This 1967 Ford Mustang Is Race-Prepped And Ready To Hit The Track

TopSpeed featured a home-built 1967 Ford Mustang race car prepared for vintage racing, in a January 7, 2023 story by Josh Conturo. The car was listed for sale on Bring a Trailer, and its race engine was rebuilt by Granatelli Motor Sports.

Why the 1967 Ford Mustang Makes a Good Race Car

The article opens with Ford's 1960s racing push, from the GT40 to Carroll Shelby's GT350, and argues that this history is why the Mustang is still seen as a solid base for a race build.

A Roush 363 V-8 Rebuilt by Granatelli Motor Sports

According to TopSpeed, the original V-8 was swapped for a 363 cubic inch (5.9-liter) Roush V-8 bought in 2017 and rebuilt by Granatelli Motor Sports in 2019. The engine build listed in the article includes:

• A Dart block with ported Air Flow Research heads
• Diamond pistons and COMP Cams roller lifters
• A Holley 4150 750-cfm four-barrel carburetor and an MSD distributor
• An X-pipe dual exhaust that exits ahead of the rear axle

No official output was published for the car. The writer notes that comparable 363 crate engines are rated at roughly 500 horsepower and 450 lb-ft. Power goes through a Toploader four-speed and a nine-inch rear end with 3.50 gears.

Race Suspension, Tires and Brakes

The 1967 Ford Mustang race car runs 225 Hoosier racing slicks on 15-inch wheels, a Monte Carlo bar for added chassis stiffness, and disc brakes at all four corners with Hawk Racing pads. TopSpeed points out that a stock 1967 Mustang weighed as little as about 2,700 pounds, and this one has a stripped interior.

A Race Cockpit, Not a Street Car

The article describes a red repaint with number roundels and sponsor decals, plus a roll cage, a single Sabelt seat with harness, a fire extinguisher, a window net, a Hurst shifter and a Holley digital display. The body shows the scrapes of a used race car, the odometer reads zero, and the writer advises against trying to register it for the road even though it carries a California title.

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