Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed, settling instead on this ’71 Mustang. Originally outfitted with a 351ci Cleveland and a four-speed, the younger Wallace drove the car for two weeks before it literally began to fall apart. Shortly thereafter the car was relinquished to Ron’s Restoration in Glade, Kansas, and thus began its 15-month transformation.David Ratzlaff of Ron’s Restoration headed the project and put in well over 2,600 hours of fabrication work, which included eliminating the factory driprails, extending the top of the bodyline that sweeps down the rear quarter-panel by 8 inches, molded both the front and rear bumpers. David also hand-fabricated all the body mods in steel, including the side skirts, front billet grille, rear spoiler, and the hood cowl. But he didn’t stop there-the floorpan, the center console, and the firewall were also handbuilt. In fact, the only remaining factory sheetmetal pieces are the driver and passenger doors. He also installed the Art Morrison Mustang II front suspension and the Art Morrison rear four-link
Unfortunately, they came up empty-handed, settling instead on this ’71 Mustang. Originally outfitted with a 351ci Cleveland and a four-speed, the younger Wallace drove the car for two weeks before it literally began to fall apart. Shortly thereafter the car was relinquished to Ron’s Restoration in Glade, Kansas, and thus began its 15-month transformation.David Ratzlaff of Ron’s Restoration headed the project and put in well over 2,600 hours of fabrication work, which included eliminating the factory driprails, extending the top of the bodyline that sweeps down the rear quarter-panel by 8 inches, molded both the front and rear bumpers. David also hand-fabricated all the body mods in steel, including the side skirts, front billet grille, rear spoiler, and the hood cowl. But he didn’t stop there-the floorpan, the center console, and the firewall were also handbuilt. In fact, the only remaining factory sheetmetal pieces are the driver and passenger doors. He also installed the Art Morrison Mustang II front suspension and the Art Morrison rear four-link