WHO’S THE BOSS
“FOR ME ALLAN MOFFAT AND HIS MUSTANG WERE THE ULTIMATE, END OF STORY”
Like many of us, Lou Scapin became interested in cars as a kid and at age 12 his dream was to own a Ford Mustang.
“Being Italian the people around us drove Valiants and Holdens and I don’t think we knew anybody with a Ford. In 1970 I got taken to my first motor race at Sandown,” says Lou. “It was a three hour endurance race for production touring cars and Norm Beechey was the hero, driving a Valiant Pacer. It was pouring rain and he didn’t win but a Canadian bloke called Allan Moffat driving a Falcon GT-HO did.
“The following year I was watching the Australian Touring Car Championship race from Calder and this glorious fastback Trans-Am Mustang driven by Moffat won.
“I had no idea what a Trans-Am Mustang
