Tag: Ford%20custom%20car%20caravan
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Ford Performance Manager John Clor: Mustangs that Never Were
The keynote speaker for last Saturday's Mustangs on the Niagara banquet was John Clor, enthusiast communications manager for Ford Performance. A section of his presentation highlighted "Mustangs that Never Were". Several of these unique Mustangs are shown here using photos from my collection and the Internet.
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Mystery Foto #13 Solved: Mustang Pegasus and Mustang III on Display at the 1965 Autorama in Detroit
This weekend's Mystery Foto documented a display of custom cars including the Mustang III Custom Show Car.
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Profile- 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car: The Oldest Mustang on the Road Today
Here are the current research findings on the 1963 Mustang III Concept Show Car.
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The Kings of the Ford Custom Car Caravan
From 1962 through 1965, Ford created the Ford Custom Car Caravan to campaign customized and performance-themed Fords. The 1963 Caravan included the Mustang I and Mustang II. Later Ford reached out to prominent customizers and commissioned additional custom cars for the tour including the Mustang III built by Dearborn Steel…
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VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: How Vincent Gardner Saved the Mustang III from Being Destroyed
This is the story of how the Mustang III was saved from the crusher by its designer Vincent Gardner. This amazing story is supported by legal documents and correspondence which previously have never been made public.
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The Mustang III and the Ford Custom Car Caravan: An Interview with the King of Kustoms Gene Winfield
Gene Winfield has been building custom cars for over 60 years and continues to be one of the premier customizers in the world. Last week, I had the honor to interview the King of Kustoms.
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Mustang III at the Ford Custom Car Caravan (1964-1965)
At the request of the Ford Marketing Division, Dearborn Steel Tubing was given the ninth pre-production Mustang ever built. Dearborn Steel Tubing, Ford's prototype/concept show car supplier, was asked to build the two-passenger Mustang III fiberglass fastback to tour with the Ford Custom Car Caravan and be displayed at major…
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New Series-Documenting the Mustang III: DST Letter Subject “Shortie” Experimental Mustang 9/3/65
The recently purchased 1963 Mustang III 2-Seater Concept Show Car was delivered with a wonderful collection of letters, documents and photos detailing its history. I will be posting this collection throughout the year in a new series for VanderbiltCupRaces.com .
The partially completed train crossing is obviously Mineola or Albertson. Staring at the picture it could easily be…