Trivia for today
 

Thought I'd try to start something different that hopefully everyone can enjoy, Mustang Trivia. I'll try to post a trivia question every day. Answer will be posted that evening.
First one: What item was unique to the (approx.) first 200 1967 Shelby Mustangs and was not seen on any Mustang before or since?

Re: Trivia for today
 

it had 400v8?

Funtional lower air vents and ducting to the rear brakes

Can't be. The 1994 and 1995 Mustangs had functional side vents (scoops) that exhausted air to the rear brakes.

"After working out production issues, Goodell visited the California Department of Motor Vehicles to see if the modifications would pass inspection. The state had issues with the running lights on the side near the top scoops and a real problem with the distance between the lights in the grille. Back at Shelby American he stopped the addition of the side lights , after 200 cars had gotten them. And he got the designers to work on a new grille moving the high beam lights further apart. He made sure the earlier cars were shipped outside California. Most cars with the letter "Z" preceding the serial number came with the outboard driving light."

The link--
http://www.carmemories.com/cgi-bin/v...perience_id=55
:CHEERS:

The correct answer is: The round lights mounted at the rear of the rear sail panel scoops, the general reason given is that the wiring was a problem as was the supply. Congrats to '69mach'.
I hope you though this a good idea as I would like to continue this as something 'extra'. You thoughts would be appreciated. Oh, and Frank, the GT-500 that years had a 428 8V engine.:THUMBSUP:

oh well,
I do remember the addition of the lights but didn't know that it was only temporary.
There was functional ducts that were cut early in the production. I just forgot about the 94/95's having them too...

Other Shelby's had funtional ducts as well, in addition to the '94/'95 ducts. Stay tuned for the next one, it should be a doozy.

Ok, bring on:THUMBSUP:

It is brung!:LAUGH:
For today:Larry Shinoda is famous for the graphics put on the Boss 302 Mustang. When designing the 1969 Boss 302, what 2 exterior pieces/trim items did he do away with on all production Boss 302s for1969. These are items found on all 1969 fastbacks and Mach 1's, but did not appear on '70's at all. (PS, I am not going to get so minute as to get into wiring conectors, lug nut variations, etc. This is for fun. Warning, tomorrow will be Cobra stuff, you have been warned!) Good luck, and may the force be with you.

Wasn't it the scoops and spoilers, I think he didn't want anything on the car that wasn't functional....

1. Non functional quarter scoops

Does '69mach' have his choice in colors for his new mach, or does he have to accept what ever color your mach is in?

:COOL:

Does the "s" in scoops make it 2 items, or are we still looking for something?:??:

I remember reading a interview with him and he said that he didnt like the side scoops or the rear spoiler...

69mach makes it a good run. The quarter panel scoops were deleted because Shinoda didn't want anything non-functional messing up the looks of the car, which brings us to the second item...the sail panel 'horse' emblems. I've found most people don't notice this deletion, but it happened.
Since I won't be around on Sat. night, I'm gonna put up a really good one that'll be answered on Sunday. Hint: Shelby, fire, bunnies...:D

Not Mustang
 

I know this isn't quite a Mustang question, but it does relate to Ford Performance...so put on your thinking caps!:THUMBSUP:
Question: How many Cobra Daytona Coupes were built, and how many are in existance today? This does not mean kits, replicas or the incredibly ugly Daytona Super Coupe.
Bonus: What recent suspect in a high profile murder case owned a Daytona? And what do 2 incidents of fire and bunnies have to do with the car owned by the same person?
Have fun...answers Sunday!:D

I don't know about the numbers. The famous person/murder case is Phil Spector the record producer. The fire and bunnies is Donna O'harra (sp?) who took her rabbits under a bridge and burnt herself to death. I believe that the car is now tied up in law suits over ownership.

Todd

I think that there were six built but I don't know how many remain.

:THUMBSUP: Todd! Right on all. The Daytona owned by both of them (not at the same time, but that lawsuit was finally settled) also caught fire in it's intial race at the Daytona Continental (now the Rolex 24hrs. of Daytona). There were a total of 6 Daytona's built. All are accounted for, the O'Hara car only coming to light after her death and subsequent scramble that ensued.

Monday
 

Since it's Monday, heres a less intense one: What was the only year you could not get a V-8 in a production Mustang?

Re: Monday
 

The first year of the Mustang II, 1974. Base engine was 140-cid (2.3-liter) 2-bbl four with the 171-cid (2.8-liter) 2-bbl V6 as an option.

Re: Monday
 

1974

Yes, 1974...a less than stellar year for Mustang performance.

wasn't that the year they had the stallions??

Plus it was the 74 Motortrend car of the year too:cool:

All sad, all true!
Next: Mustangs exported into Germany in the '60's and early '70's were not called Mustangs. What were they called, and why were they not called Mustangs?

It was called the T-5 because someone else already had the copyright on the name Mustang (a truckmaker I believe).

I believe it was a bicycle maker in Germany.

A Mustang is name bicycle in Germany that's why change the name from Mustang to T-5;)

Right on with the bike mfg. holding the license to the Mustang name. Carroll Shelby had the same problem with 'Cobra', someone was buliding COpper BRAzed engines and had held the name, but had let the ownership rights lapse. The 'T-5' is a unique sight in the states, but there are a number of them around. See ya' tomorrow! (Is anybody having fun with this? If anybody has a cool piece of trivia to toss in...feel free!)

Trivia question for Wednesday:Other than the Mustang, what other production car was produced with the Boss 429 engine, and how many were built? (Hint; it was not the Torino even though the sales brochure does list it, and they were raced on the NASCAR circuit with that engine). Have fun!

Cougar
 

There were 2 Cougars produced with the Boss 429 Engine.

Todd

Re: Cougar
 

The Ford LTDs, Boss429 El rancho.

Right on the money, Todd. Of the two built, one has been accounted for and should be restored in the very near future.

For Thursday: A handful (about 14) Shelby Mustangs were built in 1971, what were they called?

Wasn't "T-5" also the code name for the Mustang during development (like today's SN95 and S197 code names)????

I think these were the Shelby de Mexico and/or Shelby of Europe.

Shelby Europe
 

I think they were Shelby Europe.

Todd

Shelby Europa is correct. These were Mustangs modified by Claude DuBois of Belgium. The Shelby de Mexico the T.S. mentions is equally unique. Eduardo Velazquez did similar modifications to '67 and '68 Mustangs, making them into Shelby de Mexicos'. In '69 the truly odd Shelby was created. They have stock Mustang front ends, with coupe bodies but fibreglas quarter sail panel extentions which are then covered with a vinyl top! They were powered by 302's as opposed to the 351 and 428 power of their US brethern. In addition, they also produced Shelby Mavericks which foreshadowed the equally desirable Shelby Lancer, Omni, Dakota, and Charger that Chrysler dumped on us.

The T-5 designation was the development code for the Mustang. The early name for development designs were X-T-Bird and Special Falcon, which brings us to todays question; What were some of the other names considered for the car we have come to know as the Mustang? (Note: some were later used on other cars):THUMBSUP:

Couple of other names that were being kicked around were:

Stiletto, Cougar, Torino, and T-Bird II.

Note: T-Bird II was Henry Ford II idea. :p

what he said too.:cool:

No one ever accused HF II of having good taste.:D
Other names that were considered were: Bronco, Puma, Cheeta, Colt, and even Mustang T-5.

:COOL:

THE LAWMAN!!

In the late '60's Ford sponsored a program to teach high performance driving to military personel in southeast Asia. They used 2 Boss 429's and a handful of 428 CJ Mach 1's (6 is the accepted number). What was the name of the program or group? (It was on the doors of the cars)

How in the heck did that happen? The answer gets posted above the question, even as far as the time stamp!
Right answer Frank. The Lawman program was designed to keep G.I.'s from getting home, buying a muscle car and wadding it up. One of the Boss 429's was crushed by a shipping container and the remaining car was recently auctioned off for $175K. The Cobra Jet cars remain elusive.
For today: In '67 and '68 there were two special Shelby Mustangs built. Known as 'Little Red' and the 'Green Hornet', what made them different from all other Shelby Mustangs?(The 'Lil' Red does not exist today, although Green Hornet was saved and is owned by Craig JAckson of Barrett-Jackson Auctions and turns up at shows periodically).

I know that they were both hand built prototypes.

Todd

They were both coupes. A popular myth is that the GT/CS was patterned after the little red. I believe the green hornet was stolen.

Here's pic of lawman Boss!! Why is this going this on the post?

Headlights in the center of the grill.