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Z51JEFF
08-21-2009, 04:38 PM
Anybody know some of the folks at Mercury Marine that worked on the Z program?At some point Id like to have them sign my book,these guys were just as much responsible as those with G.M.also Tony Rudd and some of the folks at Lotus if they wouldnt mind.Anybody got a connection to any of these people?
tccrab
08-21-2009, 05:42 PM
Some of the guys still post here, although not as frequently as I would like.
Graham Behan
Tyler Townsley
Gordon Killebrew
Geoff Jeal
Hib Halverson
Greg Vandeventer
Dave McClelland


Some more ZR1 notables that although weren't part of the Mercury Marine team that MUST to be your book are:
Jim Van Dorn & the whole Pirate Racing Crew
Tommy Morrison
Rick Mears
Marc Haibec
Aaron Scott
Corey Henderson
Bill Boudreau
Kurt White
Dave Bright
Sanjay Mehta

There's a slew of celebrities that have owned or still own ZR1's,
Michael Jordan
John Travolta
Jay Leno
Tim Allen (had an Impala with a LT5)
G. Gordon Liddy


TomC
"Crabs"
Aurora40
08-21-2009, 06:32 PM
I believe Graham Behan and Geoff Jeal worked for Lotus, not Mercruiser? And of course Dave McLellan worked for GM. :) Would still be cool to get their signatures though!
A26B
08-21-2009, 09:04 PM
1. Chris Allen still works at MercCruiser. check HOTB index
2. Gary Cline : check HOTB index Retired GM production manufacturing engineer
3. Doug Rippie : Race driver, car builder elite. Built the "Black Engines"

What do you have in mind? Are you planning on sending your book around to each of them?
gbrtng
08-22-2009, 01:09 AM
Anybody know some of the folks at Mercury Marine that worked on the Z program?At some point Id like to have them sign my book,these guys were just as much responsible as those with G.M.also Tony Rudd and some of the folks at Lotus if they wouldnt mind.Anybody got a connection to any of these people?
Graham Behan at LPE is a good starting point. He can help on who else is still available - I think Tony Rudd died several years ago.
Z51JEFF
08-22-2009, 01:39 AM
Thanks for the info guys.At some point Id like to get some milestone signatures.Dave McLellen has signed the book,thanks again bb62.Im still playing this by ear.
LGAFF
08-22-2009, 08:00 AM
There's a slew of celebrities that have owned or still own ZR1's,
Michael Jordan
John Travolta
Jay Leno
Tim Allen (had an Impala with a LT5)
G. Gordon Liddy



Did you for get Uncle Ted Nugent!
Aurora40
08-22-2009, 08:12 AM
You sure about Leno? He owns a ZR1, but I don't believe he owned a ZR-1.
rhipsher
08-22-2009, 03:12 PM
There's a slew of celebrities that have owned or still own ZR1's,
Michael Jordan
John Travolta
Jay Leno
Tim Allen (had an Impala with a LT5)
G. Gordon Liddy



Did you for get Uncle Ted Nugent! Yep uncle ted ownes two of them. I saw it on MTV cribs. But for the life of me I just can't find that episode anywhere.
gbrtng
08-22-2009, 03:16 PM
Not to forget Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
And Dave Thomas (Wendy's) had one in the past.

Ricky, where is Ted's ranch?
rhipsher
08-22-2009, 04:45 PM
Not to forget Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
And Dave Thomas (Wendy's) had one in the past.

Ricky, where is Ted's ranch?It use to be 900 acres in Michigan. But It looks like he's move his whole family and the ranch to Waco Texas. Thats pretty cool. Out of all the places he could have lived he chose Texas.:thumbsup: