Lot 4148

Auburn Fall 2015

1968 Ford Mustang Pro Touring

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$170,000 - $190,000 USD | Not Sold

United States | Auburn, Indiana

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  • Ford Racing Cobra block
  • Tremec TKO 600 five-speed transmission
  • D1 Procharger supercharger
  • Nine-inch rear with 3.70:1 gears
  • 31-spline axles
  • Fuel-injected
  • American Racing Shelby wheels
  • IRC Fabrications intercooler
  • Over 3,000 hours in frame-off build
  • Much more in componetry and details

Over 3,000 hours are reported to have gone into the frame-off restoration and build of this pro touring Mustang fastback. Many areas of the car are stated to have been built with fabricated, one-off parts. The Mustang has been painted with four coats of midnight royal blue metallic with satin silver stripes. The body then had six coats of House of Kolor clear-coat with a two-stage process and the underside of the Mustang is the same color as the exterior.

The engine is built around a new Ford Racing Cobra block. It is fuel-injected and the 4V DOHC is bored and honed to 4.75. Among the features on this powerplant is a D1 Procharger centrifugal supercharger, 4340 forged 4.75 crankshaft with micro polished journals, forged steel 5.933 MMR I-beam rods with ARP rod bolts, forged Manley pistons, Clevite rod and main bearings, Ford racing oil pump, MMR performance water pump, ARP head studs, JBA stainless long tube headers, custom-built polished stainless steel exhaust with electric cutouts, Sullivan upper and lower intake with wide mouth Accufab throttle-body and a custom-built intercooler by IRC Fabrications.

Other components used in the creation of this pro touring include a Tremec TKO 600 five-speed transmission with hydraulic clutch which utilizes a Spec stage 3 clutch with Spec aluminum flywheel, Strange Engineering nine-inch center rear end with 31-spline rear axles and 3.70:1 gears, four-link rear, front and rear adjustable coilovers, Heidts Mustang II suspension with tubular control arms, hydroboost brake system and electric emergency brake. Further touches are seen in the custom cowl induction hood with pins, aerospace nicel-plated drilled and slotted rotors (12 inch rear, 13 inch front) with four piston CNC machined calipers, tubular reinforced frame with TCP subframe connectors, 18 inch American Racing Shelby polished wheels (X8 in front, x9 in rear) with Continental Extreme Contact tires, Mustangs to Fear dash, Auto Meter white-faced gauges with LED lights, custom carpet, wrapped rollbar, three-point seat harness, Procar seats, power locks, trunk-located fire extinguisher and cutoff switch with memory saver for the radio and computer.