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8 EDITORIAL
24 NEW PARTS FOR CLASSICS
10 YOU GOTTA SEE THIS #1
26 EVENTS
12 YOU GOTTA SEE THIS #2
34 MUSTANG NATION
16 MUSTANG NEWS
38 MARTI REPORT
20 AUCTION RESULTS
86 FIX MY MUSTANG
22 ONLINE FINDS
98 MUSTANG CULTURE
ON THE COVER Pick your blurb: Powerfully Pink, Provocatively Pink, or Passionately Pink. We kicked them all around the office and went with “passionately” since it seemed to fit best. Nothing gets noticed like a pink Mustang, and unlike the proverbial pink elephant, you don’t have to drink too many martinis to see it. Photography by Tom Shaw
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PASSIONATELY PINK
Lucia Martuccio got her pink ’66 convertible from a man of uncommon vision and talent
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1966 GT convertible
70 FEATURES 26 S ILVER SPRINGS FORD & MUSTANG ROUND-UP
An outdoor Mustang show in January? Yes, it’s Silver Springs in Florida 52 U NFORGETTABLE
Craig and Gina Anderson’s ’68 fastback 70 B EAUTY OF THE BOSS
Track star meets rock star in John Reithmiller’s superb ’69 Boss 302 90 FROM THE ARCHIVES
Reprinting a seldom-seen piece of Ford literature
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RESTORATION & MODIFICATION 58 F ROM DRAWING BOARD TO DESTINY
The original Shelby team recreates the ’65 GT350R from its original blueprints 78 NEW FROM THE GROUND UP
Thoroughbred International’s new early Mustang structure fulfills the promise of the reproduction unit body
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FORD LIT 101: CLASSICS OF WESTERN LITERATURE by Tom Shaw
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e’re now 25 issues and almost six years into Mustang Ford issued an annual binder announcing the new models. Versions Magazine. As the founding and so far only editor, I continue would go to dealers, fleet buyers like governmental offices, rentalto learn things about what I suspect is the most heavily car agencies, taxi companies, and police departments. I’ve also seen documented car in the history of the automobile. I like that. Learning is advance binders sent to the motoring press. Beyond that, Ford issued a healthy; stagnation is not. monthly publication called Shop Tips that gave service departments tips I’m not a know-it-all or expert in much of anything, so I ask a lot of on servicing cars, and merchandising things like oil filters and fan belts. questions, listen a lot, and weigh what I hear against my inner library of Ford also sent Comparative Facts Digest to salesmen to educate them Dearborn data. Should a red flag appear, I have a good library of Ford on why Fords were better than the other brands and how to sell their literature that I can refer to for fact-checking and some good friends advantages to the customer. Merchandising Newsflash updated sales staff who are much more knowledgeable than I am. monthly with promotions and pricing info as they changed during the I do my level best to get the facts model year. There were also training right in every story of every issue, but publications for mechanics to learn sometimes a “clam,” — a musician’s how the various Ford systems worked. term for a wrong note — slips Those are quite useful to enthusiasts through. Sometimes it’s minutiae, now as we face the on-going task sometimes not. Readers speak up, of troubleshooting, restoring, and and I appreciate that. I hate to eat maintaining our vintage cars. crow, especially in a public setting, This stuff is still not widely known and there’s no setting quite so public among rank-and-file enthusiasts. I’ve and permanent as print. But even been a regular customer on eBay and if my pride has to suffer, getting to with several other literature dealers who the truth is what matters most. The sell lots of vintage literature, and I don’t magazines I respect most are the ones just mean the showroom brochures that are quick to admit when they’ve and shop manuals that are quite erred, and the same goes for people common. I eat this stuff up and keep it too, so I try to correct mistakes and at my fingertips to research questions have the kind of magazine I’d want it that arise when I’m writing a story or to be if someone else was editor. when a reader might have a question. And speaking of people, I’m It helps me keep my facts straight and observing and learning about write authoritatively about the classic Mustang people too. Mustangers, as Mustangs we love. Sometimes someone a group, are in my estimation a fine writes in to challenge me on a point. I bunch. From my observation, they’re Classics, clockwise from top left: April 1968 News Flash with 428 Cobra refer to the Ford lit which is the best generally a happy lot, and nothing Jet intro, Introduction to the 1966 Ford Product Line, 1966 press release arbiter of the facts. This rather elaborate to afternoon newspapers, March 1968 Shop Tips with ’68 Winternationals puts a smile on a Mustanger’s face coverage and 428 CJ intro. library doesn’t make me a professor of like a good conversation about their Mustangology, just a better student. favorite car. There’s an incredible respect and appreciation for the Ford When I was a kid, I used to enjoy going to the library and browsing Mustang in all of its many configurations, and there are so many. interesting books. I still do, except now my library isn’t downtown, it’s in But back to the cars, Mustangdom is a staggering collection of my office and full of vintage Ford info — for the fan of the Blue Oval, true models, sub-models, limited editions, legends, option packages, mid- classics of Western literature. year releases, regional specials, phantoms, customs, movie stars, rock stars, sprinters, muscle-bound blockbusters, corner carvers, hypes, and other types. It’s incredible how one nameplate has been so many things over the years. The only thing it hasn’t been is boring. Or a column shift. With so many different models hitting the market, I’m sure the Mustang kept Ford’s press office hopping. Each new model had to have announcements to dealers, salesmen, Ford service departments, as well the daily press and periodicals (magazines). That means there was a lot of paper issued by Ford, and the great majority of it was never intended for the public.
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COLOR GUARD We’re packing this issue’s You Gotta See This with wall-to-wall Boss 429s. Welcome to candy land, Boss 429 edition. At the 2014 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, fondly known among cognoscenti as MCACN (Mc-KAK-en), a Boss 429 reunion brought together all five colors of the 1970 Boss 429 — Grabber Blue, Calypso Coral, Grabber Green, Grabber Gold, and Pastel Blue. Beautiful, ain’t it? — photography by Tim Costello
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N EWS SCOTT DRAKE 1964-1/2 MUSTANG 50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE SELLS AT MECUM AUCTION To commemorate the Mustang’s 50th Anniversary, Scott Drake, in partnership with the Mustangs of East Texas club and others (see below), built a special Mustang, special on several fronts. First, the Wimbledon White convertible with red interior was a replica of the press car Ford used to introduce the Mustang back in April, 1964. But beyond that, it was to be sold at the big Mecum auction in Kissimmee, Florida, after a year of visiting various sites around the country as part of the celebration of the Mustang’s 50th Anniversary. Scott Drake supplied an original, numbers-matching Mustang convertible along with $10,000 in restoration parts. National Parts Depot also supplied parts, and the Mustangs of East Texas Club supplied the manpower. Finally, the day arrived, and the handsome Mustang was rolled into the auction. Winning bid was $40,000, all of which was donated to the National Down Syndrome Society. This was its ultimate purpose all along, as Scott and Suzanne Drake’s oldest son, Troy, was born with Down syndrome. Many thanks to: Mustang Club of America Mecum Auctions National Down Syndrome Society Mustang of East Texas National Parts Depot Randy Ortigo (rebuilding the D-code 289 4V) Jimmy Hayes (rebuilding the C4 Cruise-O-Matic) Eddie Siler (paint and body)
Scott Drake and his son Troy
TOTAL PERFORMERS – FORD DRAG RACING IN THE 1960S Charlie Morris’ Ford Drag Racing in the 1960s, Cartech’s best-selling hardback, is now out in paperback. If you like drag racing, vintage Ford style, you’ll love this book, which starts at 1960 and walks year by year through the Lively Ones; Super-Torque Fords; Total Performance domination; Mercury flip-tops; cammers; Cougars; rail jobs; and the bad, bad Bosses. Morris draws from his first-hand experience, having campaigned cars in Stock, Super Stock, Nostalgia Super Stock, and crewed on Top Alcohol Funny cars and Pro/Stockers. The 9x9-inch softcover features over 400 photographs in its 168 pages. Price is $29.95 plush $6.95 shipping. It’s definitely high-octane, man-cave reading material. More Info: Cartech Books (800) 551-4754 www.catechbooks.com
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EASTWOOD EXO-ARMOUR Eastwood Company has a long track record for releasing superb products tailored to the restorer’s needs. Eastwood understands restoration. Just released from Eastwood’s labs is Exo-Armour, a super-strong protective clear coat. From the Eastwood press release, Exo-Armour is described as “…a high temperature, protective clear coat originally developed for military and aviation. Exo-Armour provides protection without adding a glossy finish. Exo-Armour tested to 2,000 F for temperature resistance and passed 4,000 hours of salt spray test. It protects bare metal, plastic, fiberglass, ceramic, and painted surfaces. It will not crack, peel, or yellow and is not affected by solvents or most chemicals.” “We wanted a clear coat that could be used in underhood applications that would withstand the temperatures and environment,” commented Nick Capinski, Eastwood Content & Engagement Manager. “Exo-Armour is great for keeping polished aluminum parts looking new under the hood.” Exo-Armour is a two component formulation that can be sprayed, dipped, or wiped on. Besides bare metal on vintage cars, like fuel and brake lines, aluminum wheels, distributors, brackets, alternators, etc., it also works well for motorcycles, boats, brass door knobs, patio furniture, stainless steel appliances, and more. “It’s the real deal,” Nick told us. We’re working on a full evaluation for an upcoming issue. More Info: Eastwood Company (800) 343-9353 www.eastwood.com
REVOLOGY’S REVIVED MUSTANG A Florida company called Revology is bringing back the fun of a fresh, vintage Mustang, updated with modern technology. The company is offering a fully restored vintage Mustang with the pushrod 5.0 engine and five-speed manual transmission among its primary upgrades. The modular four-valve engines were considered, but their width was a critical issue, and the good ol’ 5.0 is a proven powerhouse. If you like what you see, Revology will be glad to build one just the way you’d like it, but be advised, you won’t be buying one for the $3,000 or so they cost in the 1960s. Prices for these rascals start at $199,500. If that doesn’t scare you off, Revology will be happy to tell you more. More info: Revology (800) 974-4463 www.revologycars.com
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TOP 10 FROM MECUM KISSIMMEE 2015 Mecum’s big auction in Kissimmee, Florida, just down the road a piece from Mustang Magazine’s swank Lakeland offices, saw some very heavy-hitter muscle cars and muscle Mustangs going across the auction block this year. When the bidding was done, three Fords were among the Top 10 highest-priced collector cars. Here’s the list, starting with Number 10:
FINAL BID
10 2006 Ford GT, yellow, 568 miles $300,000 9 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary $350,000 8 1959 Harley-Davidson, owned by Jerry Lee Lewis $350,000 7 1969 427 Yenko Nova $380,000 6 1964 Corvette $415,000 5 1970 Boss 429, 4,770 miles, unrestored $425,000 4 1965 Shelby GT350 $445,000 3 2006 Prevost 45-foot luxury motor coach $600,000 2 1971 Hemi Challenger R/T, 1,871 miles, 1 owner $640,000 1 1969 Hemi Daytona, four-speed, 6,400 miles $900,000
JUST TRY, BLESS THEIR HEARTS SO LONG, MALLORY Mallory, one of the best known and most respected aftermarket ignition companies, is disappearing. Mallory is merging with MSD, and the name will be dropped by the end of April 2015. From the March 11 press release: “All fuel and ignition system products will be manufactured exclusively under the MSD brand. MSD will honor warranties for all existing Mallory products as well as offer service and repair. MSD will also continue to make available Mallory distributor replacement parts such as caps, rotors, points, and nearly 100 other components.” 18
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The age-old Ford vs. Chevy feud is alive and well in this smackdown signage emailed to us by a Mustanger friend with a sense of humor. No word on if it’s a real sign or a digital creation. After years of enduring Brand-Xers explaining what “F-O-R-D” stands for, we have to admit, this one brought a grin to our faces.
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AUCTION RESULTS
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE… LOT
YEAR
MODEL
ENGINE/TRANS (CODE)
COLOR
HIGH BID
SALE
FROM
2047
1965
Coupe
289 / 4-speed
Rangoon Red
$17,600
Yes
Auctions America
K22
1965
Coupe
289 / 4-speed
black
$23,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
645
1966
Convertible
289 / 4-speed
Candyapple Red
$30,800
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
796
1966
Convertible
302 / 3-speed
black
$52,800
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
804
1966
Convertible
289 / auto
Emberglo
$110,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
1266
1968
GT500KR
428 / 3-speed
white
$99,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
1308
1968
GT500KR
428 CJ / 4-speed
Highland Green
$242,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
5114
1969
Boss 302
302 / 4-speed
Wimbledon White
$79,200
Yes
Auctions America
S139
1969
Boss 429
429 / 4-speed
Black Jade
$180,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
2518
1969
Boss 429
429 / 4-speed
Raven Black
$550,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
769
1969
Convertible
428 / 3-speed
yellow
$39,600
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
2511
1969
GT500
428 CJ / auto
red
$550,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
S201
1969
GT500
428 SCJ / 4-speed
Candyapple Red
$180,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
2120
1969
Mach 1
428 SCJ / 4-speed
Indian Fire Red
$59,950
Yes
Auctions America
4106
1970
Boss 302
302 / 4-speed
Grabber Blue
$56,100
Yes
Auctions America
S6
1970
Boss 302
302 / 4-speed
Grabber Orange
$36,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
F184
1970
Boss 429
429 / 4-speed
Grabber Blue
$425,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
S252
1970
GT350
351 / auto
Gulfstream Aqua
$95,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
S84
1970
Mach 1
428 / 4-speed (R)
Medium Blue
$72,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
S179
1970
Mach 1
428 SCJ / 4-speed
Medium Bright Blue
$136,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
771
1971
Boss 351
351 / 4-speed
green
$44,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
627
1971
Mach 1
351 / auto (M)
Wimbledon White
$33,000
Yes
Barrett-Jackson
K43
1973
Grande
418 / 5-speed
silver
$18,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
K80.1
1973
Convertible
302 / auto
red
$24,000
Yes
Mecum Auctions
’65 GT350 - SOLD – $445,000
This is one of the few two-digit serial-number Shelby GT350 fastbacks known to exist. It was built at Shelby’s Venice, California, location and remained a California car until 2005. It was completely restored and features its rebuilt original 289/306hp V-8 engine, four-speed transmission, Cragar Shelby chrome five-spoke wheels, and Blue Dot tires. The car was formerly owned by Reggie Jackson. Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee 2015– Lot S152
’65 CONVERTIBLE - SOLD – $38,500
This ’65 convertible has an A-Code 289/225hp V-8 engine backed by a factory-correct four-speed manual transmission. The interior features bucket seats with center console, correct shifter, Rally Pack gauges, and a Shelby-style wood-rim steering wheel. To enhance drivability, upgraded traction bars were added to cut down on wheelspin off the line. Barrett-Jackson – Scottsdale 2015 – Lot 245.1
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’67 COUPE SOLD – $40,700
Documented by a Marti Report, this is an original GTA S-Code 390 car with matching dates. It is equipped with a C-6 automatic transmission and factory A/C. Mostly stock, improvements were made to improve comfort and driving pleasure, including updated front seats that were lowered and moved back for additional head- and legroom. Other items include a dual-plane aluminum intake, 650-cfm performance carb, ceramic-coated headers, and finned valve covers with matching air cleaner. Russo and Steele – Scottsdale 2015 – Lot TH312
’71 BOSS 351 SOLD – $52,800
’69 CONVERTIBLE SOLD – $120,000
This Boss 351 is equipped with the factory options of power steering, deluxe Rim-Blow steering wheel, console, tinted glass, and Magnum 500 wheels. The included Marti Report documentation shows this car as the only 1971 Mustang built this way. It also has a four-speed transmission, 3.91:1 rear axle, nine-inch differential with Traction-Lok, Competition Suspension with staggered shocks, special cooling package, and power front disc brakes complete the BOSS 351 mechanical upgrade package.
Built by Tom Argue Design of St. Petersburg, Florida, this ’69 Resto Mod convertible was designed to showcase the company’s offerings at SEMA 2011. Powered by a small-block 427ci engine, it has a fivespeed manual transmission, four-barrel carb, power steering, and four-wheel disc brakes with six-piston calipers. Other details include Shelby-style body side scoops, custom billet hood intake grilles, LED taillights, and a power convertible top.
Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2015– Lot 1250.1
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Mecum Auctions Kissimmee 2015 – Lot S173
AUCTIONS AMERICA BARRETT-JACKSON GOODING & CO. MECUM AUCTIONS RM AUCTIONS RUSSO AND STEELE SILVER AUCTIONS
(260) 927-9797 (480) 663-6255 (310) 899-1960 (815) 568-8888 (519) 352-4575 (602) 252-2697 (800) 255-4485
’70 MACH 1 CUSTOM FASTBACK SOLD – $40,700 This Mach 1 features a 351 Windsor stroked to a 410, H-beam rods, forged pistons, and 9.75 compression. A 3500-rpm stall converter is connected to a programmable, Ford computercontrolled four-speed automatic transmission. The car has a 4.11 Ford nine-inch rearend. The cooling system is set to handle a 1,100hp engine, so overheating will not be an issue. Front disc brakes help bring it all to a stop. Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2015 – Lot 734
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DEALS FROM THE WEB ’73 GRANDE FOR SALE – $15,000
This unrestored ’73 Grande has a 351C engine with automatic trans, factory A/C, power steering and brakes, AM/FM stereo, and deluxe interior. The seller says the car runs and drives great, the vinyl top is perfect, and the engine bay is clean with all factory decals and paint marks intact. The price is $15,000 but he will trade for a ’64 Galaxie or Fairlane of equal value. www.cars-on-line.com/77163.html
’70 COUPE FOR SALE – $42,000
Reported to be one of two cars that was specifically ordered for SCCA racing. Although it was in production, it never went to the team it was ordered for. Instead, it was sold to a San Jose plant employee and never saw SCCA competition. A Deluxe Marti report documents all of the factory equipment, which includes the 351 4V engine and four-speed trans. There’s also a letter from the plant production supervisor who purchased the car, original sales contract, original purchase order, original owner’s manual and warranty card, and the original California temporary plate. Offered on eBay with a Buy It Now Price of $42,000. www.ebay. com/itm/Ford-Mustang-/271802886551
’66 CONVERTIBLE FOR SALE – $26,500 OR TRADE
The seller says this car has been restored to show condition top to bottom. It has a 289 V-8 engine, automatic transmission, power steering, power top, and a custom paint job. Listed for sale at $26,500, cash offers or trades will also be considered. www.tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/4890065485.html
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TABLETOP NEON CLOCK
This round mirror from Scott Drake is designed with a longer base to cover up previous mounting holes and paint lines. It’s zinc die-cast with a bright, polished-chrome finish and comes complete with base pad and high-quality hardware.
Turn back time with this tabletop neon clock from California Car Cover. The chrome-plated steel housing surrounds Ford Authorized Sales and Service graphics on each side. On one side is a brilliant blue neon clock with quartz movement and on the reverse is a backlit graphic. Powered by AA batteries.
Scott Drake (800) 999-0289 www.drakeautomotivegroup.com
C6 STREET SMART TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS Performance Automatic has added Ford C6 packages to their Street Smart transmission systems line. There are packages for small-block, big-block, or FE Ford engines to fit most ’60s and ’70s cars. All packages include their Super Streeter C6 transmission, an 11-inch Street Smart converter, dipstick, and filler tube.
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BILLET-ALUMINUM FUEL CELL AND FILL CAPS
TOURING II BUCKET SEATS FOR ’64-’73 MUSTANGS
Holley offers these Earl’s Performance Plumbing’s caps which are CNC-machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum and anodized a bright black for durability and good looks. They feature a large 3-inch opening with an easy-to-grip screw-on cap that utilizes an O-ring seal. Stainless steel hardware is included for easy install.
Distinctive Industries’ Touring II seats have the look of the original factory design while integrating state-of-the-art contemporary features. They’re fully upholstered and easy to install. They fit the coupe, convertible, and 2+2 with standard, deluxe, Mach 1, and Grande interiors. Distinctive Industries (800) 421-9777 www.distinctiveindustries.com
Holley (866) 464-6553 www.holley.com
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The Ford & Mustang Roundup welcomes stock and modified vehicles alike, and this ’70 Mach 1 nicely blends elements of both into a stout package.
SILVER SPRINGS FORD & MUSTANG ROUNDUP AN OUTDOOR MUSTANG SHOW IN JANUARY? YES, IT’S SILVER SPRINGS IN FLORIDA story and photography by Tom Shaw
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n January, while most of North America was riding out at least two more months of winter cold, Florida was warming up the car show calendar. Since 1995, thousands of Ford enthusiasts have pointed their machines toward the town of Silver Springs, where National Parts Depot (NPD) hosts their annual Ford & Mustang Roundup at Silver Springs State Park. “The park is why we love doing this show, and that is why the show has grown in popularity from its beginnings,” says Rick Schmidt, chief operating officer of NPD. “It’s a beautiful park and a wonderful place to bring the family. The springs are an incredible natural wonder.” Each show has its own style, and the Ford
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& Mustang Roundup combines a unique location with a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere. “It’s a laid-back style of show,” Rick says. “It’s all participant-choice, so you don’t have to sit next to your car to be judged. It’s all about having fun and seeing a lot of cool cars and trucks, and it’s a sprinkling of everything.” Over 20 classes are broken up by year and model/design of vehicle, so whether a ’69 Mustang is stock or modified to its owner’s particular taste, it falls into the same class (in this case, the ’69-’70 Mustang class). Mustangs make up the majority of the participants, but if it has a Blue Oval between the framerails, it’s welcome to participate. For those wanting to add another day of all-Ford fun, NPD organizes a Pony Trails
cruise on Friday morning. Originally the brainchild of Jeff Ford, former editor of another Mustang magazine, participants meet at NPD’s Ocala store starting at 8 a.m., and Rick opens the doors to a private collection of over 200 cars and trucks housed at NPD for viewing. After a brief drivers’ meeting at 9:30 a.m., the group, usually averaging around 125 vehicles, heads west on a combination of scenic roads at easy cruising speeds to the small fishing village of Cedar Key, about 70 miles away, where participants can enjoy a variety of seafood and a great view of the Gulf of Mexico. This year’s show had over 600 cars and trucks on the grounds, and the stage at the
Dana and Annette Bowers’ eye-catching ’66 fastback, a Mustang Magazine feature car (issue #12) made the trip north from Fort Myers to participate in Friday’s Pony Trails cruise to Cedar Key. The three-stage custom candy red gets a lot of attention.
park’s mansion featured an early-build ’65 Mustang convertible surrounded by four new-design 2015 Mustangs, including a convertible delivered just three days before the show. Despite temperatures that barely crested 60 degrees, clear skies brought out hundreds of spectators to enjoy the park, the rides, and a handful of manufacturers that NPD invites. More than 40 awards were given out to deserving winners, and hundreds of Fords drove off into the fading sunset that signaled the end to another year’s show. Want to participate next year? Dates are already set. Mark your calendars for the show on Saturday, January 9, 2016 — and add Friday the 8th to join the cruise to Cedar Key.
Also up for the Friday cruise was Tom Balser in his Light Pewter Metallic ’72 Mach 1. Tom hails from Zephyrhills, Florida.
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Back at the show grounds on Saturday, NPD has a different theme for Silver Springs State Park’s mansion stage each year. This year featured a clean ’65 convertible flanked by a quartet of 2015 Mustangs.
Early drizzle didn’t dim the bright yellow shine of George Gray’s ’70 Mach 1. George is local to NPD’s Ocala location which means a short trip for him on Friday morning.
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Rick Schmidt, NPD’s vice president, briefs the drivers’ meeting on the day’s activities before hitting the road to our destination, Cedar Key — a picturesque island city with a population of 700 or so.
Gary Schmidt gives his ’69 Mach 1 a wipe down after entering Silver Springs State Park Saturday morning. Schmidt earned First Place in the ’69-’70 Mustang class.
Dressed up with accessory brightwork, this 289-powered ’66 convertible belongs to JT and Donna Reynolds, who traveled from Lakeland, Florida, Mustang Magazine’s home base.
Veteran show attendee Reggie Triggs made the trek from Georgia with this clean ’66 Shelby clone, with a blown small-block Ford for power.
TMI Products is a fixture at NPD’s shows. Several seats and door panels were on display, giving interested spectators a chance to see the latest from the California-based company.
The show features hundreds of Fords for the adults to enjoy, but NPD thought of the kids as well, providing a few bounce houses for their enjoyment.
Don’t miss the glass-bottom boats, letting you see the underwater secrets at the springs. Silver Springs was where several famous movies and TV shows were filmed, including Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Creature from the Black Lagoon. There’s also plenty of wildlife in the fresh water and along the banks.
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2015 MAY 5.1 – 5.2 AMARILLO, TX 34TH ANNUAL FORD FUN DAY
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5.2 BRENTWOOD, CA DIABLO VALLEY MUSTANG ASSOCIATION SHOW AND SHINE www.dvma.org
5.2 MIDLOTHIAN, VA 10TH ANNUAL CENTRAL VIRGINIA SPRING CAR SHOW www.centralvamustang.com.
5.2 SILSBEE, TX WILD HORSE MUSTANG CLUB 11TH ANNUAL MUSTANG & ALL-FORD SHOW www.wildhorsemustangclub.com
5.2 PRATTVILLE, AL THE 16TH ANNUAL HEART OF DIXIE MUSTANG CLUB OPEN CAR SHOW www.hodmc.org
5.2 – 5.3 ROCKINGHAM, NC FUN FORD WEEKEND
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6.11 – 6.14 NORWALK, OH NMRA 12TH ANNUAL MCLEOD SUPER NATIONALS www.nmradigital.com
6.13 MANDERVILLE, LA NORTHSHORE MUSTANG CLUB / BANNER FORD OPEN CAR SHOW www.northshoremustangclub.com
6.13 – 6.14 PETERSBURG, VA FUN FORD WEEKEND
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6.14 MORRISON, CO FUN FORD WEEKEND
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6.20 CAMPBELL, CA 38TH ANNUAL VINTAGE MUSTANG OWNERS ASSOCIATION CAR SHOW www.vintagemustang.org
CALENDAR 6.20 RANCHO CORDOVA, CA MUSTANGS & FORDS AT THE MARRIOT XIX
7.17 – 7.19 LOVELAND, CO MUSTANGS WITH ALTITUDE NATIONAL SHOW
6.27 WEST CHESTER, OH TIM “KILLER BEE” JONES MEMORIAL MUSTANG & ALL-FORD SHOW
7.19 MARLBOROUGH, MA 31ST ANNUAL MUSTANGS & AMERICAN IRON SUMMER ROUNDUP
6.27 OLATHE, KS 31ST ANNUAL MUSTANG & FORD SHOW
7.19 LEVITTOWN, NY 3RD ANNUAL MUSTANG SHOWDOWN
6.27 GRAND RAPIDS, MI WEST MICHIGAN MUSTANG CLUB 34TH ANNUAL MUSTANG AND ALL-FORD SHOW
7.24 – 7.25 MADISON, MI FUN FORD WEEKEND
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6.28 CLARENCE, NY 39TH ANNUAL ALL FORDS DAY & MCA REGIONAL MUSTANG SHOW www.wnymustangclub.com
JULY 7.12 MARTIN, MI FUN FORD WEEKEND
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7.25 RAPID CITY, SD RAPID MUSTANG & FORD CLUB CAR AND TRUCK SHOW www.rapidmustangford.org
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2 DAY AT HENDERSON’S Waveland, MS March
3 CSCMC MUSTANG AND FORD SHOW Lexington, SC March
4 CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL MUSTANG AND ALL-FORD SHOW Macon, GA March
5 SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY CAR SHOW Biloxi, MS April
6 NMRA Atlanta, GA April
7 SPRING ALL-FORD CAR AND TRUCK SHOW Front Royal, VA April
8 HEART OF CAROLINA MUSTANG CLUB CAR SHOW Holly Springs, NC April
9 KENTUCKY PONY CAR ROUNDUP Frankfort, KY April
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34 U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER Huntsville, AL (800) 63-SPACE
24 FUN FORD WEEKEND Bristol, TN August
25 CRMC ANNUAL PERFORMANCE DRIVING SCHOOL
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16 MUSTANG AND ALL-FORD SHOW Union City, GA May
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15 RCMC MUSTANG AND ALL-FORD SHOW
Rockingham, NC May
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23 FALL SHELBY/MUSTANG AND FORD MEET
Woodbridge, VA May
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14 NCRMC SPRING ALL-FORD SHOW
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Atlanta, GA (770) 948-9290
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Petersburg, VA June
13 HEART OF DIXIE MUSTANG CLUB OPEN CAR SHOW
18 GATEWAY SOUTHERN STAMPEDE NATIONAL SHOW
Memphis, TN (901) 332-3322
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Dallas, GA May
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ADVANCED MUSTANGOLOGY
THE MARTI REPORT
by Kevin Marti
THINKING PINK A few months ago, I was out Christmas shopping with one of my daughters. She was looking for a couple of gifts for her nieces. As we went from store to store at the mall, one thing became perfectly clear — as much as there has been an attempt to create “gender neutrality,” the toy section of the store for boys is mostly blue and the toy section for the girls is mostly pink. I’m just saying. That said, I know a couple of guys who drive pink Mustangs. Now, mind you, both of them are married, and I have no idea how much the choice of car was based on their wives, but they do drive them. And just so you know, I have worn pink shirts and feel quite manly, thank you!
Early in the 1960s, pink was trending. Pink Anderson was a rising blues’ man. In 1963, the first Pink Panther movie was released, with an unforgettable theme by Henry Mancini. I most remember seeing pink on a color TV commercial for Pepto-Bismol. In 1965, Pink Floyd was founded, the first half of their name being a nod to Pink Anderson. And Playboy bunnies, dressed in pink, fired up the nightlife in Chicago and other major U.S. cities. Our first exposure to a pink Mustang was courtesy of Playboy Enterprises. Awarded to Donna Michelle, the 1964 Playboy Playmate of the Year, the car was not painted pink originally by Ford. For a bit of lowdown on the car, go to www.isomustangs.org/pink.
Because of the famous (infamous?) reputation of Playboy magazine, quite a stir was created in the Mustang world. During the 1965 and 1966 model run, several people ponied up the dough to get their Mustangs with the racy color. And pony up they did. Back then, a dealer could get a fleet order for special paint through for $34.70. But when a retail customer wanted one Mustang painted with a special color, it was going to set him back a C-note. In today’s money, that is $750, pretty pricey to be “pretty in pink.” The most common color of pink ordered back then carried the code MX707908. It can be ordered today by using a PPG code of 71617.
Donna Michelle, pictured here with the mother of all pink Mustangs
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Top: Marv Tonkin, a Ford dealer from Portland, Oregon, was one of the first to associate Playboy, Pink, and Mustang. He even had a Playboy bunny at his dealership. Bottom: Tussy lipstick ad from the 1960s: You could have any color you wanted, as long as it was pink.
Tussy was a popular lipstick brand in the 1960s. They had just introduced three new shades of pink. What better way to promote it than to give away pink Mustangs? Interestingly, their ads showed a 1966 Mustang but said they were giving away 1967 Mustangs. Don’t give them a clipboard for judging at the next Mustang show. They bought three 1967 Mustangs from Ford, painted in three different shades of pink. Mary Kay Cosmetics, famous for their pink cars for top sales ladies, didn’t get any Mustangs, though. They had an exclusive contract with General Motors. By the 1967 model year, ordering pink cars was seen as a golden opportunity by the dealers from the Los Angeles district. The Ford Dealer Association there got together and ordered almost 500 pink cars early in 1967. They sold so well it got the attention of Ford enough that they released a batch of Mustangs that carried an S paint code, known as Dusk Rose. This color had graced some 1957 Thunderbirds. It was not a hot pink like the MX707908 color, but it was so popular that almost 2,400 customers took delivery of these pink Mustangs. Only 125 of them were convertibles, and not one fastback was painted with paint code S. The color first became available for ordering at the beginning of April and was carried through the rest of the model year. Not satisfied with the shade of pink that Ford offered, several dealers ordered fleets of Mustangs in the hotter versions of pink. Typically, orders were placed for MX707908 or MX707917. Because they bought several pink Mustangs at a time, they were able to trim the additional cost per car to under $35. This was most popular in the Northwest United States along with Ford dealerships in the Kansas City and Charlotte districts. Ford discontinued Dusk Rose as a paint color for the 1968 model year. But the appetite for pink Mustangs was not yet satiated. Ford had developed a new ordering system for special paint cars. Now, in order to get the same hot pink of 1967, dealers had to specify the
A 1967 Mustang buck tag from the Metuchen plant with the special paint code for pink.
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color code WT9036. Though not as popular as 1967, several fleet orders were placed for pink Mustangs. But the bloom had faded quickly, as 1968 only saw a few hundred pink Mustangs produced. A look at the average time between a Mustang being produced and sold revealed what was happening. For 1968, the average number of days that passed between a Mustang rolling off the assembly line and rolling into a customer’s driveway was 80 days. For the pink Mustangs, this average had become 137 days. Clearly, two extra months on a dealer’s lot was not a motivation to order more of this color. The 1969 model Mustangs saw less than 100 pink Mustangs produced. This and subsequent model years saw only retail orders. You will notice I have not put the terms “Playboy” and “Pink” together when talking about our favorite mounts. Ford never referred to any of their pink cars as Playboy Pink. While it is true that there were some Ford dealerships
that marketed their cars with that designation, Ford Motor Company did not — and for good reason. Playboy is a trademark owned by Playboy Enterprises. You cannot legally co-opt any trademark without permission of the trademark owner. Further, in the 1960s, Ford was a relatively conservative company and Playboy was, well, not. Image is important to a company, and Ford did not want to outwardly create that image. The pink craze for Mustangs was relatively short-lived. Today, Ford Motor Company supports pink in the form of “Warriors in Pink,” a breast cancer awareness program. You can find a newer Mustang sporting a pink ribbon for this wonderful program. But you won’t find an all-pink car from the factory. You’ll have to go to a Mustang show to spot the rare breed of pink Mustangs. You might not “need no education,” but we’re usually tickled pink when we see one of these bright steeds there.
Left: The 1965 shade of pink Right: The 1968 shade of pink
Marti Auto Works produces The Marti Report and is licensed by Ford Motor Company with all of their ’67-later production records. This information is available as various reports. Marti Auto Works also has original invoices for millions of Shelbys and Mustangs. Visit www.martiauto.com or call (623) 935-2558 for more info. Email Kevin at kevin@martiauto.com. Not all emails will receive a response.
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LUCIA MARTUCCIO GOT HER PINK ’66 CONVERTIBLE FROM A MAN OF UNCOMMON VISION AND TALENT STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM SHAW
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hat is the ultimate Mustang color? White for purity? Red for intensity? Could the ultimate Mustang color be pink for passion? You’ve got to admit, pink gets attention like no other color. Pink is provocative. Pink dares to be different. Pink is powerful. Pink is pretty. Not everybody can handle it. Try something. Try your best to press pause on the lifetime of cultural conditioning about what pink means. Just for a moment, try to disengage from the psychology of the color and just look at the car. The Mustang looks pretty good in pink, don’t you think? Ok, now we can go back to all the Barbie, bubble gum, and cotton candy references. This car is not pink by paperwork. It is pink by choice, and it’s part of one of the best back stories we’ve heard in a long time, one that has not been told in any other magazine. 44
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It was a chilly Friday morning in northern Ohio. Lucia (pronounced the Italian way; Loo-CHEE-uh) Martuccio arrived at the photo shoot in a car that couldn’t be ignored. Looking every bit as Italian as her name, it was clear that Lucia had an upbeat and enthusiastic personality — an ideal fit for this car. After some get-acquainted banter, the discussion turned to her Mustang, and Lucia began the tale. “When I was about four years old, my father, Sam Martuccio, introduced me to my first Mustang. It was the frame of a 1965 fastback. I was obviously too young to have any experience restoring cars, but I remember my dad calling me outside to help him in the garage. I had little fingers and was able to get into those hard-to-reach places.” That’s a tender age to begin wrenching on Mustangs, but sometimes roots are planted in childhood that bear fruit years later. Lucia doesn’t remember her exact age, but she does recall a key moment.
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“I WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE TO CRUISE AROUND IN A CLASSIC PINK MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE, AND I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!”
“I can remember being very young, looking at an old Mustang convertible and telling my dad to build me one, but it had to be pink!” And that was more than just a childhood impulse. “Years went by, and now and then I would mention the pink Mustang to my dad,” she recalls. But Sam was busy with other projects. In 1984 he began restoring an early fastback for Lucia’s brother, John. That took five years, after which Sam took a few years off, then started another restoration of a ’64 Falcon. By now, Lucia was old enough to drive, and she began going to car shows with her dad, brother, and their two freshly restored Fords. Both cars won their share of awards. More time went by. “In August 2008, my dad yells my name from the garage,” Lucia says, “and tells me to go outside to see what’s in the driveway.
I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a 1966 Mustang GT convertible. To me, it was beautiful, but to most everyone else, it was a hunk of junk. Like my father, I could see past the missing hood, the torn-up interior, bent doors, and missing quarter-panels.” Sam was not forthcoming about the car’s purpose. “I had hoped it was for me,” Lucia admits, “but when I asked my dad who it was for and what color he was going to paint it, he just gave me the shrug he gives when he doesn’t want to answer something. I was 99.9 percent sure he was restoring the car for his grandchildren, and he just didn’t want to tell me that it wasn’t for me. But in November of that year, out of nowhere, he asked me, ‘Do you still want it pink?’ I cried. I asked him, ‘Are you sure? This better not be a joke.’ It wasn’t.” At every phase, Lucia stayed involved. “After hundreds of trips to parts stores,
days of attending Mustang swap meets, and hours and hours of looking for parts online, the car was coming to life.” Work progessed slowly but surely, and in time, the vintage convertible began to take shape even though it started in very rough condition. “With help from my family and my dad’s friends, the car was completed in Fall 2010. I named her Sami, in honor of my dad,” Lucia says. The result, as you can see, is a delight. Lucia agrees. “I waited my whole life to cruise around in a classic pink Mustang convertible, and I am having the time of my life!” Like we said in the opening of this story, a pink Mustang can’t be ignored. Lucia, a member of the Mahoning Valley Mustang Club, has driven it in a Fourth of July parade, a wedding, and plenty of shows and cruises too. ISSUE 25 MUSTANG MAGAZINE
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LUCIA’S MUSTANG AS PURCHASED. “My car has become quite the celebrity around town,” Lucia confesses. “I never thought painting a Mustang pink would get so much attention. But what I love most is that it was built by the most amazing man in my life, my dad. When I go to car shows and I see little girls tell their dad to make them one, I sit back and think, ‘I am one lucky daddy’s little girl to have my own little pink pony.” But there’s one part of the story we haven’t told you yet. Lucia’s dad, Sam, is legally blind, and has been during the restoration of all three cars. “In the late ’70s, he was at work when a machine exploded in his face, causing him to lose an eye and damaging the other. He
has been legally blind and retired since then,” Lucia says. But that’s how she grew up with him and the only way she’s ever known him. “I grew up in the garage with my dad. Not being able to see, he learned to use his other senses. Working on cars, when he drops something, he has to listen to where it falls on the ground or use his feeling for any flaws in the body that I can’t see, even with perfect vision.” Sam obviously knows a thing or two about old world craftsmanship. “For the most part, he spent his life in the garage,” says Lucia. “He would call on me to help him when I was young, to get screws started with my little hands, to tell him if the oil was to the full line on the dipstick,
if a switch was in the on or off position, if there was a spark, things like that. I learned to read by reading the classified ads to him so he could call around for parts. But things were never as easy as he made them seem.” Easy or not, a job well done speaks of the workman’s skill long after the work is complete. That’s certainly true of Lucia’s pink Mustang. “I try to take her out as much as I can, even if it’s just to take Dad to get ice cream. My niece and nephews beg me to pick them up from school in the car,” she says. We understand. People see it and somehow just know it’s cool. All Mustangs are wonderful, but there’s just something that much different when it’s passionately pink.
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1966 MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE OWNER: LUCIA MARTUCCIO GIRARD, OHIO photography by Tom Shaw
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On March 12, 2007, Andre passed away after being involved in a variation of the “choking game.” His parents, Craig and Gina, and his family and friends were devastated. As the months passed, Craig and his best friend, Rickey Moore, decided to search for a 1968 Mustang fastback to restore in Andre’s memory. Restoring a vintage Mustang that his son would have been proud to own would give Craig strength in coping with the loss of his youngest son. For months, Craig and Rickey searched for the right project. In December 2007 they found it on eBay. Though Craig was the highest bidder, it did not meet its reserve, so technically it was a no-sale. But after some negotiating, Craig and Rickey set out for Chanute, Kansas, to pick up the Mustang, thinking of how excited Andre would have been with this project. After returning home to Folsom, California, Craig and Rickey began planning their work, focusing on what they felt Andre would have liked. Then, tragedy struck again. Five months after the purchase, Rickey was killed in an auto accident at the age of 50. Craig had suffered another loss — his close friend and the man he planned to lean on in the rebuilding of Andre’s Mustang. As a correctional officer, Craig has to have the mentality of a “tough guy,” but these two losses tested his strength. More months passed. Craig finally decided to seek a professional shop. He saw an ad for The Restomod Shop in nearby Stockton, and there he met co-owner and general manager, Terry Simpson, who showed him the shop and examples of their work. Craig immediately knew that this was the place. For the next two and a half years, Terry and his craftsmen at The Restomod Shop labored on the Mustang’s makeover, knowing the emotional attachment involved. In Fall 2011, Andre’s Mustang was ready. They installed an Eleanor-style kit with fender flares and a big pop-open gas cap but with molded-in side scoops and side exhaust. Knowing that Andre’s favorite color was green, Craig and Gina chose House of Kolor’s Limetime Pearl instead of the original Acapulco Blue. Terry had reservations about the color at first but came around once it was sprayed.
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The original J-code 302 was warmed up with a full MSD ignition system and is fed through a Quick Fuel 680-cfm carburetor. Bolted to the block are aluminum Edelbrock heads topped by an Edelbrock Air Gap intake manifold. JBA shorty headers and DynoMax mufflers flow into the sidepipe exhaust. The driveline consists of a C4 automatic transmission, Inland Empire aluminum driveshaft, and Currie 9-inch Traction-Lok differential. Wheels are one-of-a-kind Savini chrome rims, 19x8 with 5.25inch back space up front and 19x9 and 4.75 back space in the rear. The shiny wheels are wrapped in Nitto Envo tires, 235/35ZR19 front and 255/35ZR19 rear. The car rides on an Air Tech Air Ride System front and rear. Other suspension components include Total Control Products tubular A-arms and rear suspension with G bar. Stopping power comes via giant 12-inch Wilwood six-piston front disc brakes and four-piston rear brakes. The interior is highlighted by black leather Scat Bucket Seats, a Mustangs To Fear center console, MP Products door panels with aluminum inserts, Flaming River steering wheel and column, and Auto Meter gauges. Detail items inside include the Lokar door handles, window cranks, and billet pedals. Quiet Ride Solutions insulation keeps out the noise and heat. But is a restomod ever really done? Craig is already toying with the idea of adding exterior ghost stripes. But for now he’s content receiving accolades from show-goers and winning awards like Best Interior at the 2011 Fall Display at Mustangs Plus — and of course telling people about his son whose motto was, “I live my life day by day.” Craig and Gina have nothing but love and gratitude for Terry and the entire crew at The Restomod Shop and Brian Stemen of Mustangs Plus for helping with the creation of this Mustang. “This wouldn’t have been possible without their gentle advice, incredible knowledge, and excellent workmanship” say the Andersons. “We love our car.” The Andersons get much comfort knowing that Andre and Rickey would be “Green with Envy” at the ’68 fastback that came together in their honor.
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CHOKING GAME INFO The choking game is a dangerous practice of tweens and teens in which they selfstrangulate in order to achieve a brief high. The high is the result of oxygen rushing back to the brain after it’s cut off by the practice of strangulation. Also known as space monkey, the choking game is very dangerous and can easily lead to accidental death. Each year, it ends with thousands of children dying or suffering permanent brain damage. Boys are more likely to die from the choking game, but the behavior is a danger to both boys and girls. In order to achieve a high, children may use ropes, scarves, or other items to strangle themselves, either alone or within a group. For more information, the Andersons ask that you check out the G.A.S.P. (Games Adolescents Shouldn’t Play) website at www.gaspinfo.com.
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DESTINY The original Shelby team recreates the ’65 GT350R from its original blueprints by Lynn Hass photography by Scott Killeen
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TOP The original builders with the original blueprints. Left to right: designer/engineer Peter Brock, independent rear suspension specialist Duane Carling, master fabricator Ted Sutton, and Shelby mechanic Jim Marietta BOTTOM LEFT Peter Brock works on a model of the redesigned front valance during pre-production. The redesigned valance directs airflow to the brakes more efficiently without turns that reduce velocity and airflow. BOTTOM RIGHT Two vintage K-code Mustangs were bought, then stripped down to resemble the way the GT350s arrived from Ford before their conversion.
AN ICONIC REBUILD “Some dreams are destined to materialize. This was one,” said William Deary of the Carroll Collection. Spurred by the legacy of the greatest SCCA “B” Production Class race car of its time, by sponsors dedicated to “doing it right,” and by the opportunity to videotape a unique recreation for posterity, the Original Venice Crew reunited to rebuild the race car of their dreams, minus the limitations and constraints of practicality. To add to the historic occasion, sponsors chose to unveil the iconic car exactly 50 years to the day of the Shelby GT350R’s first race victory in 1965 at Green Valley Raceway, Texas. To prepare for the milestone, original crew members led by Peter Brock, master fabricator Ted Sutton, Shelby mechanic Jim Marietta, and other workers gathered in Brock’s Henderson, Nevada, garage in November 2014 to recreate the masterpiece that, up to that point, existed only in Brock’s imagination. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild the car the way we originally wanted to,” said Brock as he reviewed plans with Sutton and Marietta. Sutton agreed. “We have a chance to do it the way it should have been done years ago.” Marietta described the project as an “iconic rebuild.” “When we’re done with it, there will never be another car like it,” he said.
AUTHENTIC RECREATION To authentically recreate the championship race car, two 1965 Ford Mustang fastback (“K” code) cars were located and purchased, since they were originally the basis for the Shelby Mustang GT350. The cars were then disassembled to reflect the condition in which original competition models began life at the Shelby shop in Venice. The goal was to reassemble the shells according to Brock’s original design using historically accurately tools, equipment, and methods, right down to pencil drawings and Sutton’s paper templates Scotch-taped together. “We have to strip this car out completely,” said Sutton, as the engine was extracted from the “K” car. “Everything has to go if we want to improve the original car.” Brock’s plans reflected features on his drawing board in 1964, including a more efficient and aesthetic front valance, a redesigned rear ventilating window, a repositioned front suspension, Plexiglas door windows, and front- and rear-brake ventilation, streamlined for optimum efficiency. An independent rear suspension also was added in place of the live axle to one of the project cars, as the team originally intended. As the original team worked together on the project, the camaraderie, intensity, fun, and ISSUE 25 MUSTANG MAGAZINE
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can-do spirit that characterized the 1965 Shelby GT350R program also resurfaced. Brock’s shop hummed with activity as members put the pedal to the metal to meet the looming deadline and the project’s date with destiny. The first year of racing competition models was 1965, and if this anniversary was going to stay on track, the cars need to be completed by February 14, 2015. Marietta decided the masterpieces would be unveiled at Willow Springs Racetrack in California, where much of the Shelby American testing and development took place during the 1960s.
MAKEOVER MASTERPIECE The crew was well aware of the milestones that hinged on their fait accompli: A one-of-a-kind car reflecting Brock’s original design unveiled exactly 50 years to the day of the Shelby GT350R’s first race victory, on a track that helped the Ford Mustang achieve its World Championship, built by the very people who built the first race car. The intensity that went
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TOP Original blueprints called for an independent rear suspension, but it was dropped for reasons of cost and simplicity. This build departs from normal GT350R production by installing the IRS from the original design. Sweet. BOTTOM LEFT The Carling IRS was installed on one of the prototypes back in the day, but that car was crushed and the idea abandoned. Adding the IRS allows the chassis to handle bumps better and keep the tires in better contact with the track. Installing the IRS called for reworking suspension mounting points and testfits like this one. BOTTOM RIGHT The sophisticated IRS suspension does away with the leaf springs and soft rubber bushings.
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TOP Champion drivers of the original GT350R, John Morton and Allen Grant, gaze at the redesigned rear window which removes the sharp angle turndown, reducing turbulence on the rear deck. BOTTOM A look under the hood of the redesigned GT350R, the tried-and-true 289, massaged for around 340 hp and sustained high-rpm operation.
into meeting this deadline added another layer of authenticity, as the crew relived the passion that fuels a World Manufacturer’s Championship crew. And just as in the past, members rose to the occasion. One hundred and one days after Brock, Sutton, and Marietta began the project, they closed the hoods of their makeover masterpieces and smiled. They had successfully converted two 1965 K-code Mustangs into performance GT350R model Mustangs exactly the way they wanted to build them 50 years ago. To celebrate, Willow Springs Raceway was rented, and the two cars arrived early on February 14, 2015, for set-up and testing. They then performed hot laps like they did in 1965 during testing and development. The test and set-up included original championship drivers John Morton and Alan Grant. Sponsors included the Shelby Engine Company; Willow Springs Raceway; Shelby American, Inc.; the Los Angeles Shelby American Auto Club; and the Carroll Collection, a private Shelby Museum dedicated to the automotive genius of Carroll Shelby and the legacy of the Shelby American Team.
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On February 14, 2015 — 50 years to the day that the Shelby GT350R captured its first racing victory — over 200 vintage cars joined the Los Angeles Shelby American Auto Club in celebrating the historic milestone.
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LEFT After some intense weeks of construction, payoff time for the project was at hand. The two rolled out toward Willow Springs and the first at-speed shakedown runs. RIGHT The potent pair, numbered 98 and 98i (for independent rear suspension, with Peter Brock driving), headed for the grid, 98i leading the way. Members of the Los Angeles Shelby Club appreciated the moment.
Celebrations included open track activities on February 14 and 15, a Saturday night banquet and panel discussion at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Palmdale, a car show displaying some of the original Cobras, Shelby Mustangs, a Daytona Cobra Coupe owned by Peter Brock, and much more.
EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS “The event exceeded our greatest expectations mechanically, aesthetically, and in attendance,” said Marietta, adding that several of the estimated 250 spectators were overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of the cars. Special guests included Peter Brock, drivers John Morton, Alan Grant, and Rick Titus, son of the late driver Jerry Titus. “When we unveiled the cars, we didn’t know what to expect. They’d never been raced before,” said Sutton. But when the revamped Mustangs were turned loose on the Willow Springs track for the first time, they performed like champion thoroughbreds. “They ran very smoothly at flank speed, even passing several cars,” Sutton said of
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The trail from live axle to independent rearend suspension (IRS) was full of twists and turns for the 1965 Mustang, but thanks to the perseverance of a self-confessed “Mustang Freak,” that trail ended in a pot of gold for enthusiasts, from vintage race drivers to show car exhibitors. As the Shelby American Team developed the 1965 GT350R, the late Carroll Shelby worked with Klaus Arning, designer of the Ford GT40 suspension, and originally created three Mustangs
with IRS. The feature was dropped in the 1964 for several reasons, including expense and weight concerns. Enter Duane Carling, owner of CTM Engineering in Farmington, Utah, and “Mustang Freak” who literally resurrected the IRS from the dust bins of history. “There are so many advantages to IRS, including the fact that it’s safer,” Carling said. “When a car hits a bump with a live axle, it’s in the air. But with an IRS, at least one set of wheels
Wailing at speed, the GT350Rs stretched their legs, giving the drivers and all who enjoy vintage Shelbys the “thrill of fast.”
stays connected to mother earth. Also, the ride is smoother minus the live axle flopping around. And then there’s the fact that IRS is just plain sexier,” he said, chuckling. Challenged and inspired by the quest to resurrect the IRS, Carling called Shelby on the phone to find out more information; he visited Arning; he located the original IRS blueprints in the Ford archives; and he used his contacts to acquire authentic spare parts.
His investigative work culminated in the IRS parts that are now available for all 1965-73era Mustangs, including the iconic Mustang as rebuilt by the original Venice crew and unveiled at the Willow Springs International Raceway on February 14, 2015, for the 50th anniversary celebration of the first competition win of a Shelby GT350R on February 14, 1965. The event was a testament to the enduring popularity of this ageless car.
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the event, which was not an official race but featured several Shelby-powered vehicles that also turned a wheel on the track. “There was a lot of curiosity in the air. Everyone wanted to see the one-of-a-kind cars. Photographers were everywhere.” One of those fans included Shelby Sutton, Ted Sutton’s appropriately named granddaughter, who at the tender age of 12 got her first on-track race car ride. The magnitude of the milestone placed these 1965 GT350R treasures on the radar of several other car shows, eliciting invitations from the Shelby Bash, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Muscle Car Show, and the Carroll Shelby Tribute Show at Shelby American International Headquarters, to name a few, Sutton told us. “This 50th anniversary is special to a lot of people,” said Brock, adding that collectors and fans of vintage and muscle cars continue to be captivated by the car’s ageless beauty. “Other invitations are on the horizon. We’re just beginning to honor a milestone that has left its mark on automotive history.”
ON YOUTUBE Three well-produced videos on YouTube show the cars being built and on-track action from Willow Springs. Word searches are: • 1965 Competition “R” Model GT350 Project • Video Update 1965 Competition “R” Model GT350 Project • Willow Springs Raceway 50th Anniversary of the GT350’s First Victory
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The GT350R is one of the greatest tales in automobile history, and this latest chapter continues the story. Is there anything more artful, more powerful, and electrifying than a high-winding Shelby showing the competition the quick line through the curves?
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BEAUTY OF THE Track star meets rock star in John Reithmiller’s superb ’69 Boss 302 story and photography by Tom Shaw
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Cobra Jets, but nothing quite like the rev-happy, cornercarving, four-speed-only Boss 302. That’s the case with this Wimbledon White example. John Reithmiller is the longtime owner, having acquired it back in the early 1970s when it was still a fresh, lowmile, used car. “It was originally purchased at Muldon Ford in Pensacola, Florida, by one of their mechanics for his daughter,” John says. “Finding out that it was too much car for her, I became the second owner and have been for 39 years now.” Back then, John wasn’t looking for a Boss 302 — or any Ford, for that matter. At age 18, he owned a ’64½ Mustang coupe but was in search of a, a… we just can’t say it — a ponycar from a competing brand. “I was on a new search for a Plymouth ’Cuda,” John confesses. “I’d saved money from my jobs as a gasstation attendant and drugstore-delivery boy to raise enough money for a really cool car. With no luck on the ’Cuda, I spotted the Boss on New Year’s Eve 1971.”
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Well, that changed everything. “I took the plunge and bought the Boss a few days later into the new year of 1972,” he says. Hey, what a way to kick off a new year. To celebrate, John began breaking in the Mustang with visits to his regular stops. “The first outing with my new car that day was to the famous Firehouse Drive Inn, a local hangout for burgers and Squirt drinks in Pensacola,” he says. After the get-acquainted “honeymoon,” John began making some changes, as was the popular trend in the mid-1970s. “I swapped out the headers, carburetor, distributor, added big Mickey Thompson tires,” John says, “and applied lots of pinstripe tape which were hot additions at that time.” It wouldn’t surprise us if he had some air shocks and glass packs too. Fortunately, John had the good sense to not make
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irreversible changes, and he kept his take-off parts safely stored for possible use at some unforeseen point in the future. Meanwhile, he and the Boss were getting along well. “I drove the Boss as an everyday driver until the middle 1970s when there was a gas crunch and prices soared,” John says. High gas prices marked the end to many a muscle car’s regular use, including John’s Boss 302. “I parked it and bought myself a VW bug. I tried to sell the Boss numerous times during those years, but nobody wanted it, so I decided to keep it and drove it occasionally.” If you’re counting, that’s three eras the Boss has come through already: the era of original muscle cars, when you could buy one new; the street machine era; and the gas crunch (there were two, but we’ll count the second gas crunch in the late ’70s). By now, John and the Boss had been together so long that people had come to think of them together.
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PRAISE FROM THE PRESS “Standard with the engine is a wide ratio (2.78 first gear) transmission and a 3.50 axle, which strikes us as an ideal compromise for both low speed acceleration and comfortable expressway cruising.” “Ford’s answer to the Z/28 rates an A. It’s easily the best Mustang yet — and that includes all the Shelbys and Mach 1s.” “But the Boss 302 is another kind of Mustang. It simply drives around the turns with a kind of detachment never before experienced in a street car wearing Ford emblems.” “Maneuvers that had been highly unsettling in previous Mustangs have a recreational air about them in the Boss 302.” — Car and Driver, January 1970
“Over the years I run into old friends who always ask about the Boss,” John says. “Our adult sons, now in their 20s, have never known life without it.” Through careful and prudent ownership, the Boss was never involved in any traffic collisions or neglected in severe weather. It survived its most dangerous years in good shape, save for one sticky situation. “I found our three-year-old son gathering all the racing stickers he could find and applying them to the car,” John recalls. “What could a dad do but laugh, take a picture, and hope the paint wouldn’t peel?” John began the restoration in 2003. The original paint survived in good condition, even through the “stickers” incident, yet it had acquired a few flaws over the years that needed correction. Fortunately, John happened to live beside Brian Crawford, an accomplished painter renowned for his work on area street rods. During reassembly, the fully original interior went back in, and John installed the many takeoff parts he removed early on, reuniting the parts sitting on his garage shelf for decades with their original car, and saving piles of cash and untold hours of searching for the right date codes online. Only 64,000 miles have registered over the years. Needless to say, owning the Boss has been a great experience. “My wife, Janet, and I have met many new friends at Mustang shows and cruising along the Gulf Coast. Of the six Mustangs we have owned both new and restored, the 1969 Boss 302 is by far our favorite and a surely a keeper.” 76
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“I FOUND OUR THREE-YEAR-OLD SON GATHERING ALL THE RACING STICKERS HE COULD FIND AND APPLYING THEM TO THE CAR,” JOHN RECALLS. “WHAT COULD A DAD DO BUT LAUGH...”
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R ESTORATION
FROM THE GROUND UP Thoroughbred International’s new early Mustang structure fulfills the promise of the reproduction unit body
story and photography by Tom Shaw Rust is a four-letter word. It’s steel’s natural enemy, and it eats away at our prized automobiles with wanton abandon, not caring if it’s attacking a wrecked six-cylinder or the most prized historic Shelby known to man. Rust is a cruel decomposition at the molecular level, and apart from difficult and expensive panelby-panel reconstruction, there’s little that can be done about it. Or at least that used to be true. An Ohio company called Thoroughbred International has just completed a huge project that will deal even the most advanced rust a crushing haymaker. The company is now shipping the first wave of their fully reconstructed unit bodies that faithfully recreate the originals. What shall we call them? Generically referred to as platforms or unit bodies or
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substructure or chassis, Thoroughbred has adopted the term Skeleton for the full body, and Clipster for the same thing minus the engine compartment area — a Clipster is a cowl-back body. This is how Thoroughbred describes its Skeleton: • Straight, square, level, and lined up • Designed, engineered, and assembled in the USA • Built to order — many options to build your own, including suspension, chassis, and seating choices • Precision fixture assembled Mustang Magazine traveled to the Buckeye State, where the actual assembly takes place, for an exclusive, first-hand look at look at how these precision
reproduction bodies are made. Besides starting out with a brand-new body and replacing most of the car’s original structure, Thoroughbred can also replace major sections that have either collision damage or rust or both if the customer would prefer to keep as much original metal as possible. Nate Miller heads up the staff. He and his father, John, have both invested heavily to make this project a success, and to make sure that the final product meets or exceeds customers’ expectations. Their attention to detail, alignment, and correct fitment have given the idea of a complete replacement unit bodies a major step forward. Nate walked us through the company’s inner sanctum where the work is done to show how the new “vintage Mustang” is built.
Here are the components from which the new body is made. Each piece has to be exact in dimension, trim size, hole location, and shape. Obviously, it’s an enormous project.
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Construction begins by laying the subframe rails and floor pans onto the fixture and positioning them in precise alignment.
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Sides go together similarly. Components are precision-fit onto a fixture, then welded up, part by part.
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At the front end, individual components are carefully fit together for accurate dimensions, then checked again. When all is correct, technicians begin spot welding. The Thoroughbred team researched original construction techniques through Ford archive photographs. This chassis, mostly complete here, has the framerails, fender aprons, shock towers, radiator core support, and crossmember in place and attached to the firewall.
The new Mustang fastback body is taking shape. The side assembly is fitted to the floor using another precision fixture to ensure correct alignment, and welding begins. Fitment is the paramount concern for Thoroughbred. Says Thoroughbred’s Harry Evans, “We shoot for plusor-minus 1/8-inch over 100 inches, which is the same tolerance that Ford had. We are usually less than that.”
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How important is correct, factory alignment? This fastback, an original, was “restored” on a rotisserie that didn’t get the body properly aligned while metal was being replaced. The result is that now it’s hopelessly out of square and good only for scrap. As an example, Nate pointed out the rear window opening which is way out (inset). What a shame.
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11 HIDDEN BODY REINFORCEMENTS. Added structural members also help to strengthen the body and prevent flexing. This is particularly important to high-powered modifieds and vintage race cars, as it helps keep all four wheels in maximum contact with the road surface.
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I’ve got to find a used engine for a ’67 driver that I’m building. I’m checking Craigslist but not finding just what I’m looking for. A lot of the engines are partially disassembled or have been sitting for a long time. Do you have any good tips about sizing up an engine that’s out of the car and can’t be run as a potential purchase? Joe Carson Eldon, MO
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Here’s your worst-case scenario: a broken crank. Will the seller let you remove the oil pan for inspection? If not, he may be trying to hide something. Either way, you should be able to feel damage by manually spinning the engine over with a breaker bar.
It depends on how much testing and disassembly you’re able to do. Start with the obvious visual inspection of the outside of the engine where you’re looking for leaks. A compression and leakdown test is best if you can spin the engine over. If you can’t, put a breaker bar on it and spin it over by hand, feeling for lumps and clunks that are not normal compression. Try snapping the breaker bar quickly backward and forward, looking for the bad sounds of broken parts. Look for metallic particles in the oil and filter. Pull a valve cover and see if all the valves are opening and closing. Look for galling in the rockers, a sign of oil starvation. Examine the castings to see if they’re within a couple of weeks, indicating that the engine still has its original components and is not a mongrel slapped together from scrap parts. I also look at the “freeze” plugs which tend to corrode from the inside. Cast-aluminum valve covers can crack. Cylinder walls may already be bored beyond specs and can’t take another rebuild without sleeves. Also, try to get a read on the seller. Some are accomplished liars, but some tip their hand. Pulling an engine out is a big job, and nobody does it without good reason. There is inherent risk in buying an engine that you can’t hear run. You’re largely limited to reading the seller and taking his word on faith. Good luck.
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Cast-aluminum parts like these valve covers tend to crack from years of thermal cycling and over-tightening.
Don’t you love a leaking freeze plug, especially when it’s hiding behind a motor mount?
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I have decent welding skills and pretty much decided to attempt a floor replacement myself, using the full, one-piece floorpan. I wanted to check with you guys and see what you could tell me about what type of welding is best for this work. I know the basics, like weld an inch or two at a time. Also, as long as I’ve got the chassis apart, can you recommend a rust buster that I can spray into the framerails and areas that are normally inaccessible to extend their life? Paul Drake Los Angeles, CA
Here’s a one-piece floor pan with holes drilled for plug welds. The holes create better penetration.
Mustang structure before (left) and after (right) POR15 rust treatment.
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I love my ’69 Mach 1. It’s a 390 car, Acapulco Blue, with automatic transmission and 3.25 rear axle. I also drive a 2007 GT, and after driving the 2007, I can’t help but notice how much better the steering feels in it. Short of a complete suspension changeover, is there any way to update the steering on my vintage Mach 1 to get that tighter, quicker feel? I guess the vintage feel may be part of the car’s personality, but honestly, it’s a part I wouldn’t mind changing if it didn’t eat too far into the car’s originality. Frank Muldoon Bronx, NY
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The power steering on your ’69 Mach 1 is actually a very good but complicated setup. Most steering problems you feel are probably coming from worn or damaged parts. A complete overhaul of the steering control valve, steering damper, and steering box should solve most of your problems. There are numerous adjustments in the control valve which are very important and make all the difference in the world. The steering box is also very critical to how it steers. After 45 years of use, the grease in it is now hard and the bearings are worn out. Overhaul kits are available through most Mustang suppliers. Rode’s Restoration (1406 Lohr Road; Galion, Ohio 44833; 419-468-5182) specializes in the control valves and dampner rebuilds. They are able to bench test them before you reinstall them. Try rebuilding the system before you consider replacing the entire suspension. ISSUE 25 MUSTANG MAGAZINE
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Can you tell me the difference between the 428CJ and the 428SCJ? I always thought it was basically the same engine a year later, basically a marketing scheme. What’s the difference? Al Nussbaum Madison, WI
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I drive a ’70 SportsRoof that I’ve had since 1987. I’ve racked up over 100,000 happy miles in it and can’t imagine selling it. But it’s developed a noise that I can’t seem to locate and fix. When I drive over railroad tracks or hit a bump in the road, I hear a big “clunk” from the driver-side front wheel area. I’m not sure what it is. I thought it was a loose disc-brake caliper, but the caliper seems tight when I’ve checked it. It doesn’t clunk on every bump but does it often enough that I know there’s a problem. What should I do? Robby Crain Germantown, TN
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If you ordered the Drag Pack option, introduced in 1969, Ford supplied a fortified version of the 428CJ that they called the Super Cobra Jet. It was offered in 1969 and 1970. There are a handful of differences: 1) 428SCJ has an external oil cooler mounted in front of the radiator (which also relocates the horn) 2) 428SCJ has 427 Lemans capscrew connecting rods and forged pistons 3) 428SCJ came only with 3.91:1 or 4.30:1 rear axle ratios (3.91:1 is a TractionLok differential; a 4.30:1 is a Detroit Locker). 4) Air conditioning was not offered on 428SCJ 5) 428SCJ crankshaft requires a unique balancer (cast # C9ZE-6A300-A) on the crank snout 6) 428SCJ must be used as a reciprocating unit. Meaning, the pistons, rods, crankshaft, counterbalance weight, harmonic balancer, flywheel/flexplate must match. These parts cannot interchange with standard CJ parts. Here are some links that show some of the different internals: www.428cobrajet.org/cj-vs-scj www.wrljet.com/fordv8/428cj.html www.428cobrajet.org/id-crank. www.428cobrajet.org/id-damper-spacer
ASK THE EXPERT Jeff Yergovich, president of Lee’s Summit, Missouri-based R&A Motorsports, has restored national show-winning and record-breaking Shelbys and Mustangs since 1975. Find more at www.r-amotorsports.com. Need some help with your Mustang? Ask the expert. Email us at tom@themustangmagazine.com,or write us at Fix My Mustang, P.O. Box 41, Lakeland, FL 33802.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES Reprinting Mustang’s History In honor of the 1969 Boss 302 featured in this issue, we’re pressing pause on the 1966 Ford Audio brochure that we started last issue, to bring you the first three pages of a six-page brochure that Ford issued to introduce the 1969 Boss 302. This was not a thin-paper showroom brochure but a very nice, extensively illustrated and elaborately produced gate-fold printed on heavier card stock. Literature collectors may be interested to know that Ford issued similar six-page brochures for their other midyear introductions: Boss 429, Talladega, and Maverick. Interestingly, only the Boss 302 brochure was printed in full color. The others were limited color. This brochure is commonly available as a reproduction for $10-$15. Originals are upwards of $100. We’ll have the last three pages in our next issue.
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CUSTOMIZER’S CATALOGUE Where there’s a successful product, a bloom of aftermarket parts and accessories won’t be far behind. The success of the original Mustang launched thousands of related customizing parts from dozens of different companies. One that we don’t hear of much today was EELCO, short for the E. E. Lohn Company, an aftermarket supplier based in Inglewood, California, that’s still active, despite the loss of founder Els Lohn and multiple buyouts
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1 This cast insert sat on top of the console and had several compartments and even a cup holder. If you have a console with four screw holes in the corners, now you know why. 2 EELCO produced several shifter knobs — a conventional 2-inch chrome plated ball, and a bigger, more elaborate design with finger channels that fit into the contours of your closed hand as you gripped the shifter. Interchangeable insignias were offered with either a three-speed or four-speed pattern. 1
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