History of MPR's personal 86 Mustang SS/F Car
 

I was over at my buddy's house persusing thru some old Mustang and Fast Ford mags and found a article on a brand new 86 Mustang that Mike Pustlney built for himself back in 86. The car was immaculate for the day, hell it looks as good as anything I have seen in Super Stock now. This was a pre GT class car running 324HP 351 Cleveland with a 5 speed Doug Nash Trans that ran 9.90's in SS/G and 10.0's in F. Does anyone have any photos of this car or has anyone ever seen it in competition? I wonder if someone has the car, it was a real nice looking peice.

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Smitty,
Do you remember which magazine, year and month? I'd like to see that article. By the way, did you ever get a copy of the NHRA today show with Vince Holmes' shop that you were looking for?
Bob Rice

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Bob,

I never have recevied a copy of that and would love to have one if you could produce it or know where I could get it. As for the article on the MPR Mustang, the next time I am over at my friends I will borrow it and make copies and try to email them to you. It was a very good issue, as it featured the Indy race and the Fords were Kicking *** in class in Stock that year. My friend John Douglas here in Florida won class in H/S that year with his 72 Mustang.

Smitty

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Article in Super ford, written by Neil Van Oppre, I have it, if you cannot post let me know, I will dig it up, this car is currently a bracket car in western michigan, this was a ford pilot production car, probably 1985, converted to a Saleen, top notch car even by todays standards,

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Correction Fast fords and mustangs Magazine

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Wow,

Someone has a really nice bracket car, that was a damn nice peice. It was actually a 1986 GT with a sunroff, beautiful sky blue car with the Cragar Super Slot Wheels on it.

Smitty

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Someone please inform me on how the SS cars were classified before GT, It seems this car raced in SS/F with a cleveland motor in a Late model mustang?

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In the beginning of GT cars they were only for auto's. If you see any of the pictures of the original GT cars they were classifed as SS/GTA, SS/GTB, etc. The sticks ran with the traditional cars. Larry Prichett, Mike Thomas, Mike Pustelny, & others dominated. Eventually NHRA came to there senses and made GT stick classes.

That is why when Mr. Butler & others bring up conslidating SS cars with Gt cars people protest so much. It was already tried and the newer GT style cars killed the traditional combos!

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Just Observing is correct.

GT class in started in 1984. The cars were automatic only. SS/GTA 9.00 to SS/GTH 12.50 or more. 1985 saw SS/GTA move to 8.00 through SS/GTL 13.50 or more, still automatic only. In 1986-87, manual transmission GT cars were allowed but they competed in regular S/S classes E through J. 1988-89 saw GT manual transmission cars expand running in regular S/S classes E through M. Finally in 1990 the manual transmission GT cars were given their own classes.

Mike Pustelney's Mustang was raced as a 1988 Saleen in SS/F. And it ran great. I got to measure the engine a lot during Mike's many trips to the teardown barn.


Travis

(Disclaimer: This info came from my collection of NHRA rulebooks. Opinions expressed by me on this forum are exactly that, my opinions.)

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MPR's work is second to none and more important is mike's advice on what parts to use and what works and does not work...happy new year to mike & kathleen...luke awdish