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Here we take a look back at some historic Ford race cars. These
are the cars that went into battle on the quarter mile back in the day. Some are well known, some are not.
They are all a part of Ford's drag racing history. Click here to submit your historic
Ford drag car.
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Thunderbolt historian Dennis Kolodziej owns a pair of the lightweight
427 Hi-Riser Fairlanes, the AHRA championship winning Bob Ford car, and the Gilmer Ford "Strip Teaser."
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Canadian drag racer Bill Campbell hails from Moncton, New Brunswick.
Bill's E/SA '68 Torino ragtop is one of two dealer ordered Indy Pace Cars equipped with a 428 Cobra Jet and
C-6 transmission. Bill converted his ultra-rare R-code to '69 trim in 1979, and has raced it as a '69 model ever
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Don raced both Fairlanes and Mustangs, he held a NHRA record with his
'68 SS/FA Mustang in 1970, 71, and 72.
He also won a Division 3 points meet in 1970 at Lapeer Dragway in Lapeer, Michigan.
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In 1969, Sam Auxier Jr. briefly tore up the drag strips with this 427 Tunnel port powered monster. Sam moved on to a
Pro Stock Maverick in 1970, and his Mustang, like so many race cars, went through many owners and led a very rough life.
So many of the old drag cars have disappeared, but this one has survived.
Todd Claxton is now restoring the old AHRA Ultra Stock '69 Mustang to it's former glory.
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Al Joniec was one of Ford's team drivers, and he successfully raced a variety of Ford's over the years. In 1969,
Joniec took delivery of this extremely rare Boss 429, which he campaigned in Super Stock and Pro Stock.
The big black Boss survived the years, and has recently been painstaking restored to it's '69 configuation by Joe Spinelli.
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Kris Rachford's Q-code '69 Cobra has been a race car for many years, it was previously run in NHRA E/Stock by his father.
The Cobra still retains the same paint scheme it had back in the day, and Kris pushes the 428 CJ 4-speed combo to mid-10's
in the quarter mile.
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The McGee's '70 428 Mustang was part of Ford of Canada's Performance Clinic, a traveling drag team
that also included a 427 SOHC Mustang, 429-CJ Cyclone, and a 428-CJ Cougar. The Barrie Poole-prepped
car was ran in Super Stock by Scott Wilson and Louie Rivait. Bill purchased the Mustang in 1975, replacing
it's missing engine with another 428. Today, the retired drag car is occasionally driven on the street,
and it retains 99% of it's original custom paint.
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This '69 Mustang has interesting origins, being built by Ford as a Q-code 428 car, with a Boss 302 body.
Rusty bought the Mustang in 1970 from Ford team driver Hubert Platt, and he successfully ran it with
a 428 CJ in NHRA Super Stock. Rusty still owns and races it today, and it looks very similar to it's
1970's paint scheme.
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Jim Demmitt Sr. raced a variety of serious Fords over the years, including a 427 '57 T-Bird, a Thunderbolt,
a Holman Moody Stroppe-built 427 Hi-Riser A/FX Mustang, and a SOHC Pro Stock Maverick. His son, Jim Demmitt Jr.,
still has the T-bird, now powered by a blown Boss 429.
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In 1964, Bobby Spears drove his Lafayette Ford Lightweight Galaxie to a NHRA national record with an 11.60 pass
at 125 mph. In 1965 and 66, the Hi-Riser 427 powered the big Ford to wins at Hot Rod Magazine meets at Riverside, and
the NHRA Division 7 A/S points championship. The Galaxie was sold, and Bobby moved on to a another record holder, a
'66 427 Fairlane. Bobby found his old Galaxie in 2002, and has recently completed it's restoration.
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