Ford
Mustang 'Long Nose' A/FX (Holman-Moody, 1966)

Why it matters

The Long Nose Mustangs were Holman-Moody built drag cars for Ford's top racers in 1966, with the wheelbase stretched to extremes in answer to Chrysler's 1965 cars. They sit between the earlier stock-wheelbase A/FX cars and the full lift-off body funny cars.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Holman-Moody, better known for Ford's NASCAR effort, built these cars in 1965 and 1966 under chassis serial series C6HM-DR. Gas Ronda's car was the first, number 10066. Its original 4-speed could not handle the power, so it was fitted with a 3-speed automatic and ran on a nitromethane and methanol blend, reaching a recorded 174.08 mph. Ronda won the 1966 AHRA championships with it.

After its sale the car raced as the "Lady Bug" and disappeared in the early 1970s. A collector later located it and verified its identity from images and ownership history; it was then restored.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The cars use an all-fiberglass body structure on a special tube chassis and carry a chassis serial in the C6HM-DR series. Unlike the flip-top cars they have a functional driver's-side door, and the interior is spartan with aluminium panelling. The restored Ronda car is Poppy Red with the 1966 lettering.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   AHRA World-Champion 1966 Long Nose Mustang Driven by Gas Ronda at Kissimmee Auction Level A Racecar.com (Mecum auction text)

   • one of just six numbered examples
   • 427 CI Ford SOHC engine
   • mounted on a special tube chassis
   • all-fiberglass body structure

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Racecar.com – AHRA World-Champion 1966 Long Nose Mustang Driven by Gas Ronda at Kissimmee Auction Level C

   • 6 numbered examples built ('six')

   Accessed 2026-11-12