NYLIBUD Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ok,now I think I've seen it all.Someone is trying to build a Fox body Mustang into a pick up drag car...Why??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Timmy Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Well , , ...... It is an "improvement" over the stock Mustang ... ( The Fox body anyway's ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Why not? It's his car, he can do whatever he wants to with it. I think it's kind of cool. I think it would be cooler as a street car, but that's just my opinion. I would love to find a '60s or '70s Cadillac that has been turned into a pickup or station wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Well, I've seen much worse than a Mustang race pick up over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 In Aussie we would call it a ute, as the back is attached to the body not separate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 It would seem like a lot of extra work and I can't see that there would be any advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, espo said: It would seem like a lot of extra work and I can't see that there would be any advantage. I don't think advantage was his motive as much as "different" was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 11 hours ago, LDO said: Why not? It's his car, he can do whatever he wants to with it. I think it's kind of cool. I think it would be cooler as a street car, but that's just my opinion. I would love to find a '60s or '70s Cadillac that has been turned into a pickup or station wagon. They are out there. They most commonly are called "Flower Cars" and can be seen at most mafia figure funerals!LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted April 23, 2018 Author Share Posted April 23, 2018 Here's a funeral car.But this Mustang/pick up,or whatever you want to call it,is a drag car.I don't think there's any room for flowers.LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 At least in the photo, the craftsmanship appears to be good. The unnecessary kinks in the upper structure that connects the top of the rollover hoop (at the roof area) to the rest of the frame shows a lack of understanding of load paths, however. That frame would be measurably more rigid...and maximum rigidity is what you want in ANY race-car frame...if those upper tubes were straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I've seen a few Truck-Stangs at car shows. One I saw was so well done it looked factory. This one looks way to odd to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted April 24, 2018 Author Share Posted April 24, 2018 Here's another shot of the car.If you want to read the whole article about this very odd drag car,go to Dragzine.com,and scroll down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 On 4/22/2018 at 10:45 PM, High octane said: Well, I've seen much worse than a Mustang race pick up over the years. x2 for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsxse240 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Since the Fox Body Mustang is a shared chassis with a MULTITUDE of other Ford, Lincoln and Mercury (as well as other makes world wide) there may not have been much to change to make the Ute. Infact, there was probably an Aussie contribution. I have always wanted to build a SVO or Capri wagon or "Ranchero" using a Ford LTD II (Fairmont) wagon. Or super base model mustang with a bench seat and column shift using parts from a Fairmont or Zephyr and the square front end bolted to a Mustang coupe body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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