Hal Reed, a longtime engine builder who specialized in 427 Fords ... See All 25 Photos Phil Bonner raced Ford drag cars, including the Thunderbolt, for Al Means Ford in Cumming, Georgia.

Ford was so impressed with the one-off Thunderbolt experiment they OK’d 125 1964 Thunderbolt 427 ... drag races, the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. With four career nitro funny car ...

As a follow-up to its dedicated drag racing 1964 Thunderbolt ... edition vehicle that became a muscle car legend upon its ...

It still sports its numbers-matching, 427-cubic ... That car sold for a whopping $286,000. And just like Bonner's Thunderbolt, this Ford was also raced at the drag strip back in the day.

His engine of choice is the 427 Ford. Initially Hal wanted to transform the Thunderbolt into a Pro Stock drag car. He started working on it soon after it arrived at his shop. Even though it was ...

Ford was so impressed with the one-off Thunderbolt experiment they OK’d 125 1964 Thunderbolt 427 ... drag races, the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park. With four career nitro funny car ...