This '68 Mustang started out as a plain maroon coupe, spent most of it's life in Saratoga, California. It was purchased new at Paul Swanson Ford in nearby Los Gatos and was sold in 1995 to a friend of mine who intended to restore it for his Mother (that project lost steam and the car sat in a carport under cover). The car has never been wrecked or rusted.

I bought it in 1997 as a project for myself. I replaced the tired 302 with a 5.0 engine from a low-mileage '91 Mustang, and drove it for a few years as is until I started collecting parts for a total restoration in 2000. The car went to Consola fabrication in San Carlos, California where it received hand made steel wheel flares, emblem removal, and a color change to a Jaguar dark blue (it happens to be the same color as the 2001 Bullitt Mustang in blue).

I bought all of the suspension and brake parts from Griggs Racing Products and added the entire GR-350 suspension package (used on SCCA World Challenge Mustangs in the late 1990's), I added the Griggs/Sierra 4on4 brakes at the same time. I then upgraded the engine to Trick Flow twisted wedge heads, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, Holley 650 carburetor, a custom ground road race cam, JetHot coated BBK headers, aluminum rocker arms, Edelbrock water pump, and Canton road race oil pan. The transmission is a T-5Z from Ford Racing, the rear axle is an 8.8 from a '91 Mustang which has been upgraded with 31 spline axles and a Torsen T-2 differential. I also added a Fuel Safe 22 gallon sportsman fuel cell and a Canton Accusump oil accumulator for keeping the engine lubed under high G loads, a custom Griffin aluminum "big block" radiator with dual electric fans controlled by a SPAL thermostatic controller. The tires are Toyo R888 275-40-17 on '03 Cobra wheels and work very well on the street and on the road course (even in the rain).

The interior features a JME gauge panel, cut-pile black carpet, Recaro SRD seats with custom blue stitching, a custom four point roll bar, and a custom switch panel for ignition/accusump/and cooling fans- all within reach of a driver strapped in with the five point harnesses.