SUPER FORD 1987 OCT - TUNA SALEEN, GT-40s, XR-7 CJ-R

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   1988 Performance Fords: All of last year's super Fords return for at least one more season

2)   1988 Saleen Mustang: Steve Saleen fine tunes his already fine tuned Mustangs

3)   Spare the Rod: Which heavy-duty rod should you use in your engine?

4)   Altered States: Lance Bower's "remotorvated" 1965 Mustang

5)   Le Mans Titan: The Ford GT-40 Mark IV

6)   GT-40 Mark V: It's new, it's improved and it'll do a street-legal 175 mph

7)   Flying Fairmont: Dana Davis' former Glidden Pro Stocker runs 8-second ETs

8)   Letter Perfect: XR-7 CJ-R spells factory Cougar musclecar

9)   Red Hot: What else do you call a red '73 Mach 1 with a blown big-block?

10)   The Lone Ranger: The world's only Ford-powered, Ford-bodied wheelstander

11)   Class of '39: Laurie Mercurio's' 39 Ford Coupe combines originality and new

12)   Top Gun: Rickie Smith is the man to beat in IHRA Pro Stock

13)   Speed Reading: Installing Ford Motorsport's 140 mph Mustang speedometer

14)   Motorcraft Super Ford Nationals: Milan Dragway rocks to the tune of high performance Fords

15)   Mountain Climbing: Budget building a street 523 cubic inch Ford Mountain Motor

16)   Slide, Slick and Wicked: Ford sportsman-modified driver Rick Schaffer is on the move

17)   The Bird was the Word: The Elliott and Allison Thunderbirds finish 1-2 at Talladega

18)   NHRA Springnationals: Kyle Petty and the Wood Brothers

19)   Mid-Ohio IMSA

 

On The Cover: Lamont Johnson' s new GT-40 Mk V is a dominating machine: it dominates car shows, conversations and even magazine covers. It looks fast even when sitting still. Donald Farr caught the red Ford on film. Up top, west coast editor Tom Wilson photographed Kyle Petty and his Wood Brothers' Thunderbird at Riverside's Budweiser 400.

 

Plus other hot Ford items.