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Mr 5 0 · 06-12-2002, 02:28 PM

Stroked408:

I was buying car magazines from the time I was 13 and could afford them.

Tony DeFeo came back to the track and pulled a 13.7 from the '87 LX a few weeks later, eventually I read he got it down to the 13.4 you mentioned.

He didn't have the Mustang very long. I read later that he couldn't afford the payments, which is possible as he was just a free-lancer for the magazine, not a pro. Tony eventually went back to his first love, Mopars. Still, Tony DeFeo opened up some peoples eyes to the potential of the 5.0. A high 13-second car in '87 would equate to a high 12-second car, now, from a totally stock Mustang with a factory warranty and for a bargain price. ($10,000. in 1987).

Glad to refresh some memories of the early days of the Mustang 5.0's fame.

06-12-2002, 02:28 PM	#9
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Early 5.0 adventures Stroked408: I was buying car magazines from the time I was 13 and could afford them. Tony DeFeo came back to the track and pulled a 13.7 from the '87 LX a few weeks later, eventually I read he got it down to the 13.4 you mentioned. He didn't have the Mustang very long. I read later that he couldn't afford the payments, which is possible as he was just a free-lancer for the magazine, not a pro. Tony eventually went back to his first love, Mopars. Still, Tony DeFeo opened up some peoples eyes to the potential of the 5.0. A high 13-second car in '87 would equate to a high 12-second car, now, from a totally stock Mustang with a factory warranty and for a bargain price. ($10,000. in 1987). Glad to refresh some memories of the early days of the Mustang 5.0's fame.