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Dearborn birthed more than a million Mustang IIs. From 1974 to 1978, Mustang II production rivaled the blockbuster years of 1964 1/2 through 1966. Econobox underpinnings and dismal performance didn't stop Ford's Pintostang from wheezing off dealer lots at a breakneck pace. But while you can't sling a distributor cap without hitting a first-generation pony, Mustang IIs are a rare sight. Why? Because they're all in a Midwestern garage.
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Online auto auctions are a crapshoot, since you have to trust that what the seller describes is true. Often, it's not. But Dave Sherer and Anthony Musilli of DNA Restorations (Dave and Anthony, get it?) got lucky when they decided to roll the dice on a '69 Chevelle project car located in Colorado (they're from New York). Because it had no engine, trans, or rearend and lived in a snowy climate, it was a risk, but when the Chevelle was delivered, they happily found it wasn't a wrecked rust bucket. It wasn't exactly nice, either. "It was a pretty shoddy body," Anthony told us. Up-close inspection revealed that every panel from hood to trunk needed some filling, sanding, and straightening-but all in all, it was workable. The shell went directly on the rotisserie, where Dave and Anthony welded up unnecessary holes and massaged the panels while the frame was blasted clean and reinforced for strength.
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Quick Inspection'49 Ford AngliaBob Brown * Topeka, KSPowertrainEngine: Currently, it's a GMPP ZZ383 crate engine with RHS heads topped by an Edelbrock Vortec Performer RPM Air-Gap. It's fed by a 750-cfm carb with a Proform main body with Quick Fuel bowls and metering blocks. Bob says that'll change soon to a much angrier small-block.Power: There are no solid numbers on it, but the ZZ has been good for an 11.97 at 122 mph while scalding the tread off a set of street tires.Transmission: Bob loves an old-school stick shift, so a '69 Muncie four-speed with a Zoom clutch is his box of choice.Rearend: A shortened Chevy 12-bolt is fitted with Moser axles and a Detroit Truetrac differential with 3.73 gears.