I really like this era of road racing. Carb'd V8 AI all the way!



The '68 Trans Am season proved to be very disappointing to Ford and Shelby Racing Company. After beating Ford's official team, the Bud Moore Cougars, during the '67 season, Shelby's notchback Mustangs had much stiffer competition in 1968. GM's new weapon, the Z-28 Camaro, was a very formable foe. Mark Donahue, driving a Roger Penske Camaro, won 10 of 12 races, including eight straight wins taking the '68 Trans Am trophy. The Mustang team only won two races, the first one at the 24 Hours of Sebring and the next to last one at Riverside.

The old Mustang body wasn't as streamlined as the new Camaros, Javelins or the Barracudas. Just in time for the racing season, Ford introduced a new Mustang and a new engine in 1969. The '69 Mustang body was completely redesigned to make the car more aerodynamic.

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