FOR SALE - Ford Thunderbird IMSA GTO / Trans-Am
Brooks Racing Ford Thunderbird IMSA GTO / Trans-Am
Fully restored by Seymour Enterprises
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Early in 1985, Brooks Racing from Salinas, CA ordered this chassis from Riley Technologies. It was to be the back-up car to the 7-Eleven sponsored Ford Thunderbird Riley chassis that Brooks was running in the 1985 IMSA season. This chassis’s build was started by crew chief Chuck Looper mid-season, but later that year Brooks Racing had a change in sponsorship and it was decided that they would be running Chevrolet Camaros for the 1986 season. Because of this, the build on this Ford Thunderbird was stopped short of completion and was put in storage.
In 1987 Michael Hatfield bought this chassis, and with the help and encouragement of Chuck Looper and Danny May he would finish the build. Hatfield would go on to successfully race the car in SCCA GT1 from 1989-1991. This Thunderbird is presented in period correct Budweiser livery as not to be confused with the primary 1985 7-Eleven Brooks IMSA Thunderbird owned by John McKenna.
The complete restoration of this car was completed by Seymour Enterprises in ___. Since its completion it has ____.