You just have to admire Jim Cunningham’s spirit. The man loves Fords and puts his money where his mouth is.

Cunningham’s Shelby Cobra has provided the only measure of pride for Ford Pro Stock fans this season. Jerry Haas is driving Cunningham’s award-winning ride. The car was voted Best Engineered during the St. Louis event.

 

 

You just have to admire Jim Cunningham’s spirit. The man loves Fords and puts his money where his mouth is.

Cunningham’s Shelby Cobra has provided the only measure of pride for Ford Pro Stock fans this season. Jerry Haas is driving Cunningham’s award-winning ride. The car was voted Best Engineered during the St. Louis event.

“I’ve always been a Ford man,” Cunningham said. “I’ve just figured that if I can get this Mustang to run fast, we have a good shot of getting it in the field. Maybe Bristol might be our best shot.”

“You have to be different,” Cunningham said. “I just like the Ford stuff. Making this car competitive is a big challenge. If we can make it work, we will have accomplished what we set out to do. We’ll get there sooner or later. Sometimes you have to crawl before you can walk.”

It’s been often rumored that Cunningham was planning to join forces with past blue oval stalwart Bob Glidden.

“I talk to Bob all the time,” Cunningham said. “We are good friends. I don’t think he really knows what he wants to do. He’s a good guy and a workaholic. Someday it might happen. You never know.

“He needs to be out there whether it is with me or someone else. I have tried to get him to come out here, so I can learn some of his knowledge. He’s a smart man.”

Cunningham’s efforts are attracting a lot of fans but probably the most noteworthy is Funny Car racer Robert Hight, who calls the ride “extremely cool.”

The Mustang is so cool that Hight even conned his way into sitting behind the wheel.