Win a freshly rebuilt Model A engine with inserted bearings

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City
Georgetown
State
Texas
Price
$5.00
The Lone Star Model A Ford Club of Georgetown, Texas is hosting the 50th Model A Ford Texas Tour (statewide convention) June 6 - 9 and is having a raffle to win a freshly rebuilt Model A engine built by Taylor Made Motors of New Braunfels, TX. The engine is valued at $5,000 and raffle tickets are just $5 each or 5 for $20!

Engine specs include:
Block cleaned and checked for cracks
One piece main bearings
One piece rod bearings
New tri-metal connecting rods
Counter balanced crankshaft
Pressurized center main
New aluminum timing gear
New crank gear
Rebuilt oil pump
Reground touring camshaft
Modern stainless steel valves (1.73 intake / 1.53 exhaust)
New exhaust manifold gaskets
New intake manifold gasket
One piece valve guide
Modern valve keepers
New valve springs
Motor balanced
Block tapped for modern main bolts
Porting on the valve ports
New oil pan bolts
New valve cover bolts
New front pulley
New head gasket
Grade eight head studs and nuts
Cut down (lightened) flywheel
New clutch disc
New pressure plate
New pilot bearing
Modern front seal
Motor completely assembled
Engine painted Ford engine green
Oil pan cleaned and painted black
Snyder 5.5:1 High Compression Head
Heater/exhaust manifold
Intake manifold painted to match engine
Test run to verify performance
Total value as built: $5,000

Carburetor, distributor, starter and water pump not included

The drawing will occur June 8, 2013 during the 50th Anniversary Texas Tour Awards Banquet held at the Marriott Hotel, Round Rock, TX.

Winner need not be present to win but must claim prize on or before July 1, 2013.

Raffle tickets available for $5 each or 5 for $20

Make checks payable to "50th Texas Tour" and mail to:
Lone Star Model A Ford Club
3404 Indian Mound Road
Georgetown, TX 78628

Be sure to include your email address so we can confirm receipt of your entry and your telephone number so we can notify you if you win!
 
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Ticket purchases are coming in - we've had Ford Barners from as far away as Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Tennessee, Kentucky, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Wisconsin, California, South Carolina, Michigan, Canada and believe it or not, New Zealand send in their money for raffle tickets already! One of you could win this $5,000 engine for a $5 ticket or 5 tickets for $20! Even if you don't want to pick it up in person, it would be worth paying to have it shipped if you're the lucky winner!
Fred
 
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As of right now, we've gotten entries from 22 different states and three foreign countries. We've had entries from Texas, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Tennessee, Kentucky, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Wisconsin, California, South Carolina, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Massachusetts, Florida, Canada, Mexico and believe it or not, New Zealand!


Hey, someone's gotta win it and it might as well be you - you can't win unless you enter! ;)
Fred
 
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NOTE: We have received the following very generous offer from Truly Vintage Enclosed Ford Transport:
Regarding Shipping .... I am scheduled to drop off in Katy, Texas in a couple weeks. I just might be in the area around June 8th - it depends on connecting loads ....

That said .... :cool:

Subject to availability I will offer free shipping to the lucky winner
depending on my schedule and route availability ....
Jim
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Jim is on the road
Enclosed Ford Transport
Truly Vintage OnDaRoad

I replied to Jim: "Bless you Jim - that's very generous of you! I must warn you, we have entries from Alaska, Canada and New Zealand so I assume there are limitations!:eek:

Who knows, the winner might actually be at the convention and haul it home himself; otherwise, you might have some takers. I will call the winner the night of the drawing to notify him as well as post the winner's name and home town on this forum when the ticket is drawn. If it's someone from out of state, I'll bet someone might take you up on your offer.;)

Okay all you Johnny Come Latelies and last minute procrastinators - you still have three weeks before the drawing and now you have an offer of possible free delivery from Jim . . . what more do you need? It's time to send in your entry!!!"

What more could you ask for? The possibility of winning a $5,000 freshly rebuilt inserted Model A engine delivered to your door for $5.00 if you are the lucky winner!

Thanks,
Fred
 
As of right now, we've gotten entries from 25 different states and three foreign countries. We've had entries from Texas, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Connecticut, Tennessee, Kentucky, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Wisconsin, California, South Carolina, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Alaska, Massachusetts, Florida, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Canada, Mexico and believe it or not, New Zealand!

Hey, someone's gotta win it and it might as well be you. There's still time to stick a stamp on an envelope and slip $20 inside and make it to Texas before the drawing June 8. You can't win unless you enter! ;)
Fred
 
Note to our Canadian friends and other out of country entries: Please do not send a personal check; if you wish to enter the raffle drawing please send a U.S. Dollar denoninated Money Order. We just discovered that our bank charges us $35 to handle a $20 Canadian check! :eek: Money Orders only if you live outside the U.S.

Only 9 more days until the drawing; if you plan to enter, get your payment in the mail ASAP!

Thanks,
Fred
 
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The drawing is one week from today - if you plan to enter, get it in the mail ASAP. Today we received our first entry from Poland! :cool: The Model A hobby truly is worldwide!

Thanks to everyone who has entered already! :D
Fred
 
Now entries have been received from 29 different states - add Washington to the list plus Mexico, Canada, New Zealand and Poland! :cool:
Thanks everyone!
Fred
 
Gentlemen we have a WINNER! So you guys won't be waiting by the phone all night for the "lucky" call - I just arrived home from the awards banquet and our winner is JACK DEVENEY, of ST. PETERS, MISSOURI (a suburb of St. Louis, MO)! I called him when his ticket was drawn and had him on the speaker phone at the podium microphone in front of about 250 attendees and when he answered I said, "Is this Jack?" He said, "Yes" and I said "This is Fred from Texas - you just won an engine!" He replied "TREMENDOUS" and the audience heartily applauded his enthusiasm and his luck. I jokingly asked if he could pick it up tomorrow and then told him I'll put him in touch with Jim who offered free delivery and he'll get his new engine.

Thanks so much to all you guys who entered the engine raffle - it could have been any of you but Jack was the lucky winner!

Now you can go to bed. Maybe you'll win next time! :)

Fred
 
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