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Ford Built Only 754 Street-Legal Talladegas to Satisfy One NASCAR Rule — David Pearson Turned It Into a Racing Legend

Ford built roughly 750 Torino Talladegas in early 1969 for one reason: NASCAR would not let a body style race without street-legal homologation copies. David Pearson turned that loophole car into a championship-caliber season, and it went on to rack up 29 Grand National wins. Here is how a plain-looking Torino became one of NASCAR’s most dominant weapons.

Mercury Built Fewer Than 8,300 of These 480 Lb-Ft Marauder X-100s – The Big-Block Land Yacht Muscle Car Buyers Still Overlook

by Jack Harmon

Lincoln-Mercury stuffed a 360-hp, 480 lb-ft 429 into a 4,500-pound fastback with hidden headlights and fender skirts, then sold fewer than 8,300 of them across 1969 and 1970. A Rare Cars documentary explains why the Marauder X-100 flopped in showrooms and why it may be the most overlooked big-block bargain from the muscle era.

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Ford Built Only 754 Street-Legal Talladegas to Satisfy One NASCAR Rule — David Pearson Turned It Into a Racing Legend

Mercury Built Fewer Than 8,300 of These 480 Lb-Ft Marauder X-100s – The Big-Block Land Yacht Muscle Car Buyers Still Overlook