GT500FLYBOY Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I've been getting a lot of PM questions on the pic in my sig, so I thought I'd post the answer and save us all a few keystrokes. First off - I got the idea from ORF on our TeamShelby tour of the Romeo engine plant last August. During the tour, I had a chance to meet one of my engine builders, Vito Duoba. My other builder, Jim Donovan, had retired the month before. That's bad because Ford gives you your engine stamp when you retire - and I wanted another plate. Luckily, Vito still had a couple extra plates with his and Jim Donovan's signature on it. I told Vito I planned to frame the plate with a pic of my actual engine plate and certification, but I also wanted to have his and Jim's actual signature on the pic. Vito said "no problem - Jim lives down my street". So once I got home - I mailed a pic of my plate to Vito and he got with Jim and returned the signed pic. These guys really got a kick out of our interest and enthusiasm in their work. The plant management shut the line down while we were there and let the builder's come out and look at our cars. Here are some pics of that day - parked in front of the Dearborn Inn, the caravan to the plant, Vito with my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walc Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Very cool!!! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted April 7, 2008 Report Share Posted April 7, 2008 Man... I'd love to have something like that. You're a lucky guy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500FLYBOY Posted May 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 bump. more pm's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel-b001 Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 Wow that is nice idea , both my engine builders were retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My08GT500 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I have a question. On the SVT cert, it is original ink signatures or are they just printed on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500FLYBOY Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Just printed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTregistry Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 The owner of the newest additon to my registry asked me about engine plates... Now I know the answer. Thanks for sharing. --Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymedic Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 The owner of the newest additon to my registry asked me about engine plates... Now I know the answer. Thanks for sharing. --Russ What is the phone number again to purchase these? Thanks JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTregistry Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 What is the phone number again to purchase these? Thanks JW 800 FORD SVT 800 367 3788 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbarnet Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 If Ford SVT can sell the paper certificates for $45, imagine how much they could charge for a certificate, signed picture, and duplicate engine plaque all framed. Any guesses? Maybe I should be glad they don't offer these for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skymedic Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 If Ford SVT can sell the paper certificates for $45, imagine how much they could charge for a certificate, signed picture, and duplicate engine plaque all framed. Any guesses? Maybe I should be glad they don't offer these for sale I just ordered mine today.....Will be here next week... JW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500FLYBOY Posted June 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpracer43 Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 I just ordered mine today.....Will be here next week... JW So, does SVT sell the engine plates as well, or just the certificates? Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500FLYBOY Posted June 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 So, does SVT sell the engine plates as well, or just the certificates? Keith Just the certs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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