Holman-Moody–Modified 1964 Ford Fairlane 4-Speed

The car is finished in white with a gold and red livery, and power comes from a 427ci side-oiler V8 paired with a Jerico four-speed Toploader transmission and a 9″ rear end with a 3. 50:1 final drive. Equipment includes a fiberglass hood, bumpers, and fenders as well as a fuel cell, a Holman-Moody dual-plane intake manifold, dual Holley carburetors, tubular front control arms, Wilwood front disc brakes, 15″ Bassett wheels, Lexan side and rear windows, a roll cage, a fire suppression system, cast aluminum dashboard inserts, a Hurst shifter, and a Recaro racing seat.

The engine and transmission were removed and inspected in May 2022 along with the installation of new coolant lines and a battery. This Holman-Moody Thunder-Bolt tribute is now offered in Miami, Florida, with Holman-Moody sales paperwork, an SVRA logbook, a set of American Racing aluminum wheels with Dunlop Racing tires, spare parts, articles about the car, and a bill of sale. NASCAR commissioned Holman-Moody to build a unibody race car for testing purposes, and the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company constructed a test car using a 1964 Ford Fairlane two-door hardtop.

That race car was evaluated at Daytona International Speedway and later competed in the 1964 Daytona Continental, where it was driven by Edward G. “Fireball” Roberts to a second-place finish. The original test car was reportedly sold Alan Mann Racing of England, and its whereabouts are unknown.

This example is reportedly the second of a planned five tribute examples built by Holman-Moody in the early 2000s. It is finished in Corinthian White with gold and red stripes and #64 livery, and it features a cowl-mounted electrical cut-off switch, Lexan side and rear windows, front and rear tow rings, quarter-window cooling ducts for the transmission and differential coolers, and a fiberglass front bumper, fenders, and hood. The 15×10″ Bassett Aero steel wheels are mounted with Goodyear Blue Streak Sports Car Special tires.

The chassis was reinforced by Holman-Moody in the 2000s, and features an independent front suspension with tubular control arms, Holman-Moody spindles, and coil springs mounted in the lower control arms. The rear suspension was reportedly modified by Rhine Engineering with rear leaf springs and a Watts link as well as a lowered front spindle set and I-beam lower control arms. Stopping power is provided by 12″ Wilwood front disc brakes sourced from a 1968 Ford Thunderbird while 2.

25×11″ drums are fitted out back. The stripped cockpit features a Recaro fixed-back racing seat as well as a roll cage, a fire-suppression system, a Hurst shifter, door window pulls, and Holman-Moody-stamped aluminum dash inserts. The dashboard bears a Lee Holman signature.

The three-spoke steering wheel frames a Stewart-Warner 8k-rpm tachometer and auxiliary gauges. The car is not fitted with a speedometer or odometer, and total mileage is unknown. The 427ci side-oiler V8 was installed by Holman-Moody in the 2000s, and features twin Holley four-barrel carburetors atop a Holman-Moody dual-plane intake manifold, and a Modine aluminum radiator.

The engine was rebuilt by Nuskool Race Engines of Denver, North Carolina in 2015, and it was removed, disassembled, inspected, and fitted with replacement coolant lines and a battery in May 2022 by Rhine Enterprise. It is also said to have been positioned further back and lower than the stock configuration. An invoice for the 2015 engine work totaling $34k can be seen in the gallery.

Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Jerico four-speed Toploader transmission and a 9″ rear end with a 3. 50:1 final drive. The transmission was removed from the car and inspected along with the engine in 2022.

A Fuel Safe fuel cell is fitted. A Holman-Moody chassis tag is riveted to the engine bay. A set of American Racing aluminum wheels with Dunlop Racing tires are included in the sale and can be seen in the gallery along with an included aluminum racing seat, a window net, front spindles, shocks, brake components, and two differentials with 2.

94:1 and 3. 25:1 final drives. The SVRA logbook can be seen in the gallery along with 2009 Holman-Moody sales documentation and articles written about the car.

The car has not been raced since before 2015 but was test driven by two-time American Le Mans Series P1-Class champion Klaus Graf in April 2015. This car does not have a title, as it has been used only for track events under current ownership. It is being sold on a bill of sale.