Who knew {that a} 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback would make the proper all-terrain endurance rally automobile? Properly, UK-based preparation legends Prodrive, who conquered the World Rally Championship with Subaru and the Le Mans 24 Hours with Aston Martin, has put all its experience and a pair of,000 man hours into turning an American icon right into a purpose-built, drive-it-anywhere high-performance restomod, known as the HERO-ERA 1.
And to show it, the prototype simply completed the world’s wildest endurance rallying occasion, the 37-day, 8,500-mile Peking to Paris Motor Problem throughout a few of the most inhospitable terrain on earth, within the arms of BMW, Lamborghini and Mercedes-AMG GT3 racing ace Jon Minshaw, and historic racer Katarina Kyvalova – whose common whip is a 1928 4.5-liter Bentley!
Prodrive calls this the “final historic endurance rally automobile”, designed to compete throughout any distance, any terrain at any temperature. And a restricted quantity are on the market proper now: Prodrive founder and chairman David Richards informed duPont REGISTRY that an preliminary run of 5 shall be constructed, the second of which is underneath development proper now. The automobile boasts a 5.4-liter, 302cui Ford Windsor V8 engine that has been tuned to run on both excessive or low octane gasoline, but able to producing 400bhp even at temperatures of 14F to 104F. A 120-liter gasoline cell offers a spread of 400 miles, and a Tremec TKX 5-speed stick shift gearbox delivers the facility to a strengthened 9-inch rear axle through a restricted slip differential.
On the entrance, suspension is supplied by double coil-over adjustable Bilstein dampers with prolonged journey, paired with tubular wishbones and tierods. On the rear, bolstered turreted rear dampers are coupled with upgraded specification leaf springs, Panhard Rod, and Bilstein GP4 dampers.
A full FIA-style multi-point rollcage consists of low mount door bars, guaranteeing security with out compromising agility. The bodyshell is out there in 20 completely different colours, and every automobile prices round $460,000 in ready-to-roll kind.
Picture Supply: Prodrive