1965 Ford Mustang Fastback "TorqStorm" Packs 1000 Horsepower
As many car restoration projects tend to do, what was originally supposed to be a father and son project that took a few months on a needy 1965 Ford Mustang fastback turned into something much more. Once Phil and Tim Allen (not that Tim Allen) realized that the 1965 Ford Mustang fastback they had purchased on eBay needed more work than they expected, they reached out for help from professionals.
The car had had some shoddy metal work done at some point in its life and was eventually turned over to Keith Strong at TPN ColorLab to get the car painted. Eventually, Strong asked Tim if he might be interested in having his Mustang displayed in a SEMA booth that year, to which he agreed and began seeking out sponsors for other parts. At that point, the car morphed into a full-blown SEMA show build that would be on display in the Sherwin Williams booth.
The 1965 Ford Mustang was packed with parts from BeCool, TorqStorm, and FST under the hood. The parts worked magic on the 427 cubic-inch Cleveland motor under the hood of the car, pushing it to 1000 horsepower and keeping it cool at the same time. One reason so many sponsors piled on the project was because it was bucking the current Coyote swap trend in sticking with vintage carbureted 427 cubic-inch Cleveland V-8 engine paired up with a four-speed Toploader transmission.
