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

The love of motorsport was at a peak in the 1960s, and in America, the company that was leading factory-backed motorsport was Ford. The Blue Oval was everywhere, most notably using the iconic GT40 to wipe the track with the Ferrari, But the Mustang saw its fair share of competition as well. Carroll Shelby would not have turned the Mustang into the GT350 for no reason. That helped birth a movement that has persisted to this day, that the Mustang can be a proper sports car and is a solid platform to build from. A prime example is this home-built 1967 Mustang race car designed to compete in vintage racing.

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The '67 Mustang Is Pony Car Turned Race Car

The most significant change has been the engine. Gone is the original V-8, and in its place is a 363 cubic inch (5.9-liter) V-8 from Roush that was bought in 2017 and rebuilt by Granatelli Motor Sports in 2019. The monster V-8 has been fitted with Dart block and ported Air Flow Research cylinder heads, Diamond pistons, COMP Cam roller lifters, a Holley 4150 Classic HP 750-cfm four-barrel carburetor, and an MSD distributor.

There is also an X-pipe dual exhaust system that ends ahead of the rear axle. However, no official horsepower or torque numbers are supplied. Though, numerous 363 V-8 crate engines on sale, including one from Ford Performance, currently hover around 500 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque. Regardless of how much power there is, it is all sent to the rear wheels through a Toploader four-speed manual transmission and a nine-inch rear end with 3.50 gears.

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The handling should be relatively nice as well. All four corners feature 225 Hoosier racing slicks wrapped around 15-inch alloy wheels. A Monte Carlo bar, which does the same job as a strut bar but connects each strut to the firewall rather than each other, has been installed to increase structural rigidity. Each wheel is also fitted with disc brakes and Hawk Racing brake pads. Since the 1967 Mustang originally weighed as little as about 2,700 pounds, and this example has a stripped interior, it should be a riot.

The Mustang Racer Looks The Part

The current owner repainted the car red and placed several number roundels and sponsor decals. There are also front and rear tow hooks, chrome bumpers, fake side vents, and a ventilated hood. The body is far from perfect and is peppered with scratches, dings, and small dents, as a used race car probably should be. The interior is completely stripped out with bare metal exposed on the floors, transmission tunnel, and the bottom of the dashboard. Notable features include a roll cage, a single Sabelt racing seat, harness, fire extinguisher, removable window net on the driver's side, and a cool Hurst shifter.

A generic three-spoke metal steering wheel is connected to a quick-release mount and frames a reportedly broken 160-mph speedometer, 10k-rpm tachometer, and other auxiliary gauges. The odometer shows zero miles, since that is highly unlikely the real mileage is a mystery. A Holley digital display is also on the right side of the dashboard. While it does have a California title, you will have to deal with an additional headache to get it registered for the road, but we would not recommend that.