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Go to www.noreserveclassics.com to see over 50 high-quality photos and video for this 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback R Code 428 Cobra Jet 4 Speed 135 Series and all of our other inventory! No Reserve Classics is proud to present to you our Extremely Rare 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback R Code 428 Cobra Jet 4 Speed 135 Series - The Third Built of Only 50 Ever Made! In the heart of the muscle car era, where performance ruled the streets and drag strips, Ford made a thunderous statement with the introduction of the 1968 ''135-Series'' Mustang Cobra Jet. This particular car, chassis #135009, is the number 3 out of 50 factory drag racing Mustangs ever produced and it stands today as a living, breathing icon of Ford's legacy in motorsport. Built for a single purpose to dominate NHRA Stock Class racing the 135-Series Mustangs were not ordinary showroom cars. They were born out of a desire to bring street racers closer to factory performance, and this example, the third produced, is as real and rare as it gets. A Factory Drag Racer with a Legendary Origin Back in 1967, Ford needed a way to showcase its brand-new 428ci Cobra Jet V8 to the racing world. Thanks to the efforts of Bob Tasca Sr. and the team at Tasca Ford, the Cobra Jet engine became a factory-backed monster that could outrun anything in its path. But before these cars could hit the strip in NHRA-sanctioned events, Ford had to homologate them. The solution? A small batch of just 50 specially prepped Mustangs-designated as the ''135-Series.'' Each one was delivered in Wimbledon White over black vinyl, powered by the new 428 Cobra Jet V8, and paired with a heavy-duty 4-speed manual transmission. This car-delivered new to Paul Harvey Ford in Indianapolis-was intended to be a street-legal factory drag car, made to compete from day one. Legacy: The ''135-Series'' That Changed Everything What makes this Mustang truly special is its place in history. Known as car #135009, it is the third Cobra Jet Mustang ever produced in the legendary 135-series batch. Ford built these cars with one goal in mind: to dominate the 1968 NHRA Winternationals, and they did just that-scoring a historic win in Super Stock Eliminator thanks to Al Joniec's blistering 11.49-second quarter mile. Of the 50 built, many were raced, wrecked, or lost to time. Only about half are known to still exist today-and very few remain as clean, complete, and documented as this one. A Piece of Muscle Car Royalty From its historic role in the 1968 NHRA debut to its meticulously documented rebuild, this 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback 135-Series Cobra Jet is a piece of living performance history.
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