[Rory McNeil]

First pass August 1974, in my $50.00 57 Ford Sedan Delivery. Extremely tired 272 Y block, 3 speed manual with factory 3.89 gears. I added a 4 barrel intake and carb from a 57 Mercury that I found parked in the woods. Ran a blistering 17.2 at 78 MPH, at Mission Raceway. The first "real" car was my 70 Mustang Sportsroof (non Mach 1 fastback) that I bought in 1976 for $2100. 351Cleveland 4 barrel, FMX 3 speed automatic with 3.25 open rearend. Bone stock ran 14.72 @ 94.5 MPH, just a set of $79.00 Cyclone headers hooked to the factory mufflers and pipes went 14.22@99.44 MPH. The car was totalled in 1978, but still have the time slips!