I’m including a model of a Mustang hardtop here for a number of reasons –
- it’s Norm Beechey’s Mustang, and Norm was a hero of mine in my much younger days
- it was fitted with a 289 K-code engine with 4 Weber IDAs, sourced direct from Shelby in 1964 (there's the Cobra/Shelby connection
)
In Norm’s hands, the Mustang won The Australian Touring Car Championship at Sandown (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) in January 1965,
arguably the first win in a major race for a Mustang anywhere in the world. Tell me if I'm wrong
It won that race with its standard front drum brakes still fitted, as the disc setup purchased from Shelby had not yet arrived in Australia.
Almost forgot....it's 1/18 scale, produced by Classic Carlectables
Cheers!
Glen