Wheres all the New Mexicans!!!!
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It was a work related move, but actually I kind of like TorC. Kind of reminds me of Key West in the old days, lots of characters. [sm=smiley1.gif] Besides it's the only place to sail in the state.
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Kracee, the thread we talked about regarding changes to the 06 V6 is located here: https://mustangforums.com/m_831415/tm.htm The right side camshaft part number for the 2006 Explorer and 2006 Mustang is reportedly 5L2Z6250AA. I'm curious what the P/N for the right side camshaft on the 2005 Mustang 4.0L V6 is?
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Here you go, some TorC history...
Truth or Consequences, often abbreviated to TorC, probably is NM's most often asked about and persistently controversial name. An early Spanish name for the locality has been reported to be Alamocitos, "little cottonwoods." As English-speaking settlers moved into the area, the locality came to be called HotSprings, for the thermal springs here—the early Spanish name was Ojo de Zoquete, "mud spring"—and when a more formal settlement sprang up with the construction of Elephant Butte Dam in 1912-16, it took the name Hot Springs. But then in 1951 Ralph Edwards, host of a popular TV game show, as a promotional gimmick offered to broadcast the show from a town that would adopt the show's name—Truth or Consequences. The NM State Tourist Bureau relayed the news to NM Sen. Burton Roach, also head of the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. Not only would the community garner national publicity, but also it no longer would be confused with the numerous other towns named Hot Springs (GNIS lists 78 populated places in the US named Hot Springs). In a special election, the matter was put to a vote, and the change was approved 1,294 to 295. A protest was filed and another vote held; again the change won 4 to 1. In 1964 the town's citizens again voted on the name, and again the citizens approved the change. And then in 1967 still another vote was held, with the same outcome. Yet throughout NM Hot Springs partisans shun and ridicule the new name as a promotional novelty, while Truth or Consequences partisans point to the worldwide recognition it has given their community. And Ralph Edwards kept his word; long after the TV show had been cancelled, he continued to visit and lend his celebrity status to the town that took him up on his offer.
Truth or Consequences, often abbreviated to TorC, probably is NM's most often asked about and persistently controversial name. An early Spanish name for the locality has been reported to be Alamocitos, "little cottonwoods." As English-speaking settlers moved into the area, the locality came to be called HotSprings, for the thermal springs here—the early Spanish name was Ojo de Zoquete, "mud spring"—and when a more formal settlement sprang up with the construction of Elephant Butte Dam in 1912-16, it took the name Hot Springs. But then in 1951 Ralph Edwards, host of a popular TV game show, as a promotional gimmick offered to broadcast the show from a town that would adopt the show's name—Truth or Consequences. The NM State Tourist Bureau relayed the news to NM Sen. Burton Roach, also head of the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. Not only would the community garner national publicity, but also it no longer would be confused with the numerous other towns named Hot Springs (GNIS lists 78 populated places in the US named Hot Springs). In a special election, the matter was put to a vote, and the change was approved 1,294 to 295. A protest was filed and another vote held; again the change won 4 to 1. In 1964 the town's citizens again voted on the name, and again the citizens approved the change. And then in 1967 still another vote was held, with the same outcome. Yet throughout NM Hot Springs partisans shun and ridicule the new name as a promotional novelty, while Truth or Consequences partisans point to the worldwide recognition it has given their community. And Ralph Edwards kept his word; long after the TV show had been cancelled, he continued to visit and lend his celebrity status to the town that took him up on his offer.
