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

01-07-2008, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MPR

Don,
I think I'll go to 4 or 5 races in 2008, about like I did in 07 (3 points meets and the Sports in Columbus). I'm going to look at the old videos I have and see if we can put them onto a DVD. I did find a few good photos of my 70 Mustang and a few of the blue car too. I have a good photo of Loyd Brays Mustang in SS/F and George Wrights Mustang in SS/E as well as my car in SS/F & SS/G. I think Super Stock was a bit more fun 20 years ago and it certainly cost a lot less to be competitive back then.

Mike and everyone on this thread,

I scanned the June 87 issue of Mustang Magazine which features your car Mike in it on four pages and also has footage from the 86 US Nationals which shows your car leaving in the air running in SS/F, If I am not mistaken the The Bray and Gilliam Mustang was there to also and it won in SS/G. The Ford really did good in Stock and Super Stock that year. If some can post it I will email the files to them.

Smitty

gmeyer · 01-07-2008, 03:22 PM

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JHeath · 05-28-2015, 08:52 PM

Greg Weaver posted this photo on FB of Mike's car before the 88 saleen conversion.

Geerhead55 · 05-28-2015, 10:04 PM

Check out the Cragar wheels on that car,,, what were they called, I'm thinking Super Slots,, not very popular at the time, and extremely rare to find today.
Danny Durham

ALMACK · 05-29-2015, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Geerhead55

Check out the Cragar wheels on that car,,, what were they called, I'm thinking Super Slots,, not very popular at the time, and extremely rare to find today.
Danny Durham

I would love to find a set of those wheels.
At one point they were called Bob Glidden wheels, or something like that.
At least every time I see a set I call them Glidden wheels.

Charlie A · 05-29-2015, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JHeath

Greg Weaver posted this photo on FB of Mike's car before the 88 saleen conversion.

Pete Beau · 05-29-2015, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie A

Damn look at that photo. Man, we're getting old!

dwydendorf · 05-29-2015, 11:34 PM

The blue mustang was pretty cool but I have always been partial to the yellow Mustang in the picture and it is not Mikes old car.

Tom P · 05-31-2015, 06:05 PM

It's great some of these old cars are still around and raced. Bummer that Mark Tallent isn't.
I think the first time i saw Bray and Gilliam's Mustang it was in a regular SS class even though there were GT classes. That was the good old days in lots of other classes too. I think at Pomona one year there was not only Lloyd Bray but were stickshift Super Gas cars, twin engine Alky Dragsters, a turbo Pontiac/Chevy engined Alky Funny Car and a twin Buick V6 Top Fuel Dragster.
Just don't get that variety now.

01-07-2008, 03:22 PM	#2
gmeyer Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 183 Likes: 45 Liked 35 Times in 16 Posts	Re: History of MPR's personal 86 Mustang SS/F Car mprracecars.com (cool site)

05-28-2015, 08:52 PM	#3
JHeath Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 786 Likes: 2,876 Liked 370 Times in 101 Posts	Re: History of MPR's personal 86 Mustang SS/F Car Greg Weaver posted this photo on FB of Mike's car before the 88 saleen conversion. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jerry Heath I/S '93 Cobra FS/J 2010 Mustang "Ebay CJ"

05-28-2015, 10:04 PM	#4
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: History of MPR's personal 86 Mustang SS/F Car Check out the Cragar wheels on that car,,, what were they called, I'm thinking Super Slots,, not very popular at the time, and extremely rare to find today. Danny Durham

05-29-2015, 11:34 PM	#8
dwydendorf Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 162 Likes: 251 Liked 19 Times in 7 Posts	Re: History of MPR's personal 86 Mustang SS/F Car The blue mustang was pretty cool but I have always been partial to the yellow Mustang in the picture and it is not Mikes old car. __________________ ss/gt 93 t-bird

05-31-2015, 06:05 PM	#9
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 239 Times in 94 Posts	Re: History of MPR's personal 86 Mustang SS/F Car It's great some of these old cars are still around and raced. Bummer that Mark Tallent isn't. I think the first time i saw Bray and Gilliam's Mustang it was in a regular SS class even though there were GT classes. That was the good old days in lots of other classes too. I think at Pomona one year there was not only Lloyd Bray but were stickshift Super Gas cars, twin engine Alky Dragsters, a turbo Pontiac/Chevy engined Alky Funny Car and a twin Buick V6 Top Fuel Dragster. Just don't get that variety now.