Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
From the golden muscle car era, Ford built some of the fastest cars to ever hit the streets. In this countdown, we reveal the 10 fastest Fords built between 1963 and 1971. From the lightweight Fairlane to the sleek Torino, the legendary Mustang, the big-block Galaxie, and even the Mercury Cougar—these cars defined speed, power, and style. But which one takes the top spot?
We’re basing this list on quarter mile times pulled directly from magazines printed back in the day—no modern testing, just the real numbers enthusiasts read when these cars were brand new. Some of the results will surprise you, and a few forgotten Fords might just outrun the legends.
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Episode 303
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#Ford #MuscleCar #Mustang #Torino #Galaxie #Fairlane #Cougar #ClassicCars #FordPerformance #FastestFords #QuarterMile #MuscleCarHistory
From the golden muscle car era, Ford built some of the fastest cars to ever hit the streets. In this countdown, we reveal the 10 fastest Fords built between 1963 and 1971. From the lightweight Fairlane to the sleek Torino, the legendary Mustang, the big-block Galaxie, and even the Mercury Cougar—these cars defined speed, power, and style. But which one takes the top spot?
We’re basing this list on quarter mile times pulled directly from magazines printed back in the day—no modern testing, just the real numbers enthusiasts read when these cars were brand new. Some of the results will surprise you, and a few forgotten Fords might just outrun the legends.
👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe if you love Ford muscle history.
Episode 303
Sponsors:
autokrafters.com
Jford@autorestomod.com
Insta: @autorestomod
patreon.com/gasolinemedia
#Ford #MuscleCar #Mustang #Torino #Galaxie #Fairlane #Cougar #ClassicCars #FordPerformance #FastestFords #QuarterMile #MuscleCarHistory
![Bad Gauge? Bad Sender? Bad Ground? How To Tell The Difference
Running out of gas in a classic car is embarrassing. Running out of gas because your fuel gauge quit working is fixable — and on any Ford from about 1960 through 1973, that gauge is a perennial troublemaker.
In this one, Jeff walks through the full diagnostic chain on the 72 Mach 1 (Lazarus) without ever pulling the instrument cluster out of the dash. First, the embarrassing one: check that the sender is actually plugged in. Then the real testing begins.
What we cover:
• Why a test light beats a multimeter for checking gauge feed (youre looking for that pulse at roughly 5 to 5.5 volts, and a meter wont show it)
• Where to ground your test light when youre flat on hot asphalt
• Jumping the two posts to confirm the gauge itself has good mechanical function — it should sweep past empty and peg past full
• Identifying the ground post on the sender (furthest from the front of the car), and how 71 strap-in tanks differ from bolt-in tanks
• Running an ohms test on the sender: roughly 72–75 ohms empty, around 10 ohms full on a Ford
• What an OL reading means versus a steady 73 ohms — one says the rheostat is toast, the other points at a fuel-logged float
Spoiler: this sender is dead. The good news is National Parts Depot now produces their own sending unit, so the fix is a phone call and four gallons of gas siphoned out of the tank.
Parts for this build come from National Parts Depot: https://www.npdlink.com
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Patreon at the $10 level gets you monthly Zoom meetings with Jeff plus Trivia Night, where the prize is a one-off t-shirt with YOUR car on it.
Its not a problem, its a project.
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![1967 Mustang & Cougar Steering Box Removal — Do It the RIGHT Way
The 1967 Mustang is back on the lift, and what started as a quick alignment turned into a complete power steering teardown. In this episode, Jeff Ford walks you through removing the steering box and the entire slave-cylinder (control valve) power steering system from a 1967 Mustang — the same setup youll find on the 1967 Mercury Cougar.
Before we could rebuild anything, we had to deal with some world-class Fabricobble: a 19mm socket booger-welded to both ends of the steering shaft. Jeff shows you how to save the factory 1-inch double-D steering column, cut the butchered shaft out without wrecking it, and get the control valve, power ram, Pitman arm, and steering box out of the car cleanly.
In this video youll learn:
• The two different 1967 Mustang steering shaft setups (long solid shaft vs. two-piece with rag joint) and why it changes how you pull the box
• Why Fords slave-cylinder / control valve power steering feels skatey — and the caster trick that fixes it
• How to crack loose finicky fittings with a line wrench without goring them
• Which Pitman arm and tie rod pullers actually fit these systems (hint: 3/4 jaw)
• The one ball stud that, if it fails, takes your steering with it
☕ Want to support the show? Grab a t-shirt or jump on Patreon at the $10/month level for monthly Zoom hangouts and Trivia Night, where we give away custom shirts featuring YOUR car. Every shirt and pledge goes straight to Joseph and the editor who make these videos happen — not to Jeff.
T-shirts help pay Joseph, our teenage production assistant whos putting every dollar into his XJ Jeep. Grab one and youre funding a kids first build.
Patreon at the $10 level gets you monthly Zoom meetings with Jeff plus Trivia Night, where the prize is a one-off t-shirt with YOUR car on it.
Its not a problem, its a project.
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SUPPORT THE SHOW
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Autorestomod Episode: 756
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![Why Does My Car Pull When Braking? The FREE Fix Nobody Talks About
A hard pull to one side under braking is one of the most unnerving problems a classic car can throw at you — and on this 1972 Mustang Mach 1, it was diving straight for the mailbox every time the pedal went down. The car tracked perfectly straight otherwise, which told Jeff Ford the trouble was living somewhere inside the front brake system.
In this episode, Jeff walks you through a real front-brake pull diagnosis the right way — no throwing parts at it and hoping. Starting with a simple infrared thermometer check (134°F on one rotor, 174°F on the other), he shows how a temperature spread points straight to a caliper that isnt fully retracting. From there its a methodical walk through the usual suspects: rotor condition, pad wear, brake hose pliability, and the sticking caliper itself — plus the dead-simple road test that got the brakes to equalize without a single new part going on the car.
If your classic pulls left or right under braking, this is the troubleshooting order that saves you money and gets you back on the road safely.
🔧 Also in this one: why were going with Porterfield R4S pads from the crew at Open Tracker Racing — race-compound pads specd to run a street rotor, low dust, and they bite hard even cold.
☕ Want to support the show? Grab a t-shirt or jump on Patreon at the $10/month level for monthly Zoom hangouts and Trivia Night, where we give away custom shirts featuring YOUR car. Every shirt and pledge goes straight to Joseph and the editor who make these videos happen — not to Jeff.
T-shirts help pay Joseph, our teenage production assistant whos putting every dollar into his XJ Jeep. Grab one and youre funding a kids first build.
Patreon at the $10 level gets you monthly Zoom meetings with Jeff plus Trivia Night, where the prize is a one-off t-shirt with YOUR car on it.
Its not a problem, its a project.
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Porterfield R4-S Street Performance Disc Brake Pads: PF-APD34-R4S
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Autorestomod Episode: 754
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