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We love seeing cars that are exquisitely built, like this Martini Mustang. The creation of Steve Strope of Pure Vision, it runs with a “what if” scenario out of classic motorsports, rooting every detail in reality. The result is something magical that has wowed many.
Check out the car a kid built out of scrap metal.
Strope says his idea was to build a rally racer for European races back in the 60s, created through the collaborative efforts of Ford and Martini Racing. Of course, such a thing never existed, so he and his team thought through what such a thing might look like and got to work making it.
One of the things that makes Strope giddy about this car is the fact when he parks it at shows, people keep coming by to look at it repeatedly. Some of them say each time they study the build they find new interesting details.
He takes this as a compliment because one can glance over the vehicle the first time and things don’t stick out. Everything about it seems to go together and make sense. Yet, upon closer examination, enthusiasts will find fun little details Pure Vision embedded in the build with painstaking care. All that attention to detail didn’t go to waste after all.
Under the hood is a big surprise: a 1966 Ford Lotus IndyCar motor. Most would expect a modified road-going engine, not a relic of motorsports from the 60s. Strope said through his research he found Ford actually dropped this same engine into a Mustang it took to the Bonneville Salt Flats, so the idea is still rooted in history.
We’ve watched this video essay about the Martini Mustang multiple times and it astounds us. The details shown off and how everything does go together incredibly well, looking period correct, is impressive. Strope has good reason to be proud of his work.
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