My dad and his brother went to St.Louis in Sept of 62. They went to work on the truck line. Dad later went to corvette and was a spray painter until he retired from the bowlinggreen plant. I was in the old plant in st Louis. Loud and very hot.
The browning problem is called blooming or tire bloom. It's caused by an anti-ozone additive in the rubber compound reacting with heat, moisture and sunlight. I don't know if it was a formula problem or what but some manufacturers have seemingly solved the problem while others have not. I have experimented with all kinds of stuff to remove it and have found that regular Armor All and a stiff brush turns the crap to a mud that then can be washed off, leaving the tire nice and black.
I’m wondering if it was a prototype that never was because the hood is missing the NASA scoops and it looks pretty neat with the pony emblem instead of the cobra. Nevertheless me likey
1970 Ford Motor Company prototype "Quarter Horse". I believe there were two of them, I have seen one in person. https://www.isomustangs.org/vin/0F02Z102383 https://bangshift.com/general-news/...d-mustang-composite-mustang-or-quarter-horse/
Thanks for the links. I kinda wish they would have built them but like the article states that if they did we wouldn’t have the Mustang anymore.
71 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 429 Cobra Jet / 4 Speed Unrestored survivor. 353 Total Cyclone Spoilers Built in 1971 This is one of 25 with a Non- Ram Air 429 CJ May not get much rarer than this.
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