1971 Ford Ranchero
How often have any, or maybe all, of us started in one direction only to make an unsuspecting turn midway through our journey. Such was the case for Mike and Lynn Connor of Tennessee and their 1971 Ford Ranchero.
It was back in 2013 that the Connors were alerted a friend was selling his 1971 Ranchero, piquing Mike’s interest. It seemed like a cool project, so a deal was struck and to its new home went the Ranchero. What was to be a mild-mannered rebuild turned into something more—but that wasn’t the end of the story.
Another friend of Mike’s was a longtime dirt track racer and metal fabricator. This led to a series of suspension upgrades, including a fresh Mustang II IFS, a narrowed rearend filled with Strange Engineering goodies, and then the two of them
