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First On Race Day

Ford's Total Performance Program Was Born from The Fierce Desire To Win
By Dr. John Craft
Photography by Dr. John Craft
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Holman/Moody was struggling... 
   
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Holman/Moody was struggling something awful in 1960, the year beforeFord decided to get back into factory-backed racing. One source ofrevenue for Holman/Moody was building turnkey 1960 Starliner stock carslike this one with Ralph Moody.
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Iowa pig-farmer and lead-foot racer Tiny Lund pits at Daytona in 1963.He subbed for injured Wood Brothers driver, Marvin Panch, scoring Ford'sfirst Daytona 500 win.
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Bill Stroppe came from the... 
   
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Bill Stroppe came from the West Coast to do his own kind of competing inNASCAR. Though Long Beach, California was a continent away from the DeepSouth, Mercurys that Stroppe built were ready for competition right offthe truck.

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