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The Quarter Horse: Ford’s stillborn bitsa Mustang

Written by webmin

One of the most subtle set of images we ran across in the Facebook photo collection posted by the sons of Fran Hernandez in recent months depicted a pair of Ford Mustangs, circa 1970, one painted Grabber Blue, the other painted Candyapple Red, both with white interiors. No engine shots, but from the Shelby-ish front […]

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Tagged composite Mustang, dream cars, show cars and prototypes, ford, Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang Boss 429, Fran Hernandez, Hemmings Muscle Machines, Kar Kraft, quarter horse, Shelby G.T.500, Shelby Mustang  
 

Fran Hernandez: a life in pictures

Written by webmin

If there’s an unsung hero of American performance cars, it’s Francisco “Fran” Hernandez, the Southern California hot rodder turned factory racing facilitator. He’s known variously for being one of the contenders in the first drag race, one of the pioneers of nitromethane use in drag cars, the guy behind Mercury’s Trans-Am efforts, and one of […]

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Tagged Autolite, family albums 'n four-speeds, featured posts, ford, Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang Boss 429, Fran Hernandez, Hemmings Muscle Machines, hot rods and customs, Mercury, Mercury Cougar, personalities, racing, Rambler, SCCA Trans-Am  
 

Barrett-Jackson rings up $68 million in sales

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Barrett-Jackson sold a total of 1,245 cars at no reserve at its Scottsdale show this year, for a final tally of $68 million. The top sale of the event was a custom 44-foot speed boat with a matching 2008 Corvette Z06 coupe that were auctioned off together for $742,500. Of course, the big newsmaker from […]

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Tagged ambulance, auctions, Barrett-Jackson, cars with beds, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet El Camino, Chrysler, Chrysler Imperial, Ford Mustang, Ford Mustang Boss 429, Full Classics, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Daily, Hemmings Muscle Machines, John F. Kennedy, Kennedy ambulance, Lincoln, Pontiac, service and fleet vehicles, TV and film cars  
 
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