Thursday, April 30, 2026

the Ford Total Performance Show rig



A batch of The Going Thing Mustang and Fairlane Cobra Sports Roofs (plus a handful of low-performance hardtops) was collectively special-ordered by several Cleveland-area dealers for the Ford Total Performance Show at Thompson Drag Raceway in Ohio.

 The May 3, 1969, event featured Ford Drag Team members Hubert Platt and Randy Payne plus a traveling "supercar clinic" that included competitive drag runs, a specialty car display, and an exhibition of hi-po equipment. 

The Going Thing Mustangs were available in special-order Petty Blue (remember, the King was with Ford in 1969) or white, all built with both pedestrian and performance Ford engines; they also featured an unusual stripe that resembled the Boss 302's yet included "THE GOING THING" stenciled at the bottom of the stripe, plus a huge Ford decal on the trunk lid.

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