Vehicle Description
1967 Ford Mustang Trans Am Tribute� Built as a tribute to "MR.
Trans AM," Jerry Titus By His Son Competed in the 2013 Going to the
Sun Road Rally in which it covered 1,200 miles in 5 days! More than
1,100 hours and $40,000 in parts were invested in this baby Yellow
and black exterior with black interior 400-hp crate 302 CID Ford
V-8 engine GT40 aluminum heads High-rise aluminum intake manifold
Holley 750 cfm carburetor Double pumper and Crane aluminum roller
rockers MSD 6AL ignition with integral rev limiter and MSD
electronic trigger distributor Canton nine-quart road racing oil
pan and windage tray Melling high-volume oil pump Stuart radiator
and spare Griffin aluminum radiator Ceramic, coated tubular headers
Custom side exit exhaust Ford top-loader five-speed manual
transmission Ford 9" Traction-Lok rear end with 3.50:1 gearing
Front disc brakes with slotted rotors and Flaming River quick-ratio
steering box Heavy-duty front and rear springs, 1" front sway bar,
Koni Classic adjustable shocks Genuine and correct five-spoke
American Racing Trans Am wheels Shelby wood three-spoke steering
wheel Full, four-point interior roll bar, four-point front seat
belts and harnesses Trunk-mounted battery with removable shut-off
switch Documentation includes original owner's manual and other,
assorted documents Searching for a unique addition to your Ford,
Mustang or pony car collection or just a bad ass driver?
MotoeXotica Classic Cars has just the car for you, a 1967 Ford
Mustang Trans Am Tribute car. This faithful recreation of the Trans
Am Championship winning 1967 Mustang was built for Rick and Patti
Sue Titus as a tribute to Rick's father, Jerry, "Mr. Trans AM,"
Titus by Greg Reynolds and John Brown of Reynolds Restorations in
Yukon, Oklahoma and was featured as a cover story in "Mustang and
Fast Fords" Magazine. The cars design originates from the 1967
Trans Am Championship won by Carroll Shelby's Shelby American, Ford
Motors and Jerry Titus. A straight, rust-free notch back body was
sourced from dry Arizona and more than 1,100 hours and $40,000 in
parts were used, including a 400-horsepower 302 CID Ford crate V-8
motor with the following parts: GT40 aluminum heads, high-rise
aluminum intake manifold, Holley 750 cfm carburetor, double pumper
and Crane aluminum roller rockers, MSD 6AL ignition with integral
rev limiter, MSD electronic trigger distributor, Canton nine-quart
road racing oil pan and windage tray, Melling high-volume oil pump,
ceramic coated tubular headers, custom side exit exhaust, Stuart
radiator under hood and spare Griffin Aluminum radiator. Backing
that engine is a Ford top loader five-speed manual transmission
with a Ford nine-inch Traction-Lok rear end and 3.5:1 gearing.
Other features include a Flaming River quick-ratio steering box,
front disc brakes with slotted rotors, full four-point roll bar,
four-point front seat belts and harnesses, Shelby wood three-spoke
steering wheel, fiberglass hood, trunk lid and bumpers, heavy-duty
front and rear springs, one-inch front sway bar, Koni Classic
adjustable shock absorbers and trunk- mounted battery with
removable shut-off switch. Entered in the Going to the Sun Road
Rally in 2013, this car covered 1,200 miles in five days and
reportedly only suffered a rock-damaged windshield, which has been
replaced, as has the windshield gasket. Dressed in �Jamaican yellow
and black stripes, the car's paint is in overall very good
condition. The windows are clear and intact, as are the vehicles
lights. This pony rides on BFGoodrich Radial T/A tires, sized
235/60R15 that surround genuine and correct American Racing Trans
Am five-spoke wheels. All of the car's body panels are straight and
solid, courtesy of a donor body from arid Arizona. The trunk and
battery are tidy while the engine bay is very tidy. Highly detailed
and nicely presented. Inside, the black vinyl seats are in
excellent order, as is the matching carpet. The instrument panel is
crack-free and features aftermarket oil and voltmeter gauges. The
inner door panels, mirror glass and shift lever all look great.
There is no radio in this vehicle. Jerry Titus once again captured
the attention of Carroll Shelby, as Titus had once repaired a
Maserati race car for Shelby during a test drive of the 1965 Shelby
GT350 for Sports Car Graphic. Shelby offered Titus a place on his
SCCA National Championship team, and Titus won the 1965 Pacific
Coast National Championship with a production GT350. In 1966 Titus
entered the newly created SCCA Trans-Am series for Shelby's
Terlingua Racing Team and achieved victory at the last race of the
season at Riverside International Raceway. Titus left his position
as editor-in-chef at Sports Car Graphic and became a full-time
racing driver for Shelby's team. He went on to become the number
one team driver and won both the 1967 Manufacturer's Championship
for Ford and the 1967 Driver's Championship as well. In the 1968
season, poor performance by the Terlingua team lead Titus to switch
to racing the Pontiac Firebird under T-G Racing for the 1969
series.Titus entered the 1969 24 Hours of Daytona and raced to a
class victory and an overall third place. The 1969 season was
plagued with engine configuration problems for the new car,
resulting in 3 DNFs for the team. The highlight of the season was a
second-place finish for Titus at Sainte Jovite, Quebec.Titus
completed only one race out of seven in the 1970 season, taking
seventh place at Laguna Seca. Rick Titus is an American former race
car driver and now automotive journalist, radio personality and
podcaster. Titus hosts Drivers Talk Radio, a syndicated radio
program and weekly automotive podcast. Drivers Talk Radio. He is
the son of another former race driver-turned-journalist, Jerry
Titus. As a driver, Titus won 11 races on the SCCA Endurance Road
Racing circuit. His hands-on involvement with cars and trucks,
including a stint as head of engineering at a leading automotive
accessories manufacturer, led him to a career in journalism after
he retired from racing. Titus has written over 350 articles or
segments for several magazines, including Motor Trend (as Technical
Editor), Popular Mechanics (as West Coast Automotive Editor), TNN
(as NASCAR Editor), Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords (as Engineering
Editor), Road & Track (as Features Editor) and Sports Car magazine
(as Technical Editor). In addition, Titus is a spokesman for Ford
Motor Company and has appeared in several ad campaigns and product
information videos for various Ford vehicles. He is a lifetime
member of the American Automotive Racing Writers and Broadcasters
Association(AARWBA) as well as a member of the Motor Press Guild.
�In 1990, Chuck Beck of Special Editions and Rick Titus took seven
Ford Festivas, gutted the interiors, and mounted Ford SHO
(Yamaha-built for the Taurus SHO) 3.0�liter V6s behind the front
seats to make the car mid-engined. There were substantial cosmetic
and mechanical changes, including relocating the gas tank to the
front of the car, structural bracing and improvements to the
chassis, adding wider wheel arches to accommodate a wider stance
and larger tires, and a complete redesign of the suspension. These
changes resulted in a car that could accelerate from 0-60 miles per
hour (0-97�km/h) in 4.6 seconds, travel the quarter-mile (0.4�km)
in 12.9 seconds at 100.9 miles per hour (162.4�km/h), and could
achieve a lateral acceleration figure ranging from .95 to 1.04�g.
It was called the SHOgun.[1] Documentation includes original
owner's manual and other, assorted documents. This car is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 9,4...for more information please contact the
seller.