yes, this kind of rare bird! 1955 Thunderbird Red with white removable hard top and black convertible top. convertible top as a commonly specified option. The engine was Ford’s proven 292-cubic-inch OHV 292 Y-block V8, which got 18MPG. The exhaust pipes exited through twin bumper guards bolted to the rear bumper. The car used existing chassis and suspension design and off-the-shelf Ford mechanical components. It was constructed body-on-frame frame using a version of the standard Ford design cut-down to a 102-inch wheelbase identical the Corvette’s. It was produced with a Fordomatic automatic or manual overdrive transmissions, and featured four-way powered seats and pushbutton interior door handles. Other unique features were a telescoping steering wheel and a tachometer. A rare domestic two-seater for the era, it was designed to be a brisk luxury tourer and not a sports car, and could hit 110-120 mph. The 1955 Thunderbird has only 54,789 original miles on it. In 1955 Ford Motor Company produced 16155 Thunderbirds. Based on that amount made this car is not very rare. What does make this car rare is time and the fact that so few 1955 Thunderbirds remain from the original production run. If you always wanted to grab an American classic vintage automobile this is a great opportunity. Call 609-7136706 to arrange a viewing appointment. Now fast forward 57 years to 2012. Ford produced a very limited production run of the iconic American classic Mustang BOSS 302! This makes our 2012 BOSS 302 a rare pony for sure. What makes it even more rare is it’s only 3893 original miles! This BOSS is truly “Born to Run” with it’s 444 horse power! Here is a little history lesson on the BOSS 302.

replaced the chrome.[4] With a suggested price of $3,720, a total of 7,013 were sold. In addition to a lower ride height, standard equipment included front disc brakes, larger sway bars, heavier duty spindles, reinforced shock towers, a four speed manual transmission, and the solidlifter Boss 302 V8 engine, with its free-breathing Cleveland style heads, which had valves larger than most engines more than a third larger in displacement.[5] This “G Code” engine was rated at 290 hp (216 kW). The 1970 model could accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 6.9 seconds, and the quarter mile (~400 m) took 14.6 seconds, reaching a speed of 98 mph (158 km/h).[4] Although Ford’s Drag Pack option with a special oil cooler was never formally offered on the Boss 302, it was often included with the 4.30:1 rear axle ratio. This coveted option is recognizable when the hood is opened to reveal Ford’s vertically mounted oil cooler in front of the radiator. Ford also had an option for Boss 302’s and 429’s for deluxe interior rather than standard interior [6] Ford revived the Boss 302 nameplate for 2012. The standard 2011 Ford Mustang GT’s 5.0-liter V8 is enhanced and was referred to within Ford’s development teams as the Road Runner engine.[13]

The Camaro/Mustang rivalry had begun in 1967 with the introduction of the Chevrolet Camaro by General Motors. The Camaro was the largest threat to the lead Ford had in the “pony car” field, a market segment largely created by Ford with the introduction of the Mustang in mid-year 1964. The performance of the Mustang with 289 and 390 engines was not up to the Camaro, with its small block and big block V8. In an effort to improve the Mustang’s image Ford made a 428 Cobra Jet V8 and a Ford Boss 302 engine optional for the 1968 mid-year and 1969 models, respectively.

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The 1969–70 Boss 302 (Hi-Po) engine was created in 1968 for the SCCA’s 1969 Trans-Am road racing series. Available in the Boss 302 Mustangs of 1969–70, it’s a unique Ford small-block engine featuring Original version 1969 BOSS 302(top) Our 2012 version (bottom) a thin-wall, high nickel content block Upgrades include a forged rotating assembly, CNC casting. It differed substantially from regular 302s, ported heads, revised camshafts and a high flow with 4-bolt mains, screw in freeze plugs, and heads “runners in the box” intake taken from the 302R using a canted valve design being developed for the racecar. It produces 444 horsepower – 32 hp (24 planned 351 Cleveland (which debuted the following kW) over the standard GT’s 412 hp (307 kW). The year). The construction was aided by the two engines engine loses about 10 lbft (14 Nm). of torque at peak sharing a cylinder head bolt pattern, though the Boss when compared to the standard GT. It is rated at 380 302 heads had to have their coolant passages slightly lbft (515 Nm) and comes with a six-speed MT-82 modified. manual transmission. A solid rear axle with 3.73:1 This optional engine, and indeed the entire vehicle differential uses carbon fiber plates in its limited package, including handling and aerodynamic aids, slip differential or an optional Torsen differential. was made available for the express purpose of meeting The quad exhaust system made up of two standard the homologation guidelines to compete in the SCCA Mustang GT outlets and two side pipes that exit on Trans-Am series, which limited engine displacement either side of the rear crossover. The side pipes send to 305 C.I.D. (5.0L) in order to compete, The Boss 429 the exhaust through metal “Attenuation” discs to create an extra growling exhaust sound. The discs Mustang was born in a similar way, except with the intent of homologating are removable and include a spacer plate sized to Ford’s new “semi-HEMI” 429 C.I.D. (7.0L) engine match aftermarket exhaust dump valves. (to race in NASCAR, instead of Trans Am. The much larger engine in the Boss 429 reflects the less restrictive engine displacement limits of NASCAR at the time.

The Boss 302 Mustang was designed by Larry Shinoda, a former GM employee. The car featured a reflective “c-stripe”. The fake air scoops in the rear quarter panel fenders of the regular production 1969 Mustangs were eliminated on the Boss 302 models. A black horizontal rear window shade and a blackout hood were both options. It was one of the first production models with a front spoiler and rear deck wing. The name “Boss” came about when Shinoda was asked what project he was working on, he answered “the boss’s car” because the project was a secret. Also Shinoda had called it the “Boss” as an homage to the new President of Ford Semon “Bunkie” Knudson who had brought Shinoda over from GM’s Chevrolet Division after Knudson had left. Changes for the 1970 model year included side “hockey stick” stripes which started along the top of the hood, along with the 1970 grille which replaced the four headlights with two vents in the outside position while retaining dual headlights within the grille opening. The dual exhaust system was redesigned, along with the competition suspension and a standard Hurst shifter. The intake valves were slightly smaller, and cast aluminum valve covers

The Boss 302 takes the Mustang GT’s suspension and adds higher-rate coil springs, stiffer bushings, and a larger diameter rear stabilizer bar. The body is lowered 11 mm (0.433 in) up front and just 1 mm (0.039 in) in the rear to give it a more raked stance designed to recall the original. The shock absorbers are adjustable at the shock tower by using a flat head screwdriver. The standard Mustang traction control system and electronic stability control programs have been altered with a new intermediate sport mode designed to allow for more flexibility on the track. The aero package (i.e. spoilers, splitters, etc.) is almost entirely copied from the Boss 302R race car. The 19-inch black-alloy racing wheels are 9-inches wide up front and 9.5-inches out back and come fitted with 255/40-19 (front) and 285/35-19 (rear) Pirelli P-Zero tires. Ford produced 2000 standard Boss 302 models within 764 Laguna Seca models for 2012 as well for 2013 (2000 total). Hopefully you have learned some things you did not know about two of Ford Motor company’s most iconic models. Please share this exciting news that these two vehicles are available for purchase with the classic car enthusiast you know. If you would like to arrange a viewing of either of these opportunity classics call 609-713-6706.