"The fastest running Pure Stock in the history of man
HOT ROD MAGAZINE, 1968 Road Test
This is the original factory-built Super Stock Cobra Jet Mustang that legendary drag racer Gas Ronda drove at the 1968 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA.
In 1968,
Ford Motors Company unveiled its 428 Cobra Jet big block engine by prodiving cars to professional drag racers for the Winternationals. Four of those cars, driven by "Dyno" Don Nicholson, Hubert Platt, Al Joniec, and Gas Ronda, obliterated everything in the Super Stock class. LIoyd Bray and D.G Grilliam continued to race this national record holding car in Super Stock until 1988. In 2003, after being restored to its 1968 glory, this car was unveiled as part of
Ford Motor Company's 100th anniversary celebration in Dearborn MI.
ENGINE: 428cu in V-8
WEIGHT: 3,620 lbs
PRODUCTION: 8
HORSEPOWER: 335 hp
WHEELBASE: 108
FACTORY BASE PRICE: $ 3,600.00
August 24, 2010, 4:22 am
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