Karol Miller stands in the showroom of Jacobe-Pearson Ford in Houston with his Bonneville Mustang. The car was fitted with a 271-hp 289 supplied by Jacque Passino at Ford, and featured a scooped hood, Hilborn fuel injection, Miller-constructed headers and
At the Wheaton Car show, Ron Pellegrini shows the benefit of the lightweight fiberglass construction in his one piece front end. Sign at the rear credits Hawkinson Ford, his major sponsor.Photo: John Lutzo Photo
In close quarters with a Mini at Waterford Hills, Acton gets it a little wrong and puts a wheel in the dirt. His Mustang mount looks little removed from stock still carrying a radio antenna and full trim. It appears only to have lost its hubcaps and gaine
The Comstock Mustang debuted at the Canadian National Exhibition in an exhibit of Ford racing cars before hitting the track. For this photo op in front of Toronto City Hall, Craig Fisher sits in the car while Eppie Weitzes stands.Photo: Paul Cooke Collec
With a dip of the French Tri-Color, the field is away at the Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand, headed by the winning Mustang. The flagman had to keep a wary eye as a number of competitors aimed right for him, hoping to improve their grid positions.Photo
Hartmut (left) and Dieter Ksgen arrive at the Athens checkpoint during the 1964 Tour dÕEurope Rally. The car wears Ohio plates and displays the insignia for a High Performance 289 (271-hp) on the front fender. Its condition bears testimony to the toll ex
ÒStormin NormanÓ Beechey campaigned his Mustang throughout Australia in 1965 including in May at Lakeside Raceway. His Mustang wears the livery of Neptune racing, an Australian Oil Retailer. Photo: Brier Thomas
The Mustang was introduced to an anxious public in Flushing, NY at the 1964 WorldÕs Fair. Photo: Ford Motor Company
One of the carÕs best finishes came in the 500-kilometer round at Watkins Glen in September Õ85, when Price and Baird brought it home 8th overall.Photo: GM Press
By 1987 Chevrolet had contracted with Hendrick Motorsports to field the T710-based Corvette GTP, and it debuted at Road America with David Hobbs and Sarel van der Merwe driving, but DNF.Photo: GM Press
The LolaÕs two ÒextraÓ drivers at Daytona were reigning NASCAR champ Terry Labonte and his car owner, Billy Hagan. They would be classified 51st, stopped by gearbox trouble after 160 laps. Photo: Dan R. Boyd
Carson Baird guides the Lola through NASCAR Turn 4 on the Daytona International Speedway road course, in 1985.Photo: Dan R. Boyd
Despite it being intended to be the second chassis, T711 was the first Corvette GTP chassis to compete when it made its debut at the 1985 SunBank 24, at Daytona.Photo: Dan. R. Boyd
Six-liter, fuel-injected, small-block Chevy V8 bolts out 650-horsepower via a Hewland 5-speed gearbox. Photo: Kary Jiggle
Simple Momo steering wheel, with but a single button, dominates the view of a surprisingly simple and well laid out cockpit for a GTP car.Photo: Kary Jiggle
CarÕs essential wedge shape is obvious in side view, as are grafted-on nose and tail sections inspired directly from the road-going Corvette. Photo: Kary Jiggle
Winner Bob BerridgeÕs Sauber-Mercedes C9 only briefly lost the Group C lead to the following Nissan R90CK of Katsu Kubota.Photo: Peter Collins
Tim Summers brought out his Ferrari 365 GTB4-Daytona for the FIA Masters Historic Sports Cars contest. Photo: Pete Austin
In the RAC Woodcote Trophy contest, John Young and Chris Ward raced this Cooper Jaguar T33.Photo: Pete Austin
During SundayÕs Mustang Feature Race, 2nd-place finisher Colin Comer blazes into Turn 6 with his 1995 Trans-Am Mustang.Photo: Jim Hatfield
