To give you some perspective as to how long it's been since a Ford paced the Daytona 500, the last vehicle to hold that honor was a Ford Torino GT. The year was 1970.
This time around, it will be a glass-roofed 2011 Ford Mustang GT dressed in red paint and a few decals. Ford Racing also added a revised suspension, strut tower brace and new mufflers.
Adding to the mystique, Barrett-Jackson will be auctioning off the actual pace car this weekend which means you can buy the very car you'll be watching on TV, provided you care about NASCAR of course.
mlh says:
12:35 PM, 01/20/10
Just have to say that the car looks awesome with that glass roof and also no rear spoiler. It's the only one of these "retro" designs that looks truly great from the rear 3/4 view. Everything else looks portly and bland -- especially the Challenger.