History Super Mustang Dragster

By who, the current owner? Seems kind of weird

 

Super Secret Mustang, in that case.

 

If I remember correctly Ford's plan was to run the injected cammer on nitro and compete with the blown fuel dragsters by having the supposed advantage of streamlining, coilover/ladderbar rear suspension, and a c6 automatic transmission. And not using up parts like a blown fueler. It was in original paint but rough when I got it in the early Nineties. I did a 30 day wonder cosmetic restoration, to take it to the 30th anniversary Mustang show in Charlotte. It was given a total restoration by the fellow I sold it to in the early 2000's

 

That thing is SO SLICK.

 

The 'Super Mustang' was a collaboration between Ford Motor Co and the Logghe brothers who Ford had contracted with on the tube frame, flip-top Comet funny cars of Don Nicholson and Ed Schartman that shook up the cl*** in '66. Hoping for the same success in top fuel as they had in funny car, the Ford-styled dragster debuted to a lot of hype with hired shoe Tom McEwen driving but excess weight, poor aerodynamics and lack of power quickly proved it to be uncompe***ive... I believe it was ran in open compe***ion once (and failed to qualify), a couple of times as an 'exhibition' then it disappeared into obscurity.