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General Category => Members Profiles / Introductions => Topic started by: CVX-Mike on September 22, 2010, 11:32:51 AM

Title: Saying HI . . .
Post by: CVX-Mike on September 22, 2010, 11:32:51 AM

Just want to let all of you know that I enjoy your site!
My name is Mike and I have been lurking for some time now. Live in Little elm, TX. I picked up the CVX-20 455 about 2 years ago, wanted one since the first time I saw them at a dealer. Grew up in California with jets in the sixties and owned a few over the years. But it wasn?t until eBay that I could see what was selling all over the country. So when this one showed up in Pennsylvania I drove up from Dallas to pick it up.

It needed some electrical and fuel systems help. But all the wood and gel was in real good shape. The interior had been redone a few yeas before I got it.
 

(http://michael-hanson.com/cvx/cvx-mike010.JPG)

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(http://michael-hanson.com/cvx/cvx-mike001.JPG)

(http://michael-hanson.com/cvx/cvx-mike003.JPG)
The mother ship

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Jason on September 22, 2010, 12:10:02 PM

Welcome! Your boat looks awesome. I love the Orange. I thought they only put 460's in CVX20 jets. Is yours special?

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: CVX-Mike on September 22, 2010, 01:43:55 PM

Thats a good question. I have not seen another one with the 455 in it. I believe I'm the third owner, the first only had it for about a year. The owners kids that sold it to me, said he did not use it much or do much to it. It did have an Edelbrock torker intake and a Holly that had it's choke tower cut off. I did get a 455 pakajet manual with it.

(http://www.michael-hanson.com/cvx/cvx-mike007.JPG)

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Jason on September 22, 2010, 02:11:02 PM

Would be really interesting to find out the stoy on it. Sounds like it's been customized a little bit. Could have been a "special order" for a "special" person or the original owner or dealer did some modifing. 76 was an interesting year. Kind of a switch over year from the CV to the CVX year. CV19's were typically available in other years with a 455 but in 76, in the CV19's last year, it came with a 460.

http://www.cgoamn.com/48.html

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Hot Carl on September 22, 2010, 02:48:38 PM

Welcome to group and very cool boat!  :o

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Grinder on September 22, 2010, 03:15:37 PM

Nice boat! Did you have it for sale a few months back? I seen a orange '76 CVX 20 for sale w/455 olds.
Don't see to many around.

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Hyperacme on September 22, 2010, 05:13:46 PM

Welcome Mike !

Some times the brochures are off a bit ...

Nice CVX Mike !

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: CVX-Mike on September 22, 2010, 05:14:45 PM

No, not me.  If anything I would like to buy more.

Where did you see it, and how much?

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Grinder on September 22, 2010, 05:21:49 PM

I don't remember where but they were asking $6000 I think.

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Grinder on September 22, 2010, 05:27:53 PM

found it

http://www.classicglastron.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2420 (http://www.classicglastron.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2420)

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: CVX-Mike on September 23, 2010, 11:08:37 AM

Thanks for the link. I do remember seeing it some time ago. To be honest, that engine with it's aluminum heads looks so nice that i just assumed that it was another ford and did not pay much attention.

Title: Re: Saying HI . . .
Post by: Johnbond008 on February 22, 2013, 09:14:35 PM

Wow I thought mine was nice !