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Barn cars can make for some pretty interesting projects. When Classic Motorsports Magazine acquired their barn-find ‘67 Shelby Mustang Fastback project car, there was some serious work to be done.
That didn’t mean that the magazine crew went right into restoring the classic pony car, however. Instead, Classic Motorsports wanted to have some fun with the car.
After equipping the Shelby with a Centerforce clutch and some other performance components, Classic Motorsports ended up taking it to the Texas 1000 Vintage Rally in November.
As we found out from Centerforce’s Facebook page, the Mustang not only performed well, but achieved its class win at the event.
Along with the car’s Centerforce Dual-Friction clutch, which was matted to the car’s original transmission, the ‘67 Shelby was equipped with a Ford Racing 363cui 500hp Boss crate engine, Edelbrock Air-Gap intake manifold, Holley HP 750cfm carburetor and a Magnaflow exhaust system.
To improve the Mustang’s handling, Classic Motorsports equipped the car with adjustable shock absorbers from Koni Classics and front springs from NPD, along with rear springs and an anti-roll bar from Shelby. While the underside of the car was completely restored to Mustang Club of America standards, the top of the car was left how it was found for a “rat rod” look.
The Mustang had to be strong and reliable to compete in the Texas 1000 Vintage Rally. The event consists of driving 1,000 miles of Texas hill-country roads in just five days. Each leg of the rally is between 50 and 80 miles and is timed down to the second, with about 250 miles traveled each day.
Congratulations goes out to Classic Motorsports Magazine for their Texas 1000 win and to Centerforce Clutches for having a hand in the barn-find Shelby’s success. Now that the road rally fun is over, Classic Motorsports is working on the Shelby’s restoration. We look forward to seeing the Mustang when the project is complete.
