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9.14

Vol. 37, No. 09

24 40

Technical

30 30 46

Features How-To: 9-Inch Axle Departments
Buildup 6 72
24 Build a new 9-inch Ford from HOOFBEATS RESTO ROUNDUP
Strange Engineering and get 12 74
Movie Star into extraordinary durability
Jeff Forsyth transformed a and performance PONY EXPRESS LATE-MODEL CORRAL
dream into Mustang reality 14 76
46 NEW BITS BEYOND THE BASICS
36 16 81
How-To: Fox PONY TALES READERS’ ALBUM
Sneaky Serpent Handling Upgrades,
Jim Bunge’s ’03 Cobra may Part 2 18
look relatively tame, but it’s a Maximum Motorsports’
different story on the strip Rear Grip Package for ’79-’04 RARE FINDS
Mustangs improves adhesion
40 and cornering On the Cover: This month we continue

50 Years of Movie 60 our 50 years of Mustang celebration by taking a look
Mustangs at the Mustang’s place in cinema history as a leading
Over the past five decades How-To: Six-Speed role in hundreds of movies over the last five decades.
the Mustang has appeared in Manual Transmission While not quite movie stars, the Mustangs at the
hundreds of big-name Swap upper right include Ed Hill’s option-packed Mach
Hollywood films Modern Driveline’s new 1 photographed by Eric English and Jim Bunge’s
Tremec T-56 Magnum six- nitrous-gulping ’03 Cobra convertible snapped by
56 speed bolts into your Jim Smart. At the bottom the gleaming row of Bullitt
’79-’93 5.0L Mustang Mustangs was captured by freelancer Matt Stone.
Full Monty Mach without modification
When Ed Hill mulled over
the restoration of his step- 60 MUSTANG MONTHLY (ISSN 0274-8460) September 2014; Volume 37, Number 09, is published
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I’ve ever had to write. At the time I thought so, but now I’d be
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automotive journalism career that has spanned over two decades. Source
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Over the course of 22 store. Let’s face it, I’m writing dia, such as social media, our full of show and VIP badges
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media industry I’ve seen a lot won’t be reading it until the and more of late, making
of change. When I started at first week of August at the great strides there as well. So To close out my final
Dobbs Publishing Group in earliest. That certainly makes no matter if you prefer print column I want to thank all
1992 we utilized black and it tough to write about time- or digital you’ll find your the Mustang owners I’ve met
white prints, cropping the sensitive material such as preferred reading method throughout the years. Get-
image and making produc- event coverage, contests, and and content right here. ting out and meeting as many
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with event listings, techni- readers much more quickly. event coverage to literally To those who supported me
cal questions, and of course We’ve produced same-day thousands of technical proj- throughout the years I thank
new product releases from coverage of major events, ects, building project cars, you from the bottom of my
parts manufacturers. Today’s such as the Mustang 50th and being involved in the heart. Please continue to
media industry is more evo- celebrations and most event Mustang’s continuing history, support Mustang Monthly.
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letters, and digital imagery great memories. Memories
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and black and white prints. media is far from dead. We Jack Roush, Larry Shinoda,
Programs like Photoshop have a diehard core audi- and countless other Mus-
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and desktop publishing soft- feel the paper between their ’08 GT500KR with SVT
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or typesetting machines. Mustang Monthly as needed supercar (I put nearly 300
and not have to swipe a tablet miles on that one!), and tak-
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THE WORLD OF MUSTANGS

PonyTales

Last Surviving Alan Mann NewsDesk
Racing Mustang Found The LED lighting experts at
Mustang Project have launched a
We received word from Eric Charles, a French Mustang enthusiast new website to expand their LED
currently living in Dubai, that he has located the last remaining Alan lighting options to more than
Mann ’64½ TdF (Tour de France) Mustang. Historians will remem- just Mustangs. Check out www.
ber that Ford sent four ’64½ Mustangs to Alan Mann Racing in the UK to be customcarlight.com for lighting for
prepped for the TdF race that year. As we all know, the Mustang won the TdF all of your vehicles. Shelby Ameri-
and it is noted that this was the Mustang’s very first race win (of many thou- can has announced that Akos Feher
sands to come over the next 50 years!). has rejoined the company as Vice
President of Shelby Performance
The Mustang still has its five-bolt 289 Hi-Po and four-speed Top Loader Parts. The folks at MRT now offer
and is being restored by a Fabrice Bernollin’s shop in Toulouse, France, which a limited lifetime warranty on all of
specializes in historic race car builds and track support. Eric has paperwork from its MRT manufactured exhaust sys-
Alan Mann Racing that verifies the VIN on his hardtop was one of the four sent tems, which now include free ship-
by Ford and he’s excited about getting the Mustang restored back to race trim ping as well. For more details check
from the 1964 TdF. Known as the “4B” car, VIN 5F07K208109 is expected to out www.shopmrt.com. Lauren Fix,
be finished later this year and we can’t wait to see the completed restoration of a The Car Coach, who is an accom-
truly rare Mustang with racing history. plished author, journalist, and voice
of the automotive community, has
16 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM completely revamped her website of
automotive content, weekly reviews,
and more. Click on over to www.
laurenfix.com to see what Lauren
has to say. If you’re looking to build
a new engine for your Mustang
then you need to pick up the latest
Lunati rotating assembly catalog to
see all of the great engine hardware
they have to build one solid engine.
Simply hit www.lunatipower.com
and click on “catalogs” to see the
online selection.

Michael From left to
Irvine’s right are Larry
Latest Thiel (second
Artwork
owner), Bob
We’ve espoused over Wytosky (third
Michael Irvine’s
artwork here in and current
Mustang Monthly several times owner), and
over the years. From his vin- Tony Rainero
tage to late-model Mustang (original owner)
artwork he always seems to with the Stark
catch his automotive subjects Hickey Cobra
in such an interesting manner. Jet Mustang
We’re proud to have a few of that Tony raced
his Mustang pieces hanging
in our offices and his latest when new.
offering is one Shelby enthu-
siasts don’t want to miss out Owners Reunited
on! Titled “The Competition
Has Arrived” and featuring a Regular readers will no doubt remember the Stark Hickey ’70 Mustang Cobra Jet
bevy Shelby iron, Michael’s SportsRoof we featured in the May ’14 issue. Originally owned and raced by Tony
latest watercolor painting Rainero, it has been owned by Robert Wytosky for the last several decades. The
pays tribute to the Mustangs, opportunity presented itself for Tony and Robert to once again meet up at the 50th
Cobras, GT40s and more Anniversary Mustang Celebration in Las Vegas. Surprisingly Larry Thiel, the second owner
that Carroll was involved with of the rare Mustang was also in attendance. Robert snapped a picture to share with us and
so deeply in the ’60s. You’ll this is what he had to say in his email:
find a GT 350, 289 Cobras, a
Daytona Coupe, and a GT40 “Thank you again for the wonderful article, I do not know if you have anywhere to post
all being unloaded for race this photo, but Larry Thiel (second owner) was at Vegas and here is a picture of the three of
day (you can almost hear the us with the car. This is all the car’s owners.”
small-block 289s cackling and
revving as they are warmed Thanks to people like Robert Wytosky rare gems like this Stark Hickey Cobra Jet are
up and backed off the trans- preserved for Mustang enthusiasts everywhere to appreciate!
porter!).

The most notable trait
of one of Michael’s paintings
are the subtle touches you
have to really look for, often
seen in vehicle reflections
or in standing water on the
ground. In his latest work
Michael certainly doesn’t
disappoint, as you can see the
Ferrari and Porsche drivers in
the background staring on in
disbelief at all of this American
Iron! Michael’s studio has
released 800 Limited Edition
prints, 20 Artist Proofs with
Custom Remarque, and 50
Gallery Edition Canvases
of The Competition Has
Arrived. To order yours, or
to see the whole Michael
Irvine collection, visit www.
michaelirvine.com or call
(800) 361-5484.

17MUSTANG MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2014

HIDDEN TREASURES BY JERRY HEASLEY

RareFinds According to
Kevin Marti,
this ’67 hardtop
is a Lone Star
Special sold
through Endres
Motors in Muen-
ster, Texas, just
52 miles from
Ardmore, Okla-
homa, where
Kent’s father
purchased the
car in 1974.

Roses (Oklahomans) Are Red,
Bluebonnets (Texans) Are Blue

K ent Faith didn’t have was thinking about his first The DSO of 61 is followed by digits 5160, indicating a Lone Star
to go far to find his car—was talking about what Special. The C in the color code is a factory miss-stamp. Paint
Rare Find. The ’67 they wanted to do with the code C is a Dark Gray Metallic used on Thunderbirds. The paint
hardtop was sitting in his vintage hardtop. code should have been left blank at the factory.
driveway, beside his garage,
last tagged and running in “My son is a car nut. At “BEING FROM OKLAHOMA I
1998. Kent didn’t have to 11 years of age he actually SAID, ‘NO!’” –KENT FAITH
talk the owner into sell- has raced quarter midgets
ing either, because he was for years. And we’re not rac- Kent parked the Mustang next The car came with optional
the owner; though Kent ing this summer. So we just to his garage at home. He turn signal hood. That and an
didn’t realize what he had. started talking about what has not tagged the hardtop AM radio were about the only
Uncovering the history took we want to do with the car. since 1998 and has owned the options.
his 11-year-old son, Kade, Where will we go with it? vehicle since 1974.
to ferret out what Kent had What kind of engine; what
owned all these years with- kind of paint we want?”
out knowing.
Over the past 40 years,
“I’ve had multiple Mus- Kent had the car re-sprayed
tangs, but I’m not a collec- a couple of times. He always
tor,” Kent tells us. Luckily, went back to a similar shade
Kent did hang onto this ’67 of blue, but never looked
hardtop for 40 years. It had up the paint code for the
sentimental value. “This official name. Kade used his
Mustang was my brother and Dad’s smart phone to look
I’s high school graduation up the color code of C on
present in 1974. So, the car the data plate. Funny thing,
was seven years old when my the code of C didn’t come
Dad got it for us.” Kent has a up in Kade’s searches. Paint
twin brother. The two shared charts went from B to D,
the Mustang, but Kent even- skipping C. What was up?
tually ended up with the car. Kade did more research.
Forty years passed, and the The data plate was original,
family—spurred by 11-year- Kent knew that for sure. The
old Kade, who apparently DSO read 615160. The 61,
of course, is for District Sales

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HIDDEN TREASURES

RareFinds

The ’67 Blue
Bonnet Special
came with a
200 cubic-inch
six-cylinder
engine standard
with a 289 V-8
as an option.
The decal on the
air cleaner lid
reads, “Mustang
Powered Sprint
200.”

Office for Dallas. Why did Limited” Texas shaped The paint has been re-sprayed once or twice, but inside the
this DSO contain the ad- badge on each front fender. trunk the original paint is visible on the taillight panel center
ditional numbers 6150? They read about the engine brace. Ford formulated the paint to match the state flower of
being either a 289 or a Texas, the bluebonnet.
Kade dug deeper with six-cylinder, and the Sports
his research and found an Sprint Package. The interior is stock and unrestored, still with the three-speed
article by this author in manual transmission and shifter. The trim code is 2B for a Stan-
Mustang Monthly on a Lone Production was 175 dard Light Blue Crinkle Vinyl and Dark Blue Crinkle Vinyl.
Star Special. Then Kade painted Bluebonnet Blue.
told his father, “Dad, I think Of the 175, 173 of them had
our Mustang is a ‘Lone Star standard blue vinyl bucket
Special’—popularly known seats. Also, 131 of the 175
as the Bluebonnet Special.” had air conditioning. What
Kent told us, “Being from was even more interesting
Oklahoma I said, ‘No!’” is that only five or six are
Then Kent thought back to known to exist today. “We
1974 when his father bought will restore it to its original
the Mustang in Ardmore, configuration, paint and ev-
Oklahoma, just 30 miles erything. And the medallion,
from the border of north we’d love to have the medal-
Texas. lions for it.” Kent’s car did
not come with air condition-
All those years Kent ing. It was a plain hardtop
Faith had wondered about with a 200ci-six backed by
the color. No other Mustang a three-speed manual trans-
he had ever seen was this mission. The car did have an
shade of blue, a color he AM radio. Surface rust is all
just referred to as “Aqua.” In the oxidation Kent can find,
my article that Kade found so the car will be easy to
in a 2005 issue of Mustang restore, a classic father/son
Monthly, the Faith family project. MM
read about the special-order
paint and the “Lone Star

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Movie Star

Jeff Forsyth transformed a dream into Mustang reality

TEXT BY MICHAEL JOHNSON AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY AL ROGERS

24 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM

Mustangs were made roles. We bet every Mustang old enough, we’re sure you have a full library of Mustang
for the big and fan’s favorite part of I am didn’t mind Farrah Fawcett cinema history.
small screen. The Legend is the sound of that taking the spotlight off a
free spirit they represent Bassani exhaust bounc- ’76 Cobra II while watching However, that’s just
and their overall youthful ing off city buildings at the Charlie’s Angels. Add to these a small representation of
design makes it a natural very beginning. The epic both Gone in 60 Seconds, the Mustangs hitting the big
for TV and movie produc- chase scene from the movie Fast and Furious franchise, stage. We’d be remiss if we
ers to cast Mustangs as Bullitt is forever etched in and Editor Houlahan’s didn’t recount this Mustang’s
both bit parts and starring Mustang folklore. If you’re favorite, Death Race, and you cinematic starring role as a
Decepticon in the

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MOVIE STAR

Transformers movie. The car as a promotional tool for S281E Barricade, and Jeff Jeff was attending a Ford
even had a name, “Barri- Transformers. Built in 2007, also tells us the West Coast show in Milford, Michigan,
cade,” but that was actually the car was modeled after car was disassembled by this car was in the Saleen
the transformer’s name. Bar- Barricade, and according to Saleen in 2008. display at the show. Jeff has
ricade would transform into current owner Jeff Forsyth, a history with Saleen since
a police car to easily move this particular Saleen was When Jeff saw the he also owns an ’06 Saleen
within the human race, and the East Coast promotional Transformers movie, and saw S281, and he was talking
project authority. In real life car. Jeff tells us his Saleen is Barricade in Saleen form, to Saleen’s Jeff Clark about
when you see a police car we the only Barricade to feature he thought, “It’d be cool to Barricade. It was mentioned
tend to give it space and let a Saleen supercharger. He own a car like that.” While
the officer do his/her thing. also says there were three
That was Barricade’s role as Barricades built for the
a Mustang. As a Decepticon, movie, and two promotional
Barricade had a 50mm chain S281Es built. Since Jeff ’s
gun and spinning spike is the East Coast car, we
wheels he used during close- can only assume the other
combat altercations. promotional car was for the
West Coast. Guess you guys
Obviously, this isn’t actu- in the middle of the country
ally Barricade. This Saleen didn’t get a promotional
S281E was built by Saleen

WHEN JEFF SAW THE
TRANSFORMERS MOVIE, AND
SAW BARRICADE IN SALEEN
FORM, HE THOUGHT, “IT’D BE
COOL TO OWN A CAR LIKE THAT.”

27MUSTANG MONTHLY SEPTEMBER 2014

this car was actually for sale.
Little did he know a year af-
ter seeing the car on-screen,
he would own this very car.

Jeff primarily uses Bar-
ricade as a show car. “You
get paranoid with people
hanging all over it,” Jeff says.
Jeff often takes the car to the
Woodward Dream Cruise,
various car shows, and he’s
even taken Barricade to kids’
birthday parties twice in
2014. “The kids are the first
to recognize the car,” Jeff
says. It’s not Farrah Fawcett,
but Barricade still has an
impact. MM

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HOW-TO TEXT BY JIM SMART, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM SMART AND STRANGE ENGINEERING

9-Inch Axle Buildup

Build a new 9-inch Ford from Strange Engineering and get into
extraordinary durability and performance

If you’ve been around long enough for you to have a completely new 9-inch Building a hot Fox body for weekend
you remember a day when securing Ford rearend without having to sell off drag or road racing? Strange Engineering
a Ford 9-inch rearend for a classic the farm. We’re talking centersections, has the 9-inch housing for your four-link
Mustang was a great challenge. You had third members, differentials, axles, axle setup. Those of you building S197 cars
to comb salvage yards and the classifieds tubes, and even whole axle housings built will be pleased to know Strange has hous-
to find a core and hope it was sized right any way you desire. Strange Engineering ings for your three-link suspension with
for a Mustang. The hot ticket was once produces Ford 9-inch housing centersec- and without flanges.
the Lincoln Versailles 9-inch with its disc tions (PN H-1110) for just $258.50,
brakes. These days, the Versailles rearend which gives you a great foundation to We’re installing a complete Strange
is anything but desirable because its disc build on using 3-inch axle tubes. Com- Engineering 9-inch axle assembly in the
brake parts are hard to come by and not plete 9-inch axle housings are available Rebuilding Generations ’71 Mustang
that beneficial in the first place. in a variety of configurations for every convertible with help from Bruce Cou-
Mustang generation from 1965 to 2014. ture of Modern Driveline. We sat down
Strange Engineering makes it possible with Strange Engineering and came up

30 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM

with the S-Series 9-inch nodular iron MORE STOPPING POWER ...
case PRF130 with 3.55 gears, 28-spline
axles, and locking clutch–style differen- • Higher friction pads that stop faster
tial. You can build this iron case for your • Perform under heat and load
classic Mustang for $1,189.65 plus tax • British made eco friendly pad materials
and shipping. There are also a number • Sport slotted rotors to match
of great performance upgrades you may • Cost less than manufacturer parts
consider depending on what you want • FMVSS approved, TÜV approved
your Mustang to do. These include,
but are not limited to: chromoly yoke,
Strange Forged clutch differential, Eaton
28- or 31-spline TrueTrac or Detroit
Locker differential, Strange 35-spline
Strangetrac differential, and Strange
black forged pinion support.

To complete your 9-inch swap,
you’re going to need the right driveshaft.
Modern Driveline carries and can order
the correct Dynotech steel or aluminum
driveshaft for your 9-inch driveline swap.

1 The Rebuilding Generations/Optima Available locally from
Pep Boys and online from
Battery ’71 Mustang convertible project most premium vendors.
has been an opportunity for the young www.ebcbrakes.com
and advanced in age to work together
to achieve a common goal. Not only do
older folks with a lot of experience get to
teach young people, young people have
the opportunity to share new information
with those their senior to where every-
one wins in the game of knowledge. The
Rebuilding Generations Mustang is un-
loaded at Modern Driveline in suburban
Boise, Idaho, and place on a lift.

2 Strange Engineering has Ford 9-inch

housing centersections with accommo-
dations for 3.000-inch O.D. axle tubes.
There’s the early style housing with a
round pot (1957-1965) or the dimpled/
bulge 1967-up. Look at the generous
welding going on here long on strength
and leak resistance.

HOW-TO 9-INCH AXLE BUILDUP

7 Strange Engineering shipped us this

complete 9-inch S Series nodular iron as-
sembly complete with locking feature and
3.55:1 gears for a sweet combination of
daily commute and hot weekend fun.

3 This is Strange’s 9-inch S-series 8 Bruce Couture of Modern Driveline

Nodular Iron (PN PRF130) case built any explains the fundamentals of a driveline
way you desire. Our 9-inch chunk is a swap to members of Rebuilding Gen-
clutch-style locking differential with 3.55:1 erations. This isn’t just about a rear axle
gears, which will be mated to a Modern swap, but how to get driveshaft and
Driveline Tremec T-5 five-speed. In over- pinion angle right when you’re swapping
drive at 70 mph, the Rebuilding Genera- in a new rear axle.
tions 302ci engine will be spinning at
2,000 rpm. The S-Series iron case is much 5 For $324, plus tax and shipping, you
stronger than Ford’s original case and can
withstand a lot of power. There is also the can score new Strange 28- or 31-spline
Strange “Pro Nodular” waffle cast iron axle shafts for your Ford 9-inch axle pack-
case for $100 more. age. If you’re rebuilding a Ford 8-inch,
opt for 28-spline Strange axles.

9 First, the existing 8-inch Ford rear axle

is properly supported and all connections
separated. Here, the rear brake hose clip
is removed and hose disconnected. Brake
fluid must be collected and properly
recycled.

4 If you want to reduce weight and still 6 If you’re working with a blank sheet of

have the benefit of strength, check out paper and want to build a Strange 9-inch
Strange’s family of aluminum differential axle assembly from scratch, you can work
cases, including the Pro HD (PRF180), closely with its technical and sales staff
L/W (PRF170P), and lightweight alumi- to build a drop in axle package you can
num case (PRF170, shown). install in a couple of hours. This is the
Strange 9-inch for Fox and SN-95 four-
link rear suspension systems. However,
you can spec one up for your classic leaf
spring or S197 three-link.

32 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM

10 Rear shock absorbers are discon-

nected top and bottom using a 9⁄16-inch
deep well socket. The shocks can be
recycled as well, offsetting some of your
new hardware purchase.

11 Parking brake cable routing and con-

nections are carefully documented for
proper installation later, then, discon-
nected as shown using a ½-inch deep
well socket and open-end wrench.

12 The Rebuilding Generations crew ral-

lies around to get our Strange 9-inch axle
into position. Note the rich satin black
powdercoating, which is a worthwhile op-
tion for less than $100 more and will last
the life of the axle. Couture has carefully
chained the axle housing to a transmis-
sion jack and we’re good to go.

HOW-TO 9-INCH AXLE BUILDUP

13 TCP five-leaf springs and adjustable VariShocks have

been installed. Spring pads are aligned with dowel pins for

proper axle alignment.

14 U-bolt fine-thread nuts are snugged uniformly, but not tightened.

Although very few of us do this, Couture suggests the use of a
torque wrench on rear axle U-bolts to prevent axle tube distortion.

15 Depending

upon the axle
housing you’ve
ordered from
Strange Engineer-
ing you can have
as many as two
filler options. This
is the filler port lo-
cated in the differ-
ential housing like
you will find in a
stock Ford casting.
The plug accepts a
3⁄8-inch extension.
The differential is
filled here to the
spillover point.

34 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM

16 This is the Strange 9-inch housing New

with a quick-fill housing. We’re using the product
quick-fill yet using the casting fill as a fill 8-Position tilt
reference. When lube begins to flow out Ford splined top shaft
of the differential casting fill, we are full. Ford wiring
Because we have a clutch-style posi- Ford style knobs & levers
tive traction differential, we also need a
friction enhancer for clutch engagement. Self-canceling
Ford’s CM-19546-A1 Friction Modifier in turn signals
the 3.8-ounce bottle gets the job done.
Mix it in with Lucas 85W-140 gear lube. 3/4”-36 Lower Shaft
Model specific floor
17 Modern Driveline provided Rebuild-
mount, gearbox
ing Generations with a choice of either a cover, and locating
steel or aluminum driveshaft engineered
for this ’71 Mustang application with a slots included
small-block, T-5 transmission, and the You can use
9-inch Strange axle. Shown here is a your original
late-model shaft for Fox, SN-95 and S197
Mustangs. One-piece driveshaft conver- steering wheel &
sions are available for S197 Mustangs dash mount
from Modern Driveline.
Works with original
SOURCES or aftermarket
wiring harness
MODERN DRIVELINE Floor shift and
(208) 453-9800 column shift
www.moderndriveline.com versions
available in
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Sneaky Serpent

Jim Bunge’s ’03 Cobra may look relatively tame,
but it’s a different story on the strip

TEXT BY STEPHANIE DAVIES, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM SMART

36 MUSTANGMONTHLY.COM

’03 COBRA

The year was 1965 Fords later, Jim became the quarter-mile time slips prove installed so that Jim can keep
when Jim Bunge of new owner of the awesome otherwise. a closer eye on engine rpm
Dublin, California, ’03 SVT Cobra gracing these when shifting at the track.
headed down to his local pages. Now, we’re not saying Jim’s Black Cobra has
Ford dealership and bought Jim’s ’03 Cobra is ordinary been outfitted with a Kami- The stock 4.6L 32-valve
himself a brand-new ’66 by any means, but at first nari fiberglass tonneau cover DOHC powerplant remains
Mustang in Timberline glance, you might simply and Classic Design Concepts under the hood, equipped
Green with the intention see a beautiful and well-kept lightbar. The stock interior with stock internals and the
of competing in autocross. Cobra not unlike many has been retained; complete stock Eaton supercharger.
From that point on, Jim others. Not so fast! While with the signature leather An Accufab 65mm throttle
was hooked on fast Fords. Jim’s Cobra might be tame and Alcantara insert Cobra body and K&N cold-air in-
Almost 40 years and many in appearance, his 10-second seats, though an Auto Meter take have been added, as well
Cobalt tachometer has been as an Edelbrock Performer

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’03 COBRA

EFI nitrous system with a a Ferrari. It’s like a unique detail about Jim’s Cobra 11.3-second pass at 117 mph
100 shot of wet nitrous (ni- high-pitched sound.” revolves around it. We asked without it. Jim has several
trous and fuel both injected him what the most challeng- people to thank for taking
together into the air stream). A six-speed Tremec ing aspect of his Cobra proj- part in the build, includ-
A custom nitrous tune was transmission puts the power ect was. “Putting in the Edel- ing his son, Jason, and Pete
installed via a Diablosport to the beautiful Budnik brock 100 shot wet nitrous Moreno and Terry Simpson
Predator to guarantee the Cannon wheels, while the system,” he told us. “The from The Restomod Shop
best performance, and dual 13-inch Baer slotted and purge kit for the nitrous in Stockton, California. And
SVT Focus fuel pumps pro- drilled front and rear rotors comes out of the mouth of in case you’re hoping one
vide sufficient nourishment paired with Hawk pads the right side Cobra em- day you might own this fine
for the powerplant. Ford provide plenty of stopping blem. It took approximately Mustang, you’re going to
Motorsport shorty headers power. Subframe connec- 40 hours just to install all of have to build your own.
lead the way to high-flow tors keep the SVT stiff and the lines. You can hear it! It
catalytic converters and a sturdy, and the suspension hisses just like a snake! But “My son has put count-
Dr. Gas x-pipe paired with has been tightened up using we don’t use it often. It’s just less hours into the small
SpinTech mufflers to create a rear bushings for the stock an absolute beast without it,” details. He’s done about 80
rich deep growl. independent rear suspension he explained. percent of the work himself.
from Griggs Racing, as well I’ve had lots of people ask,
“The car used to have as Ford Racing adjustable According to Jim, the but when I can’t drive the
long-tube headers, but it was coilover shocks to drop the Cobra produces 550 hp and car anymore, it will belong
just too noisy,” Jim told us. Cobra to a more eye-pleas- 678 lb-ft of torque at the to my son. This car will never
“It has a deep healthy muscle ing level. tires and has run a 10.6-sec- be for sale.” MM
sound now but around ond quarter-mile pass at
3,800 rpm, it sounds like But back to that nitrous 128 mph with nitrous and a
system: Arguably the coolest

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50 Years of
Movie Mustangs

Over the past five decades the Mustang has appeared
in hundreds of big-name Hollywood films

TEXT BY DONALD FARR, PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA ARCHIVES

In some cases, it was product times just fleeting glimpses in essential American cool. If a Legend in 2007, not count-
placement. In others, it was the background the movie list filmmaker wants a character to ing recent films like 2013’s
a matter of the producer, or jumps into the thousands. look cool, clever, and tough, a Getaway and this year’s Need
even one of the starring actors, great way to convey that is by for Speed. Details about those
requesting a Mustang because As Ford noted in a press putting him behind the wheel films and others, along with
of its cool factor. For the past release during the Mustang’s of a Mustang.” TV sightings, can be found
50 years, starting with a James 45th anniversary, “Filmmakers at the Internet Movie Cars
Bond film in 1964, the Mus- often use the Mustang as a way Ford also acknowledged Database (www.imcdb.org)
tang has appeared in hundreds to help define a character be- that Mustangs have appeared website, which lists well over
of movies as a starring role, cause there is something about in over 500 movies, from 4,500 Mustang appearances in
and if you include the some- its styling and what the brand Steve McQueen’s Bullitt in movies and TV. The majority
means that symbolizes quint- the ’60s to Will Smith’s I Am

▲The ’15 Mustang isn’t even on the streets yet, but Ford was able
to get it placed in Need for Speed in the ending sequence of the
movie. Mustang drift master Vaughn Gittin Jr. did the driving for
the scene.

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is background eye candy, but Furkas Pass, James Bond charts with “I Got You Babe.” Thanks to Kevin Marti’s Ford
here we’re focusing on the (Sean Connery) duels with With their long hair and production database, we know
major roles that have put the the Mustang in his DB5 sports outlandish clothing, the pair that Ford supplied a pair of
Mustang on the road to Hol- car. The scene is perhaps best asked “King of the Kustomiz- ’68 Mustang GT fastbacks,
lywood stardom. known for one of 007’s high- ers” George Barris to build a sequentially numbered with
tech “tricks”—wheel spinners pair of his-and-her Mustang 390s, to Warner Brothers for
GOLDFINGER: that extended to shred the tires convertibles for the movie the movie. Some say that Mc-
of another car. The Mustang, Good Times, released in 1967. Queen requested a Mustang
Ian Fleming’s third James driven by Tilly Masterson While the film itself reportedly for his character, Lt. Frank
Bond “007” movie marked the (actress Tania Mallet), was lost money, the Mustangs were Bullitt; more than likely, it was
new Mustang’s first appear- the recipient of the tire and immortalized as AMT plastic part of Ford’s product-place-
ance in a major motion pic- sheetmetal shredding device. models. ment agreement with Warner
ture. Filming began in January Thankfully, according to Brothers.
1964, several months before Kohrn’s website (www.pony- BULLITT:
the Mustang’s introduction, site.de), the actual damage was According to Brad
with the chase scene involv- filmed on a plastic mock-up No movie has done more Bowling’s “Chasing Bullitt”
ing Bond’s Aston Martin and in the studio. A former Alan for the Mustang’s image than article in the July ’07 issue of
a Mustang convertible filmed Mann employee told Kohrn Steve McQueen’s 1968 film Mustang Monthly, Hollywood
around May or June 1964 in that the convertible was given Bullitt. Enthusiasts who have car builder Max Balchosky
the Swiss Alps. According to to a woman in Europe. Enthu- sat through late-night TV modified the Mustangs for the
research by Wolfgang Kohrn, siasts continue to search for showings can attest that the stunts, which included jumps
the white (or yellow, depend- the actual movie car. movie’s plot is rather plod- and hard landings during the
ing on the film tint) Mustang ding until it reaches the chase chase through San Francisco.
was supplied by England’s GOOD TIMES: scene, where McQueen’s He also gave the Mustangs
Alan Mann Racing, which was Highland Green ’68 Mustang their iconic look, possibly at
already building Mustangs for In 1967, Sonny and Cher fastback battles the villians’ McQueen’s request, by remov-
the European rally circuit. were at the height of their black Dodge Charger over ing the running horse emblem
popularity after topping the the hills of San Francisco.
In the chase, filmed in

MUSTANG MOVIE TIMELINE

SEPTEMBER GOLDFINGER ’65 CONVERTIBLE
1964
GOOD TIMES ’66 CUSTOM
MAY CONVERTIBLES
1967
BULLITT ’68 FASTBACK
OCTOBER
1968 DIAMONDS ARE ’71 MACH 1
FOREVER
DECEMBER ’73 “ELEANOR”
1971 GONE IN 60 SPORTSROOF
SECONDS
JULY ’68 SHELBY GT 350
1974 BULL DURHAM CONVERTIBLE

▲Ford sold the Need for Speed hero car during last April’s JUNE TRUE CRIME ’83 CONVERTIBLE
Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Palm Beach, Florida, 1988
bringing $300,000 to benefit the Henry Ford Health System. GONE IN 60 ’67 “ELEANOR”
MARCH SECONDS SHELBY GT 500
▲ Ford product placement got a ’07 Shelby GT 500 into I Am 1999 ’66 CONVERTIBLE
Legend, the 2007 film starring Will Smith. THE PRINCESS
JUNE DIARIES ’03 SALEEN S351
2000
HOLLYWOOD ’65 CONVERTIBLE
AUGUST HOMICIDE
2001 ’66 SHELBY GT 350H
A CINDERELLA
JUNE STORY
2003
WAR OF THE
JULY WORLDS
2004
I AM LEGEND ’07 SHELBY GT 500
JUNE
2005 BUCKET LIST ’66 SHELBY GT 350

DECEMBER GETAWAY ’14 SHELBY GT 500
2007 NEED FOR SUPER SNAKE

JANUARY SPEED ’13 SHELBY GT 500
2008

AUGUST
2013

MARCH
2014

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▲ To this day, owners of ’67-’68 Mustang fastbacks
pay tribute to the Bullitt Mustang by painting their
cars Highland Green and adding five-spoke wheels.
In 2009, Gateway Classic Mustang built a modern
replica for Steve McQueen’s son, Chad.

▲ Customizer king George Barris built a pair of “his and hers” Mustang ▲ Steve McQueen’s 1968 Bullitt set the standard for
convertibles for Sonny and Cher’s 1967 film Good Times. The movie was car-chase scenes and created a movie icon for the
a flop but the Mustangs are still making an impact. They sold as a pair for Highland Green ’68 Mustang fastback.
$137,000 at the 2009 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.

and GT foglights from the creating an ’01 Bullitt GT with ▲ In 2001, Ford paid homage to McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang
grille and adding American vintage cues and more horse- with a ’01 Bullitt GT, offered in Highland Green with vintage
Racing five-spoke wheels. power. The Bullitt Mustang re- cues and more horsepower. In the background is Dave Kunz’s
turned for 2008-’09. There are ’68 Bullitt replica, recognized as one of the most accurate recre-
One of the Mustangs was also numerous Bullitt tributes,
damaged so badly that it was including a restomod version ations and used in Ford promotions.
reportedly scrapped. The built for Steve McQueen’s
second car, 8R02S125559, son, Chad, by Gateway Classic
was sold to a Warner Broth- Mustang.
ers employee who kept the
car for a year before selling it DIAMONDS ARE
through a Hemmings Motor FOREVER:
News ad and shipping it to
New York. In 1972, the second The Mustang made its sec-
owner sold the Mustang to ond James Bond appearance
an anonymous buyer, who in the 1971 film Diamonds
still owns the car in survivor Are Forever. This time, it was a
condition today. Even though brand-new ’71 Mach 1, which
several people have tracked unfortunately participated in
him down in an attempt to the film’s well-known blooper.
buy the only surviving Bullitt In a trick driving scene, the
Mustang, including Steve Mach 1 enters a narrow alley
McQueen himself in 1977 and on its two-passenger side tires.
actress Drew Barrymore who When it emerges at the other
wanted to use the car in her end, it’s on the driver side.
role for 2000’s Charlie’s Angels, Oops.
the current owner has rejected
all offers and prefers to remain As reported by Paul
anonymous. Hewitt in the Jan. ’98 Mustang
Monthly, six Mach 1s were
In 2001, Ford recognized used for the filming, most
the ongoing popularity of with the base 302 two-barrel
McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang by engine. However, the hero
car, needed for close-ups with
Sean Connery, was powered

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by a J-code 429, which also himself, stripping the sheet- and was involved in the 2000 Clint Eastwood, who played
provided the torque needed metal from a ’71-’73 and remake that starred Nicolas a journalist and recovering
for tire-smoking acceleration rebuilding with a rollcage and Cage, Angelina Jolie, and a alcoholic.
and spins during the police stiffer chassis components for new “Eleanor.”
chase scenes. Owned for many the rigors of filming the wild GONE IN 60 SECONDS
years by Mike Alameda, the chase scene—at 40 minutes, BULL DURHAM: (2000):
Mach 1 was an early produc- one of the longest in movie
tion car used for Ford’s dealer history. A ’68 Shelby convertible Of the hundreds of movie
intro show in Las Vegas, where in the 1988 film Bull Durham Mustangs over the past 50
filming for Diamonds Are The film was not a box- was significant mainly because years, none made more of a
Forever took place. office or critical success, but of its role as the primary trans- pop culture impact than “El-
it became a cult favorite and a portation for fading major eanor” from the 2000 remake
GONE IN 60 SECONDS: monetary success for Halicki league baseball star Crash Da- of Toby Halicki’s 1974 Gone
thanks to the outrageous vis, played by Kevin Costner. in 60 Seconds. Rather than a
While the Mustang’s automotive stunts and nearly The Highland Green Shelby stock-appearing Mustang like
appearance in Bullitt and the 100 crashes on film. Working also appeared on a movie the ’73 SportsRoof from the
James Bond films resulted on a budget, Halicki played poster with Costner and co- original film, remake producer
from Ford product placement, the starring role and also drove star Susan Sarandon. Costner Jerry Bruckheimer requested
the Mustang’s role as “Elea- other cars for the chase and personally owned a green GT a modified version of the ’67
nor” in the original Gone in 60 crash scenes. 350 convertible at one time. Shelby.
Seconds came about because
independent film-maker H.B. Halicki’s widow, Denice, TRUE CRIME: “We were looking at a GT
“Toby” Halicki wanted to use owns the original Eleanor 500,” production designer Jeff
the last of the Mustang muscle today, still banged up and Like the Shelby in Bull Mann told Mustang Monthly
cars and not a Mustang II. So crumpled from the stunts. She Durham, a ’83 Mustang for a November 2000 article.
Halicki built a ’73 SportsRoof retains the rights to the movie convertible served as the main “It’s a bitchin car, no doubt,
ride for a well-known celebrity but did it really stack up
in 1999’s True Crime, this time

▲ The current movie darling from Ford is the Need for Speed
Mustang, a modified Shelby GT 500 that Aaron Paul’s character
races cross country in. It’s a must-see for Mustang fans!

▲ Like the ’68 Mustang fastback from Bullitt, the second ▲ The original Gone in 60 Seconds, from 1974, starred “Elea-
Eleanor, from 2000’s remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, spurred nor,” a ’73 SportsRoof that actor/producer/stunt driver Toby
a flurry of copies, including the ill-fated GT 500E, a turn-key Halicki built and drove during the movie’s 40-minute chase
restomod from Unique Performance that had Carroll Shelby’s scene, which ended with a spectacular jump. The landing was
blessing. so hard that it compressed Halicki’s spine, which gave him back
problems until his accidental death during the making of Gone
in 60 Seconds 2 in 1989.

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critically acclaimed, it eventu- And Eleanor still means utilized as actor Josh Hartnett’s Known as “Barricade,” the
ally earned $237 million big dollars. At last May’s Me- ride (with Harrison Ford as his lone Ford product really stood
worldwide, a number that cum Auction in Indianapolis, partner) in 2003’s Hollywood out in a sea of General
Halicki could not have imag- the original “hero car” from Homicide. The Saleen appears Motors–sponsored sheet-
ined in 1974. the movie sold for $1.3 mil- throughout the rather corny metal.
lion. Car enthusiasts still love detective movie, but the real
More importantly, the Eleanor. excitement happens near the BUCKET LIST:
new Eleanor inspired Mustang end with a chase through the
owners and aftermarket THE PRINCESS DIARIES: streets of Hollywood. Just Just that fact that one of
companies alike to build the close your eyes when the the main characters (played
fresh restomod look, copying Actress Anne Hatha- Saleen crashes head-on into by popular actor Morgan
the muscular appearance on way’s teenage character, Mia an Escalade. Steve Saleen took Freeman) has “driving a Shel-
everything from ’65-’66 Mus- Thermopolis, drove a ’66 advantage of the exposure by by Mustang” on his bucket
tangs to late-models. CVS rode Mustang convertible in the offering a Hollywood Homi- list of things to do before he
the wave by offering kits for 2001 comedy that added to cide edition. dies makes this brief Mustang
converting ’67-’68 fastbacks. the Mustang’s movie mystique. appearance significant, even
In Texas, Unique Performance One of two identical cars A CINDERELLA STORY: though the red fastback is
bought up ’67-’68 fastbacks owned by Disney at the time, obviously not a real Shelby.
and built them into GT 500Es the Silver Blue six-cylinder Like The Princess Diaries, a
with Carroll Shelby’s blessing, Mustangs appeared in several Mustang convertible (a ’65 in GETAWAY:
a venture that eventually led to scenes and were also utilized in this case) serves as the main
a lawsuit by Denice Halicki for several Disney TV shows. transportation for a teenage Then–Shelby American
copyright infringement. Obvi- girl, in this case popular actress president John Luft knew the
ously, Eleanor had become big HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE: Hilary Duff. company couldn’t lose when a
business. ’13 GT 500 Super Snake was
The Saleen Mustang got WAR OF THE WORLDS: cast in the 2013 movie
into the acting business when Getaway. With the main char-
a silver S281 convertible was Yes, Tom Cruise drove acter (Ethan Hawke) confined
a real ’66 Shelby GT 350-H, to the Shelby awaiting direc-
6S1886, in Stephen Spiel- tions to save his wife with
berg’s 2005 film. The Shelby the aid of the Shelby’s owner
is owned by Gino Lucca, who (Selena Gomez), the silver
rented the car to the studio Super Snake gets plenty of
through his Picture Cars camera time, including chase
East, a company that supplies scenes and the “Shelby” logo
vehicles to movie, TV, and embroidered on the headrests.
commercial shoots.
NEED FOR SPEED:
I AM LEGEND:
A custom ’13 Shelby Mus-
An ’07 Shelby GT 500 gets tang plays a major role in Need
plenty of exhilarating screen For Speed, released earlier this
time in this 2007 film starring year. Starring Breaking Bad’s
Will Smith, who plays the sole Aaron Paul, the movie is a
survivor in a post-apocalypse DreamWorks-produced, spe-
New York City. “There is no cial effects-filled adaptation of
doubt that the Shelby GT Electronic Arts’ Need for Speed
500 is the co-star in the first video game, culminating with
part of this story,” said Brian a winner-take-all race between
Daly from Ford Global Brand two rivals. Also notable: The
Entertainment, which placed ’15 Mustang makes its first
the Mustang in the movie. The movie appearance at the end.
sights and especially the sound
of the bright red supercharged While we’re limited for
GT 500 ripping through the room here, a good search
deserted streets of New York online will ultimately show
City makes this one a must- dozens more movie
see—at least for the Shelby Mustangs, including Death
part. Race, Fear, The Thomas Crown
Affair, 2 Fast 2 Furious, The
TRANSFORMERS: Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo
Drift, Starman, and many
As seen elsewhere in this more. MM
issue, 2007’s Transformers saw
a Saleen S281 Mustang as part
of the Decepticons’ ranks.

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HOW-TO TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM SMART

Fox Handling
Upgrades, Part 2

Maximum Motorsports’ Rear Grip Package for ’79-’04 Mustangs
improves adhesion and cornering

Talk about great value in a used upgrades like Maximum Motorsports’ set you up with a vastly improved rear
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transportation. Hands down the most Mustang GT convertible for $500. His Maximum Motorsports has also provided
affordable is the ’85-’93 Mustang GT and boss, General Manager Mike O’Brien, did us with new Ford upper control arms and
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1 One of the first things Gil does is mea- 2 Gil’s ’89 Mustang GT has aftermarket 3 We have the good fortune of a lift at

sure ride height as the car sits from the upper and lower control arms, which have Mustangs Etc. The rear axle is supported
done a nice job and afforded him improved
factory. He does this at all four corners on stability. With Maximum Motorsports’ Rear with pole jacks/stands, which will give us
Grip Package, we’re going to make it better.
a perfectly level surface. When you’re doing an upgrade like this, be support throughout this upgrade.
mindful of clearance issues such as larger
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9 Once the control arms are free of the axle

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10 Upper control arm bushings are removed and replaced using this cool 11 Maximum Motorsports has provided us with

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grease is used for lubrication to easy installation. everything and provide proper support.

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