Holman-Moody is an American racecar manufacturer, marine engine manufacturer and former auto racing team. The company currently operates out of Charlotte, North Carolina, but is no longer a race team.

Mar 18, 2011 · We have had many discussions about how successful Holman & Moody was in NASCAR/NHRA racing and the innovations credited to the organization. Let's take it to the next level and I will show you and prove to you that they were equally competitive in Sports Car racing.

Feb 26, 2021 · With the front wheels relocated 14 inches forward and the rear axle moved up 10 inches, Ford forsook the stock look to give Gas Ronda a lightweight long-nose Mustang which was built by Holman & Moody. The injected SOHC powered car ran as …

Oct 26, 2024 · Heading into what would prove a famous back-to-back 1968-1969 NASCAR Championship double with David Pearson and the Ford Torino, Holman Moody also created a batch of 428 Cobra Jet-engined Drag Unit cars to contest the annual National Hot Rod Association Winternationals at the Los Angeles County …

Apr 29, 2015 · The first 10 factory Mustangs prepared by Holman-Moody started life as production 289/271hp fastbacks, modified within NHRA, AHRA, and NASCAR Factory Experimental rules.

Mar 2, 2008 · To remain compliant with changing NHRA A/FX regulations, most of the Holman-Moody Mustangs were restored to a factory wheelbase during the 1966 season, leaving the remaining “outlaw” cars to battle it out on the match race circuit, running against similarly altered Dodges and Plymouths.

Holman Moody was for years the official racing contractor for Ford. They prepared GT40s, A/FX Mustangs, Shelby Cobras, Falcons, and Stock Cars for NASCAR, NHRA and sports car racing teams.

Dec 31, 2010 · It wasn’t until 1965 that Holman and Moody formed a drag racing division and they built ten A/FX Mustangs for drag racing events. Eight of those cars were powered by the 427 SOHC engines and the other two had 427 hi-riser engine packages. Bill Lawton put them in the record books as he won the NHRA Winternationals with a 10.88 second run at ...

Holman & Moody won races in NASCAR, sports car races, drag racing, off road events, road rallys, hill climbs, and boat races all over the world. In 1968 and 1969 Holman & Moody won the championship in NASCAR with David Pearson driving for the team.

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) introduced new rules for the 1965 season for drag-racing class A/Factory Experimental. To compete and win in the class, Ford had 13 Mustang fastbacks sent to Holman-Moody’s shop in Charlotte, North Carolina, to …