These 50-something brothers from western New York apparently inherited a Blue Oval fanaticism from their father, who earned a living in the Lackawanna Ford ... Mustang from Atlanta, Georgia, back ...

What we have here is a 1969 Mustang ... side-oiler. There's not a lot of info on specs and origin, but it appears to be similar to the R-Code mill that equipped the very rare and collectible Ford ...

These are just a few of the awesome names that have adorned Ford Mustangs dating back to 1969 ... on the front fascia—the grille design, fog lights, and headlight bezels—and wide side-stripes ...

Tested: 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I Tested ... "C" stripe with the Boss 302 insert on the side of the body. Since the shovel-shaped spoiler under the front bumper works, at least on the race track ...

Photo: YouTube/American Mustangs So it comes without saying that a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra ... Interceptor block mated with 427 Side-Oiler, heads back when Bob Tasca first thought of ...

The racing series had under- and over-2.0-liter classes, with all of the V-8-powered American iron running in the latter, which allowed displacements of up to 5.0 liters. Those were exciting times ...