Josh Mortensen Staff. Bill Gillooly. The photo of the engine may be wrong. If it had a Golden Commando V-8 then it should have a 4-bbl carburetor. Jesse Staff. Perhaps someone swapped it out? Dave T. So what are they really worth.
I have a neighbor with a original one. Never touched or redone. Workplace productivity reducer — Brilliant Dave, love it!!! Jeff Lemay. That is a sweet rare car. Quite a few cars in the background….
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Enjoying Barn Finds? The original bumpers have been re-chromed. The top had been replaced at one time [previously], but it was not the correct color blue. One other neat touch: Baker has had Indy Pace Car decals made for the doors using thin magnetic film. Baker keeps his Sport Fury at his summer home in Northern Michigan. He also has a unique Corvette commemorative edition and a Chrysler convertible. When it comes to ice cream runs on a summer day, or just a little short trip back in time, the droptop Plymouth is tough to beat.
A retired Michigan State Trooper found that out not long ago, when he began talking to Baker about the car. Email us at oldcars a immedia. Old Cars. Old Trucks. Reader Wheels. Rollin' With Old Cars Podcast. One, was given to A. Foyt, the winner of the race, and shortly there after destroyed in a accident. Modifications include:.
Built on the historic first day of Mustang production in March , this car is one of three identical convertibles delivered by Ford to noted race car builders Holman Moody of North Carolina for preparation as pace cars. After a quick evaluation it was determined that the cars would require special modifications in order to fulfill their mission. Their horsepower cubic inch Fairlane engines were replaced by Holman-Moody-built engines patterned after those used in the famed GT40 racing program.
Equipped with forged pistons, modified heads, special exhaust and other exclusive pieces, the engine developed sufficient horsepower to take the cars to their required top speed of miles per hour. Borg-Warner T four speed transmissions were installed for further durability. The cars were given lowered suspensions, oversized tires and special under-hood chassis bracing to improve high-speed handling, and the radiators were replaced with larger units to eliminate the threat of overheating.
They were then painted bright Pace Car white for better visibility in media photographs and on television. With the delivery deadline looming ever closer, several other details were attended to before the cars would be ready to join a fleet of production Mustangs sent to Indy by Ford for the month prior to the race.
One car was chosen to actually perform pacing duties and the other appointed as backup, but the designated car developed problems and the Weiss car was called into service on race day.
Photos and documentation indicate that, after the race, the Mustang was returned to Holman Moody for refreshing before serving pace car duties at Sebring in July , after which it became a daily driver for the next 28 years.
The article is a four page spread of our Indy Pace Car. The article covers the restoration of the car and its history. The magazine has a big feature on the Ford Mustangs and we recommend you buy one before the new edition hits the shelves.
For those with a faster connection or wish to see the article in a super sized PDF format the links are here. They will take a little while to download as they are around 17mb file sizes each, but the quality makes up for it! For the pages side by side and the cover click the link: American Classic Double page. For the single pages click the link: American Classic Pages.
Like Like. You are commenting using your WordPress. In , Ford was primed to pace the 48th International Mile Sweepstakes, aka the Indianapolis , with the Galaxie. But then Mustang fever swept the nation, and the automaker and Indy officials decided to switch pace duties to the new Mustang. Adding a fly to the serum, all the cars had to be white and equipped appropriately for Indy duty. Ford solved the problem by casting a very large net, sourcing cars from dealerships in and out of the Indianapolis area.
Interiors were either red, white or blue vinyl, and each had matching Indy graphics along the flanks, produced by 3M for Ford.
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