24th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show - Tying The Knott

This 351 Windsor engine is simple but makes a big statement with its direct-port NOS fogger system. It was a nice break from the busy engine bays of the later-model Mustangs. This potent small-block was installed in an '86 Stang.

Vinny Cee proudly displayed his custom-painted '93 Mustang LX. Vinny concentrated on the look of his ride and Best of Show Coachworks painted the car. The flames were done by Vinny, as were the various bolt-on parts under the hood.

Cooper Tire displayed the '10 Roush Mustang 427R edition. As usual, Roush exemplifies a subtle musclecar look, and it carries over the powertrain and suspension upgrades from the previous Roush cars. This Stang is supercharged but Roush offers various stages and models.

We just love the drag look, and this '04 Mystichrome Cobra had us drooling. The 4.6L Four-Valve engine is wearing a Kenne Bell 2.2L Twin Screw blower and a host of suspension modifications. If we had to guess, we'd say this car is a 10-second player at the strip.

Here is a familiar S197, owned by Garrett Turbo. We'e seen this car on the NMRA circuit running in the MM&FF True Street ranks. It's a mostly stock GT with a Garrett twin-turbo kit, built automatic transmission, rear gears, and a set of M/T ET Street tires on the stock wheels. It runs mid-11s with ease.

One of the cleanest engine bays we saw was under the hood of Ross Dehoney's '88 Mustang LX. The engine features lots of chrome, which was spotless. Ross drove down from Sacramento, 450 miles one-way, to attend the show at the Farm. The 302ci features ported E7 heads and a Paxton NOVI 2000 blower. It produces approximately 375-400 hp at the rear wheels.

This might be an older Boss Mustang, but we had to show it because the matching truck/race car combo is just too cool in its Parnelli Jones-look.

SMS is the new venture from Steve Saleen. The company took the chance to show off an artist rendering of its next-generation Mustang, as well as its soon-to-be released twin-screw supercharger.

A twin-turbo 5.4L in an S197, which is set up strictly for drag racing, is just unadulterated fun. The turbos in the foglight holes are a nice touch. We featured this car last year when it belonged to Modular Mustang Racing. The new owners at Stage 3 Motorsports added some Roush body parts to it.

This is a rare sighting: a '00 Cobra R, this one parked in the SVT corner of the show. SVT calls it a street-legal race car and only made 300 versions. It features a seriously upgraded 5.4L engine with Four-Valve heads, special intake manifold, and 385 hp. It breathes through shorty-headers, a Bassani x-style midpipe and cats, and three mufflers that exit from the side. It also comes standard with a larger fuel tank. Stopping it is a set of Brembo binders, and the driver gets to business while sitting in a Recaro seat. Oh yeah, it's more than just talk--the Cobra R boasts 1.0G-capable cornering and a 170-mph top speed.

Who needs twins when you have a honking single turbo blowing into a sheetmetal intake and a built Four-Valve? If that isn't enough, 281 Motorsports added a shot of nitrous to the mix.

Many former CHP patrol cars--Fox-body Mustang LX coupes--made it out to the show. However, we also saw two police versions of the S197 Mustang GT. We're pretty sure the new Stangs were never made into official police cruisers. The only cop car we know of is Barricade, the evil Saleen Mustang in the movie Transformers. This seems to be a replica of the movie car, save for the Paxton blower and non-Saleen front nose.

Lambo-style doors always look impressive and seem to be a very popular item on the California Mustang scene.

Keith Duda made the long trip from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Southern California with his '93 Mustang Cobra in tow. The black SVT ride is a sick street machine with a DSS-built 331, Dart Pro 1 heads, a Vortech XX-Trim blower and Mondo aftercooler, and three stages of Nitrous Express nitrous! That adds up to a rather mild 1,000 rwhp under the hood.