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Shaun Martin’s 1966 Ford Mustang drag car is rare, not just because it is a 1966 OEM body that has somehow survived almost 60 years, but what makes it really rare is what it is not.
It’s not a Fox Body, not a small block or LS and it’s not boosted. Instead, what we have here is a Ford big block powered, nitrous injected 1966 Mustang Musclecar that has more than enough muscle to get the job done.
The ’66 was not a basket case build or bought race car,
instead, Shaun and his Mustang have some serious history; they actually grew up together. Growing up around cars and racing, Shaun’s dad Everett used to race this very car when he was a kid. “Dad would street race with his buddies and take me to watch him on the streets and also to drag race the car at Mid America Raceway in Wentzville, MO. If he wasn't racing we would attend car shows and poker runs with the car,” Shaun recalled.
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Muscle Cars like Shaun Martin,s ,66 Mustang are unfortunately a dying breed.
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The original almost 60 year old survivor body remains intact and the added composite fenders with molded bumper and Sunoco style hood give off a modern vibe.
“There were times that he would drop me off at elementary school in the car, as well. Needless to say, my whole childhood was all about drag racing and street racing with my dad.”
The Mustang has been in the Martin family as far back as Shaun can remember. His dad actually bought it from his sister back in 1989, when Shaun was just 2 years old. It was in basically stock form, complete with a 289 small block and Toploader 4 speed transmission. Everett started racing the Stang a few years later and upgraded the cam, carb, added traction bars and eventually an NOS Cheater system.
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Rear wheelwells were clearanced during the build to allow for the size able rear buns and most of the orig inal trim remains intact, even those deceiving 289 emblems.
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The problem: most performance camshafts don’t work on engines equipped with AFM or VVT. The solution? Ditch them with these delete kits! They include everything to completely remove AFM and VVT the right way so your engine will make the power you expect with no hiccups.
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Test Engine: GM 6.2L LS3 short block with 10.43:1 compression, Trick Flow GenX® 255 square port cylinder heads (TFS-3261T002-C01), Trick Flow Track Max® hydraulic roller cam (TFS-32603001), stock L92 intake with 90mm throttle body, Kooks headers with 17⁄8" primaries, and dual exhaust with 3" Flowmaster mufflers.