Doing all the body work, rust repair, paint prep, and re-spray of the exterior's not going to make Patina any quicker in the turns or more streamlined in the straights. Even if she's sprayed with silicone, she's not going to be any slippery'er in the wind. In her present state of condition, she looks ever so much more menacing and even heroic, what with all her battle scars and rust holes. Never mind whether some of those scars came from grocery getting parking lot snafus or the mere passage of time. Patina looks the business. She sounds the business. And she goes like snot on any road that Mr. Barnes cares to drive along.
Equipped with Ford Granada disc brakes upfront and Shelby style larger, heavy duty Ford Galaxie 500 sourced large drum brakes in the rear, Patina stops far better than a bone stock '67 notchback. She's also got cold fresh air ventilation to the brakes, thanks to the addition of Shelby GT350 cooling ducts plumbed from the nose straight through to the front rotors. Lowering and improving Patina's front and rear suspension to the 1965 Shelby GT350 SCCA B-production specification gave the Mustang the sort of cornering capabilities equal to that of the 1967 Mustang notchback that won the 1967 Trans-Am racing championship (below is one of the 26 built to race in the Trans Am series, photo courtesy of RM Sotheby's).
A Kirkey racing seat keeps Mr. Barnes plenty comfortable and held in tight, whether the drive or race is short or long. A 1970's era full roll cage is more than sufficient for safe vintage racing, road rallying, or Sunday boulevard cruising. Indeed, if Patina was back in the 1960's and '70's, she could be driven to the track, racing number applied, raced, and then driven back home. For that matter, Mr. Barnes could be doing just that in 2025. He has built himself a beauteous beast that's the envy of most every Ford Mustang enthusiast on the planet, at least those who enjoy road racing or road rallying!
Whether you have an American pony or muscle car for the street or a full-on Trans Am racecar for the road courses of America and beyond, Classic Industries can help you obtain those must have components. Simply spend some pleasant shopping online time for these American tarmac burners. If you're a Mustang owner, like Mr. Kyle Barnes, and his pride and joy, Patina, you can shop online and enhance your components' search with the Classic Industries' digital Mustang catalog and the printed Mustang catalog. Working on these beauteous beasts is almost as much fun as it is driving, showing, and racing them - regardless of whether you're matriculating through an endless school of fast corners or hard knocks!
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