The Hurst Kenne Bell R-code Mustang.
Very few vehicles have been around for more than 50 years in one shape or another that can compare to the Mustang.
The term gentleman driver is not well known outside automobile racing circles, but it is, in fact, one of the oldest phrases associated with the hobby/sport. More than 100 years ago members of affluent families who wanted to race their vehicles (instead of being properly chauffeured around town) basically bought their way into the growing sport by either purchasing race cars outright or having specially-built racers constructed to suit the needs of the track and environment. The practice continues to this day, with privateers who fund their own racing schedule, usually participating on the “under card” of a major race and against other similarly funded competitors. But the gentleman racer’s concept of a made to-order race car reaching the common man didn’t really happen until the 1960s. Although for years folks could order any type of car with as many factory options Detroit could dream up, everything changed with the dawn of the muscle car era. The ability to walk into any of the Big Three’s dealerships and order a big-block–equipped, radio deleted, stripped-down and carpetless rocket ship without even a single hubcap meant anybody could immediately become “the fastest car in the valley,” at least until someone else showed up with the latest factory offering.
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GOTTA HAVE A TERMINATOR
STEPHEN FLOYD’S SINGLE-TURBOCHARGED, GOTTA HAVE IT GREEN 2003 COBRA
SECOND-CHANCE PONY
GORDON HUME PASSED ON THIS S197, BUT IT WAS DESTINED TO BE HIS
FOX AND FRIEND
BRAND X GUY DRIVES BUDDY’S MUSTANG, FALLS IN LOVE, NEVER LOOKS BACK
Street Machine With Racecar Soul
2020 Shelby GT350R Is Still King of the Stick-Shift Stallions
A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
JIMMY SMITH’S 8-SECOND TURBO S197 PROVES ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WITH THE RIGHT TEAM
Coyote Evolution All About Gen 1 To Gen 3 Engines
This Coyote-powered SN95 does it all and looks good doing it
Racing Runs In The Family
DAVID FARLOW’S FOUR-EYED FOX IS A TURBO MOD MOTOR FAMILY HEIRLOOM
Single-Minded Stallion
NICK MURPHY’S SLEEPER S550 PACKS THE PERFORMANCE WOW-FACTOR OF ONE BIG TURBO
Fords Out Front
FORD TAKES THE LEAD IN OPTIMA’S SEARCH FOR THE ULTIMATE STREET CAR AT ROAD AMERICA
A Winning Combination
THE LEGACY OF FUN FORD WEEKEND TROPHY STOCK CHAMPION BRUCE WINN’S 1993 MUSTANG COBRA LIVES ON