1968 Ford Mustang Hardtop Coupe

Bill Maier Enterprises 1968 Trans Am Mustang

This Mustang was ordered by Bill Maier with a 390 cubic-inch engine, and originally delivered to Hayward Ford. Maier first built this car into a road racer, between March and June of 1968. The original motor for this effort was a Windsor-based 302, with C6FE GT40 heads and Shelby Ram Box Intake provided by Ford Motor Company, via its Performance Manager, Tom Senter. This car runs the same style motor, heads and intake manifold today.

By 1969, Bill Maier began entering West Coast SCCA Trans-Am races, and continued to do so until 1971. Bill Maier began to produce parts for other Mustangs and Shelbys in 1970, and always raced and developed parts for the Ford brand.

This 1968 Mustang became more developed as the years progressed, with Maier running dry-deck Boss 302s from Bud Moore for several years, and eventually winning the San Francisco SCCA Regional Championship and Northern Pacific SCCA Division Championship for A-Sedan in 1976.

Built by: Bill Maier, March - June 1968
Motor: Ford 302 cubic-inch V8, Windsor heads
Horsepower/Torque: 450 bhp, 385 ft lbs torque
Transmission: White Stripe Toploader, close-ratio
Fuel Capacity: 22 gallons
Weight: 3100 lbs with driver

Driven by Bill Maier:
Bill Maier's career spans over 35 years. He has been a driver, designer, engineer and entrepreneur. He competed at ever level of amateur and professional SCCA and IMSA racing. He started his race team in late 1968 in Hayward, CA. He began producing parts for Shelbys and Mustangs in 1970. He competed in the Trans Am Series through 1986. He was fast. He always raced; he still exclusively races Ford Motor Company products

Race History
- Trans Am, Sears Point International Raceway, September 1969
- Trans Am, Laguna Seca Raceway, May 1970
- Trans Am, Riverside International Raceway, October 1971
- Numerous Regional and National SCCA A/Sedan races at Cotati, Vaca Valley, Willow Springs, Portland, Kent, Sears Point, Laguna Seca and Riverside from 1968 to 1976.
- San Francisco Regional and Northern Pacific Divisional SCCA A/Sedan Championships in 1976.