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Terry Lipscomb’s 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 40

This is no ordinary Mustang restomod. This is a mashup of a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 and a Ford GT. The Ford GT was a beautiful Italian-styled supercar, that had a raucous 330 V8. Someone putting one into a Pony Car was just a matter of time. Built by Eckert’s Rod & Custom of Molalla, Oregon, this was not a quick project. A whole 11,000 man hours went into it, and it’s not particularly surprising when you look at it. The car’s been given custom floor pans, C6 Corvette suspension, and a perimeter frame. Inside, a few luxury fittings have been installed including new leather and suede by Griffin Interiors, Vintage gauges, and a Pioneer sound system. The engine is the true focus of this project, however.

The original engine was underrated, according to experts, at 550 horsepower. However, that wasn’t enough for the wonderful madmen of Eckert’s. They wanted more power. To compensate for this, a huge four liter supercharger has been added. There’s a dial inside that lets the driver pick whether they want the final output to be “just” 600 horsepower or 850 horsepower. Oh, and one little cool touch: the Mach 1’s dummy air scoops behind the doors? They’re functional now, cooling the mid-mounted engine. Fantastic work.

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