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THE FENDER MUSTANG
LOOKS THE ROCK STAR

PART THANKS TO A
LOW AND MENACING
STAGGERED STANCE.
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Few things flow together more seamlessly than hot The Mustang was built by an elite team of craftsmen led
rods and rock and roll. The melodic thumping of an by Barrett-Jackson shop foreman Jason Aker of “Fast N’
American V8 interwoven with the rhythmic thrumming Loud” fame. Aker and the Builds team – including Tony
of an electric guitar have long created a timeless sound Cano (also from “Fast N’ Loud”), Barrett-Jackson Vehicle
that forged the soundtrack for a generation. That’s Logistics Manager Jeff Catlin and mechanic Shawn
why, for the 2021 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, McGee – worked closely with Ron Thorn and Fender VP
the Barrett-Jackson Builds team partnered with Fender Product Development Fender Custom Shop Mike Lewis
Guitars to Resto-Mod two of the biggest icons of all (all shown above with Craig Jackson) to create a special
time: the Fender Stratocaster and the Ford Mustang, Mustang ready to rock the moment the key is turned.
which will be crossing the auction block with No The build began with a teardown of the ’69 Mustang,
Reserve at the March event. The project began as which was then by painted in a deeply rich shade of
somewhat of a celebration, as 2021 marks Fender’s 75th gloss black with a contrasting matte hood and trunk.
and Barrett-Jackson’s 50th anniversaries, two impressive Beneath the custom Boss 429-inspired hood scoop
milestones for both companies.
rests a BluePrint engines 347ci V8. The stroked Ford
This provides an exclusive chance for one lucky bidder small-block produces a dyno-proven 419hp at 5,600
to own a piece of Barrett-Jackson and Fender history: rpm, and 436 ft/lbs of torque at 4,600 rpm. The V8
A 1969 Ford Mustang Resto-Mod designed in-house at is fed via a FiTech Performance fuel-injection system.
Barrett-Jackson and matching 1969 Fender Stratocaster Speedway Motors provided the powerful V8’s bark,
designed by Fender’s Custom Shop director and rumble and bite with a set of custom headers and a full
Principal Master Builder Ron Thorn. This marks the first exhaust system. Channeling all that muscle to the road
time a Barrett-Jackson Builds vehicle will be offered at is a rebuilt automatic transmission that sends drive to
auction and sets the stage for more exciting vehicles to a Speedway Motors-provided 9-inch posi-traction rear
come out of Barrett-Jackson’s in-house workshop. end with 3.50 gears.

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