Many of the early racers "made their bones" between the frame rails of ol' Heny's wonderful flivver. It seems only fitting that when the time for FoMoCo to bring in their answer to the Dodge Charger 500 the old name surfaced even if it was in a nickname format.
Ford figured that if moving the grill out to the edge of the fender tips helped Dodge so much then then would go them one better and move theirs out several inches PAST the opening and bring the fender tips along for the ride. While that was going on they also decided the rear bumper would also work on the front with just a little bend to match up the ends with the new fenders.
Like it or loath it, it got the job done. At least until Chrysler took the gloves off and started building airplanes to "fly" on the ground. Ford must have done their homework pretty well though because the Talladegas and Spoiler II's aquitted themselves very well against Mopar's winged wonders.
Here's my take on the T-model that Banjo Matthews built for Bobby Allison's little brother Donnie to "fly" in the air combat that was Nascar Racing in '69 and '70.
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