Gaspar “Gas” Ronda’s 1966 Ford Long Nose Mustang is a legendary example of the early days of drag racing Funny Cars. Built by famed NASCAR constructors Holman & Moody in North Carolina ...

You are right to ask, dear reader, what the heck is a 1966 Ford Mustang Hemi Daytona ... model car building, NASCAR racing, and drag racing. During and after attending UNC-G, worked as an ...

He now has a representative sampling of 1962-66 lightweight drag cars, including the 1966 Long-Nose Mustang campaigned ... being banned from circle-track racing, Ford turned to the drag strip.

When Ford and Shelby racing ... Shelby Mustang. But once they become aware of the one-family ownership, they applaud the decision. We caught up with Snoopy at the 2015 Orange Drag Strip Reunion ...

With Ford and Chrysler tied for the Trans-Am points lead with one race remaining in the inaugural 1966 season ... Am championship for Mustang. With grassroots drag racing’s increasing popularity ...

Shelby-branded Mustangs are nearly as old as the Ford Mustang ... 1966, the white-and-blue fastback was sold by Universal Motors in Akron, Ohio. Modified by the original owner for drag racing ...

Each of the factories built cars made especially for drag racing—the Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt and 428 Cobra Jet Mustang ... son of the late Les Ritchey, 1966 Winternationals A/FX winner.

Despite what appears to be a world dominated by Dodge, it’s hard to imagine drag racing today without some kind of Mustang sitting ... GT350s from 1965 and 1966 were modified to NHRA Sport ...

Chief among them is the Mustang ... in 1966, which was the first of four straight victories. A GT4 will also be available for lower-tier sports car series along with a Mustang Dark Horse R racing ...

and in 1966 he landed a factory ride in a Holman-Moody built long-nose Mustang followed by a '67 427 Fairlane in the Super Stock class. In late 1968 when Ford decided to promote its drag racing ...

The 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse is familiar in the ... Shelby says it built eight GT350s for drag racing for 1965 and 1966. But reporting suggests Holman-­Moody assembled no less than 10 altered ...