Jason Lee helps Strange Engineering celebrate 50 years with some new ink.

To many in the Ford racing world, the name ‘Jason Lee’ either makes you smile or cringe. Those who smile would be spectators who take great pleasure in watching Lee dangle the hoops well past the half-track mark while blasting his way to another low 7-second pass down the strip. Those who cringe are usually found in the opposite lane from this juggernaut of the small tire racing world.  

Just days ago, Lee revealed the look of his new car, a 1990 Mustang coupe, backed once again by Strange Engineering.

While many of the powertrain components for this pony have yet to be pulled from cache back at the PTP Racing shop, one thing we do know is that it will be powered by a nasty twin-turbo small block Ford on alky. When it’s all dialed-in, expect to see Lee and his new ride at NMCA Super Street and Radial vs The World events.  As most already know, Lee built a good portion of his reputation by racing and winning among the NMRA, NMCA, and X275 ranks with major support from his sponsor, Strange Engineering. This year happens to be Strange Engineering’s 50th year of being is business and so they, along with their loyal fans, have conspired to create a new look for Lee in 2014 in commemoration of the half-century mark.  “Strange had a design contest on the internet from which they took the four best designs and combined them in to one design and that is what you see here,” said Lee.  

After months of spectacular submissions, the designs of Grand Prize winner Al Cavallo and runners-up Dale Zavala and Tom Lamert were combined into the look that you see here.

Another angle of Lee’s new pony with it’s new skin (and some gratuitous man-butt).

But what about his legendary red car?  “The 86 will be run at local events or even in the NMRA Street Outlaw class. I eventually hope to sell it, but I’ve said that before,” joked Lee. In theory, he could wheel both cars at NMCA events given that both Super Street and Street Outlaw are contested there and it is allowed by the rules.  If that becomes the case, Lee better also then invest some time into hopping up his golf cart so he can make it back and forth in time from finish to starting lines.