Jay Leno--- SHOGUN

[takeone51]

cool! lets hope something happens..

[fordaspiregv]

Jay's coming!

[Rich Norman]

Hopefully you will have better luck than I did.

I hope Mr.Leno isn't one of those Shogun enthusiast's that shield themselves from the fact that they still own a Festiva.

[NovaSS]

I would love to seee the underside of a real production SHOgun!

I have a few pics of the underside of car #001. Talk about "parts bin" engineering !! The front was half Festiva, half Taurus with a little of porshe 911 and a extra roll bar from who knows were !

The back is SHO subframe, solid bushing everywere and modified roll bar. Nothing realy exotic anywere. They did cut off the top of the struts to add the Porshe coil overs and cartridge inserts but that about it.


I have called Bill and Marty at Speedway for 4 years know asking about the molds, I even offered to buy them site unseen. No go. After a few false leads from Bill him self they dumped the Shogun project rebirth and want to put the molds in a museum.

If Jay could do anything I would love to get him to call Bill and try to talk him into running a half dozen sets. Im not rich but I would pay some hard cash to finish my SHOgun with a set of "factory" fenders.

I was looking of the list of jays cars, it list his Festiva a Renault with a sho engine !!

[Deathshead]

Bill and Marty from Speedway? as in spedway motors or a different speedway? sorry, im a lil confused here.

I would love to see the molds just borrowed to make new ones from, atleast just the front bumper cover anyway.

I dont think a museum would want the molds anyways hah.


Did you know that Smoky Yunick was also a Festiva owner/driver?
He talks about it in his autobiography i hear.

[NovaSS]

Yep, speedway motors (http://www.speedwaymotors.com) has the molds and jig for the upper part of the rear subframe were the shocks mounted. They are second owner of the molds and jig after "Special Editions"dropped off the planet and sold the stuff to a private party.

Last time I talked to Bill he said there was more than 6 ( plus the prototype) made. I think he was refering to some fender set that were sold off after the original project failed. He also hinted they had a shogun but did not say if it was an original or peiced together car.

I called Speedway yesterday just to see if there was any change in their plans, Martys on vacation and Bill wasnt in.

I was also trying to find out if SHOGUN ( as in ford festivas) is copyrighted, in case some wanted to build them and sell them if they could call them SHOGUNS.

[Zeeknof]

that list of his cars lists:

19xx Renault LeCar (Ford Taurus SHO motor and a nitrous setup)

Think they got it confused with the Festiva?

Shaun

[Deathshead]

I would have never thought that the guys at speedway would have this stuff.. I work in the industry myself (www.RadirWheels.com) and deal with speedway alot.. Knowing that they are holding onto festiva stuff is pretty amusing.

[Deathshead]

a us tradmark search shows 98 marks registered with "shogun" alot of chinese restraunts use it, heh

Kind of funny "festiva" was filed for in 1983 and never renewed, abandoned in 1991.


Typed Drawing
Word Mark
FESTIVA

Goods and Services
(ABANDONED) IC 005. US 044. G & S: FEMININE SANITARY PROTECTION PRODUCTS, NAMELY, FEMININE SANITARY NAPKINS AND PANTY SHIELDS

Mark Drawing Code
(1) TYPED DRAWING

Design Search Code

Serial Number
74021158

Filing Date
January 22, 1990

Current Filing Basis
1B

Original Filing Basis
1B

Published for Opposition
August 14, 1990

Owner
(APPLICANT) Johnson & Johnson CORPORATION NEW JERSEY One Johnson & Johnson Plaza New Brunswick NEW JERSEY 089337001

Attorney of Record
Michael J. Ryan, Jr.

Type of Mark
TRADEMARK

Register
PRINCIPAL

Live/Dead Indicator
DEAD

Abandonment Date
May 7, 1991

[packrat427]

I just got off the phone with Helga ,I think that is his wife ,because she made a comment to me that she had not been out to his garage for 15 years ? She says she is not into the car thing .
I talked to her 15 min . real nice ,Jays assistant.
So she gave me his personal e-mail and promised me that he would read my whole story to him ,and what my request was .
She even gave me the direct fax if I didn't want to e-mail.
She said she is mainly in charge of production contracts,legal stuff,so she really does not like to be middle man in car questions.
So I sent it to him ,Invited him to Clarkston,MI. FF06' while I was at it ,like that will happen .
So I said I would take his car for him. :lol:
Fingers crossed.

[NovaSS]

COOL!! In his honor I present this, the future clone of his SHOGUN....




That's the donor in the back ground. Since its a silver car to start with its going to stay that way. I just started yesterday on it. I ordered the wheels today, ASA AR1s






Pretty clean for a 200,000 mile east coast car. Let the cutting begin !

The goal is to have it done for the fall cruise at Ocean City Maryland

[25Horseplay]

That would make Fordfestiva.com history if Jay came to FF06! I would have him sign my car!

[todd00]

i never cared for jay leno, but like his cars. money Does buy happiness :lol:

[nonamekid]

Is that a merkur in the background of the second pic?

[NovaSS]

Is that a merkur in the background of the second pic?

Yep and at the far end of the garage is a Fairlady Z , serial number 00144