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250-mph S197

Land Speed S197
Posted December 2 2008 04:13 PM by Milesteched 
Filed under: Ford news

Most likely the fastest stock-bodied S197 in the world, this land-speed-record Mustang went 252.78 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah last summer.


LSR Mustang engine

With Mickey Thompson’s son Danny behind the wheel it was an anniversary of sorts when Mickey ran a ’69 fastback 40 years ago. Running on E-85, the car is also the fastest production-based car using E-85. Power comes from a Paul’s High Performance-built, Ford GT-based 5.4-liter making 883 rwhp running through a T-56 six-speed. You can read the full account of the efforts behind this car in the December 2008 issue of our big-sister mag Hot Rod.

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